Montaser Abdel Mawgoud
Poet & writer
From:
Egypt
Photo:
Montaser Abdel Mawgoud. Credits: Javad Montazeri.
Montaser Abdel Mawgoud is an award-winning poet, writer, and literary critic from Alexandria, Egypt. He holds a BA in Arabic Language & Literature and has published several books of poetry.
A renowned poet, Abdel Mawgoud has participated in numerous international festivals and his works have been translated into English, French, Spanish, Romanian, Macedonian, Swedish, and Norwegian.
After the publication of his last poetry collection, There Are Things That Will Never Be Tried (2012), Montaser Abdel Mawgoud was accused of blasphemy and atheism, facing legal challenges and pressure to withdraw his work.
In 2018, Abdel Mawgoud arrived in Trondheim where he was in ICORN residence until 2020.
