Amman – The Literary Criticism Committee at the Jordanian Writers Association held a discussion seminar on satirical literature on Wednesday evening at the association’s headquarters in Jabal al-Luweibdeh.
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The seminar featured historian Dr. Hind Abu Al-Shaar and satirical writer Youssef Ghayshan, and was moderated by Dr. Doaa Salama, with the attendance of a group of intellectuals and interested individuals.
Dr. Abu Al-Shaar stated in her speech that satirical literature, which flourished in Egypt and Lebanon, has taken a prominent place in modern and contemporary Arab literature, making it one of the people's weapons for resistance.
She explained that it transcended local concerns to encompass the Arab world during a certain period, citing well-known figures like Mahmoud El-Saadani, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Mohamed Afifi, and Al-Mazni in Egypt, and Mohammed Al-Maghout in Syria.
She added: "In Jordan, satirical literature appeared with some of Arar's poems and with Amin Malhas's 'Dababis' column.
The use of satire in Jordanian literature became more established in the 1980s with short columns in local newspapers by Mohamed Tamleh, Fakhri Qawar, Youssef Ghayshan, Ahmad Abu Khalil, Rasmi Abu Ali, Mousa Hawamdeh, Talaat Shannakah, Ahmad Al-Zoubi, Abdelhadi Al-Majali, Kamel Al-Nasirat, and sometimes Hind Khalifat.
The phenomenon of satirical literature in journalistic articles in Jordanian press crystallized in the 1990s, and the satirical article gained its broad audience, which became accustomed to daily satirical texts written in a style leaning toward short, direct sentences."
For his part, Ghayshan shared a creative testimony about his satirical writings. He said that satire was more of a destiny for him than a choice, recounting various episodes from his childhood in the alleys and streets of Madaba.
He pointed out that his economic and family circumstances pushed him to become a satirical writer who laughs at the wounds and rises above them.
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