Muhammad Ahmed Al-Banki (1963–2010) (Arabic: محمد أحمد البنكي) was a Bahraini philosopher and writer and a key postmodern[clarification needed] in the region in the 1990s. Once an Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Information, he died on April 28, 2010.[1]
Career
Al-Banki graduated from the College of Arts of the University of Bahrain in 1990, when he began editing the culture column of the local newspaper Al Ayam. After a short time there, he returned to his alma mater to serve as director of its Department of Public Relations and Media. While working there, he edited a series of literary and critical periodicals, ultimately leading to a post as Editor-in-Chief of Al-Watan.[2]
Al-Banki worked briefly as an advisor to Minister of Culture Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa. He was appointed Under-Secretary in 2008 and served as such until his death in 2010.[3]
Publications
- عبد الله الغذامي والممارسة النقدية والثقافية ("Abdullah Al Ghadami and the Practice of Cultural Criticism"), Arab Institute for Research & Publishing, 2003
- دريدا عربياً: قراءة التفكيك في الفكر النقدي العربي ("Derrida in the Arab World: Reading Deconstruction in Arab Critical Thought"), 2005[4]
- الرواية والمدينة ("The Novel and the City"), Supreme Council of Culture of Egypt, 2008
- الرواية والتاريخ ("The Novel and History"), 2008[2]
References
- ^ "وفاة وكيل وزارة الثقافة والإعلام البحرينية محمد البنكي". Al Eqtisadiah. April 28, 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ a b "محمد البنكي في ذمة الله". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). April 28, 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "محمد البنكي: الموت قبل أن يكتمل الربيع". Al Ghad. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Zeid, Muhammad Abu (June 29, 2005). "كيف قرأ النقاد العرب "دريدا"؟ الكاتب البحريني محمد البنكي يحلل وجهات النظر العربية في التفكيكية". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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