Under the patronage of the mayor of Nazareth Ali Salam and the Mahmoud Darwish Centre in Nazareth, a cultural evening was held to mark and celebrate the book The Aesthetics of Literary Discourse in Modern Arabic Literature. The evening was attended by a large audience interested in literature and culture, as well as the local writers and poets mentioned in the book.

The Aesthetics of Literary Discourse in Modern Arabic Literature is a book that examines the aesthetics of narrative and other aesthetic values used by literary dissertations through the works of some Arab and Palestinian writers.

Dr Muhammad Khalil has a PhD degree in Arabic Literature and Criticism. He is an established literary critic, writer, and a lecturer at the Academic Arab College for Education in Haifa. Khalil has published 20 books to his credit and dozens of articles as well. He is a member of the Board of Editors of Shaza al-Karmel literary magazine. Khalil is also a member of the Observation Committee of al-Karmel Union of the Palestinian Writers – Haifa.