In collaboration with the Association of Jordanian Critics, Darat al Funun’s cultural consultant Dr. Faisal Darraj leads a discussion on Arab literary criticism, its development, directions, and the influences of European criticism movements. The event welcomes Dr. Ghassan Abdelkhaleq, the Dean of the School of the Arts at Philadelphia University and Head of the Association of Jordanian Critics, as well as Dr. Nidal Alshamali, professor of Arabic language and literature, and Associate Dean of Princess Alia University College.