Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture, in partnership with Nadi Lekol Nas, invites you for a tribute to the popular poet Omar El-Zeenni. El-Zeenni's songs and poems have left an imprint on Lebanese and Arab pop culture, which surpassed his life and is continuously revisited in contemporary arts and culture.

Program:

Film | 'A Salute to Omar El-Zeenni
Directed by Rana Al-Muallem | 2010 | 24min | Arabic without subtitles

Presentation | Dr. Wajih Fanous
Omar El-Zeenni between his time and the present

Presentation | El-Mukhtar Samir El-Zeenni (El- Zeenni Jr.)
Omar El-Zeenni's revolt for the nation and the people

Presentation | Majida Dagher
Cultural heritage and the memory of the future

Language: Arabic