45th anniversary of TAHA HUSSEIN’s death

Taha Hussein (November 15, 1889 – October 28, 1973; Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn]) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for The Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa. His sobriquet was “The Dean of Arabic Literature” (Fr. doyen des lettres arabes). He was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature fourteen times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taha_Hussein