Was it still possible to add anything about Al-Mutanabbi, who filled the world and preoccupied the people, throughout these centuries that extended from his birth until now?!.. And did there remain a side of him that had not been studied, examined, and examined in more than one way, nor was it subject to discussion and debate among the fans of this great poet? And between his critics and haters?!.. Al-Mutanabbi is a unique figure in our literary heritage. His lovers, readers, and memorizers of his poetry are more numerous than those who can be counted, and it is too dangerous to clash with them without prior preparation and readiness. They have extensive knowledge of his poetry and many of the stages and details of his life. Their zeal in defending or attacking it is immeasurable. Therefore, the prior image is more binding. The imagined picture of him that they drew for him is too attached to the imagination to be discussed. Its relationship with national identity is more rooted and dangerous. This is what makes attacking him, for many, an attack on one of the nation’s “values and symbols.” But I am writing about Al-Mutanabbi after I spent two full years reading him, analyzing his poetry, and studying the details of his life in order to write a television series about him. Dramatic writing requires its author to penetrate as much as he can into the souls of his heroes in order to understand them, to imagine them in the situations in which humans might be, and to draw their reactions, with dramatic logic, as human reactions might be. All of this is within the framework of documented historical information.
A collection of short stories that includes 6 diverse stories that reflect the philosophy of life, the myth of the desert, and the icon of existence, with the fragrant scent of Emirati nature and the local environment. Most of the events of the stories take place within the Emirati environment. During the short story collection “Fear on Their Necks,” Al Mansouri draws inspiration from innate ideas and shortened meanings.
The collection included the following titles: “One Last Look,” “A Smile in the Wind,” “The Self-Trial of the Brotherhood,” “Tal Zakher,” and “Fear.”
On their necks, and an incoming one on the Kassir.
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