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Poetic Travelogue By Khalid Imam | The Arts-Muse Fair

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Mr. Khalid lmam, a Nigerian bilingual poet, playwright, essayist, and teacher just returned from Lebanon where he spent 10 days in the Middle eastern country under the auspices of Study Abroad In Lebanon (SAIL) program . The 10-day intensive program is designed to strengthen Lebanon - Nigeria relationship especially in the areas of culture, literature, religion and history as well as expose participants to the beauty of world history through the eyes of Lebanon.   As one of the ten selected Nigerian writers nominated by The Wole Soyinka Foundation to attend  the SAIL/WSF 2017 Program which was co - hosted by Notre Dame University, Louaize, Lebanon and CEDARS Institute , Mr. Imam, who is the Vice Chairman of the Kano chapter of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Poets In Nigeria (PIN), returned to Nigeria with a trove of memories of Lebanon and its people. In this thrilling poetic travelogue, he brings alive the memori

News | 10 Nigerian Writers In Lebanon For 'SAIL' Project.

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Ten writers from Nigeria have arrived Lebanon to participate in this year’s exchange programme in Lebanon under the “Study Abroad in Lebanon (SAIL) project, holding from 14th to 24th, September, 2017 reports PM News . The SAIL project is a collaboration of the Cedar Institute of Lebanon in partnership with the Wole Soyinka Foundation, Nigeria. The participating writers include Adenle Oloruntoba, Rev. Sister Mary Aboekwe, Oladele Faji and Khalid Imam. Khalid Imam, one of the participating writers. Others are Ms Salamatu Sule, Mrs Kassima Okani, Wole Adedoyin, Ms Blessing Christopher, Temi Soyinka and Christian Nayamali. The event which is the second edition in the series after the 2016 maiden edition, will have the writers undergo a rigorous course of eight hours interaction in 10-days with various faculties, guest lecturers and officially certified tourist guides at the Cedar Institute in Lebanon. Earlier at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, Nobel Laureate,