Then Joseph Hashem, ex-minister and MP of Lebanon and writer of the book 'Alaviyat' about Imam Ali (AS); George Shakour, writer of 'Epic of the Prophet', 'Epic of Ali', and 'Epic of Hussain' which portray the history of Islam; Victor Al0Kelk Arab Iranologist and founder of Persian language major in Christian University of Lebanon; George Zaki Hajj, Lebanese painter and poet; Michael Kaadi, author of a number of books on Imam Ali (AS) and his family; and Raymond Qasis, author of a recent book on the epic of Ashoura are the 6 Lebanese poets attending the international conference of 'Ghadeer Rain' and would read their poems during the meeting.
Ahvazi poets reading their works at 'Ghadeer Rain' Conference
A number of Ahvazi poets are also present at 'Ghadeer Rain' Conference and would read their eulogies of Imam Ali (AS) during this confab.
Moreover Victor Al-Kelk, Arab Iranologist and founder of Persian language major at Lebanon's Christian University read his eulogy of Imam Ali (AS) and the day of Ghadeer Khom.
Then George Shakour, Christian Lebanese poet read a chapter of his epic of Imam Hussain in this ceremony.
The first International Conference of 'Ghadeer Rain' kicked off Thursday evening (25 Nov.) concurrent with Ghadeer Khom Eid and the presence of Christian Lebanese poets at Soureh Hall of Hozeh Honari of Iran.
The conference has been proposed by the bureau of Awakening Literature of Hozeh Honari and in order to commemorate the historical, divine and humane event of Ghadeer. The first Ghadeer Conference centers on the subject of 'Ghadeer and Resistance'.
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