Language & literatureOctober 28, 2026
Tatar poet Tukay's poems to be presented in Arabic at the Cairo book festival
A collection of poems by Gabdulla Tukay, the great poet of the Tatar people, will be presented in Arabic at the Cairo book festival, which runs from 20 January to 2 February.
Marat Gatin, aide to the Rais of Tatarstan and deputy chair of the “Russia – Islamic World” strategic vision group, said the group's active participation in the book fair in Egypt is under discussion. The initiative includes presenting several books, among them Tukay's Arabic collection.
Gatin added that a Tatarstan delegation is also planned to take part next year in the Dak'Art cultural festival in Nigeria.
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