Al-Seeb, (ONA) - The Omani Society of Writers and Literati represented by the Studies and Thought Committee organized, through video conferencing, a cultural seminar entitled "Fifty Years of the Culture March".

The seminar included a working paper presented by the poet Dr. Hilal bin Saeed Al Hajri in which he talked about the nature of Omani poetry: reality and prospects, and the effect of the blessed renaissance on enriching and revitalizing the cultural movement in this field, and the most important schools to which a number of Omani poets belong.

The storyteller, Dr. Aziza bint Abdullah Al-Taia, talked about the transformations of narrative writing, including the self-narration of all kinds, and the impact of the transformations in these two modes.

The poet Talib bin Hilal Al-Maamari, managing editor of Nizwa magazine, which is issued by the Ministry of Information, spoke about the cultural role of Nizwa magazine and its enlightening role as a cultural and intellectual platform open to the paths of knowledge. Researcher Khamis bin Rashid Al-Adawi touched on intellectual transfers in the Sultanate as a modern country that has a broad base of writers and intellectuals who have enriched the Arab library with many books in various fields of thought.

(ONA)