Ashraf Dali


Ashraf Dali is an Egyptian poet, novelist and journalist. He was born in Banha, Egypt on March 13, 1963. He is the Secretary General of the Congress African Journalists. Ashraf Dali won the Manhae Prize in Literature 2014. Since 1989, when his first book of poetry was published, Ashraf Aboul-Yazid has been keen to introduce himself as a man of words. He won the Arab Journalism Award in Culture, in 2015, given by Dubai Press Club, UAE, for his work published in Al-Arabi magazine, The Art of Miniature in Literature, History and Myth.
Some of his literary works are translated into Spanish, Korean, German, Sindhi, Urdu, Serbian, Azerbaijani, Russian, Turkish, English and Persian. Selected poems were also translated into Hindi, and Italian. He has published his travels to more than 37 countries in Al-Arabi magazine, and other cultural periodicals.
Dali has participated in cultural international conferences held in Egypt, Spain, Columbia, Venezuela, Italy, Germany, Russia, Costa Rica, Syria, Yemen, UAE, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the Republic of Korea.
He introduced many figures of literature from 50 countries including South Korea, Russia and India to Arab viewers in his TV program, 'Qeddison Youhalleqo Baaidan, Translated Poems' by the Korean Poet Cho Oh-hyun and Love Letters by Manhae. Since March 2009, he has been writing weekly adventures to introduce the Silk Road cities and civilizations to Arab children.
WWW ashrafdali.com

Works

Books published in Arabic

Poetry

  • Washwashat Al Bahr,, Poetry, Cairo, 1989.
  • Al Asdaf,, Poetry, Cairo, 1996.
  • Zakirat Al Samt,, Poetry, Beirut, 2000.
  • Fawqa Sirat Al Mawt,, Poetry, Cairo, 2001.
  • Zakirat Al Farashat,, Poetry, Cairo, 2005.

Novels

  • Shamawes,, Dar Al-Ain, Cairo, 2008
  • Hadiqa Khalfeyya,, Maktabat Al-Mashareq, Cairo, 2011
  • ,,Maktabat Al-Mashareq,Cairo, 2011

Criticism and biographies

  • Sirat Al Lawn,, Art Criticism, Cairo, 2003.
  • Muzakkrat Musafer, The Memories of a Traveler, Biography on Al-Sheikh Mustafa Abdul Razik travels to France, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2004.
  • Al Shiekh Mustafa AbdulRaziq Musaferan wa Muqiman,, Travels, Cairo, 2006.
  • The Story of an Artist Who Lived 5000 Years, History of Art for Children, Cairo 2006.
  • The Arab World Kids, Poems for Children, Kuwait, 2006.
  • Sirat Musafer, Travels, Cairo, 2008
  • Abath al Shabab, Bayrem Al-Tunsi papers in Tunisia, Alexandria Bibliotheca, 2008
  • The Arab Travelers, for children, Kuwait, 2009
  • The Sea Post Fish Poetic story for Children, Kuwait, 2011.
  • Shurali, a folk tale by the Tatar poet Abdullah Tukay, for Children, Kuwait, 2011
  • The Sheep and the Goat, a folk tale by the Tatar poet Abdullah Tukay, for Children, Kuwait, 2013
  • Non Anniswa, Nahrol-Fan, Feminine N, River of Art, Biography, Dar Al-Hilal, Cairo 2013
  • The Silk Road, Alexandria Bibliotheca, 2013
  • Ariver on Travel, travels, Al-Arabi books, Kuwait, 2015

Translations

  • Korean Folk Tales, for Children, Al-Arabi Books, Kuwait, 2008
  • I and Surrealism, Salvador Dalí,, Dubai Thaqafeyya magazine, UAE, 2010
  • One Thousand & One Lives, An Anthology of Selected Poems Written by the Korean Poet Ko Un), Dubai Thaqafeyya magazine, UAE, 2012
  • Qeddison Youhalleqo Baaidan, Translated Poems Written by the Korean Poet Cho O-hyun, Bait-Alghasham, Muscat, Oman, 2013

Books published in other languages

  • Shamawes,,, Seoul, South Korea, 2008
  • Una calle en el Cairo,, Poetry, translated by Nadia Gamaleddin,, Costa Rica, 2010.
  • Anthology, Poetry,, translated ny Metin Fendcgi, Istanbul, Turkey, 2012.
  • The Memory of Silence, Poetry,, Cairo, 2013
  • The memory of Butterflies, Poetry, translated by Nesrin Shakibi Mumtaz,, Dar Afraz, Tehran, 2013
Work career posts:
  • The AsiaN, Arabic version, Editor-in-chief, since 2012.
  • Al Arabi magazine, Senior Editor, Kuwait, since 2002.
  • Reuters, cultural editor, Cairo, 2001 – 2002.
  • Adab wa Naqd magazine, editor and art director, Cairo, 2001 – 2002
  • Nizwa magazine, editor and art director, Oman, 1998 - 2001
  • Arabian Advertising Agency, editor and art director, Oman, 1992 – 1998
  • Al Manar Magazine, editor and translator, Cairo, 1990 – 1991.
  • In his TV program "The Other", he has interviews with more than 90 literary and artistic figures from almost 50 non-Arab countries to Arab viewers, telecasted in Kuwaiti TV channels, 2010-2012