"You must be a phenomenon for them [Abdul Rahman Munif and Adonis] to write on you," a woman from the audience tells Marwan following his talk at Darat al Funun in 1998, "I have not heard of you or seen your work before! Tell us what is your relationship to literature”. Ala’ Younis and Raed Ibrahim present a purposefully composed (personal) expedition through Darat al Funun history. The talk will be in Arabic.