Katara - the Cultural Village Friday hosted a poetry night on famous Arabic poet Al-Mutanabbi. Tilted ‘Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi-The Talking Bird’, the event was organised by the Qatar Arabic Language Association in co-operation with the Sudan Cultural Centre. The programme, according to an official press statement, was held at Hall 15 of Katara in the presence of poetry lovers from various nationalities. Writer Dr al-Siddiq Omar al-Siddiq delivered a lecture on al-Mutanabbi. Dr Hassan Rashid, a member of the Qatar Arabic Language Association, was present. The event was moderated by writer Jamal Fayez.