Muhsin Khalid

Muhsin Khalid is a Sudanese writer and intellectual. He was born in 1973, in Al Misaiktab, a village in Northern Sudan.

He published works amount to twelve books with another three books currently banned from distributing in Sudan. Four of his literary works were translated into English and he frequently writes in a number of Arabic newspapers. He is a contributor to many intellectual forums on Arab and international levels. During his university education he was one of the most famous speakers of the secularists discussion corners in Al Gazeerah university. He was the founder of the “Atlas against geography Cultural Group” which bitterly opposes the so called “The Cultural Islamic Undertaking” launched by the regime in Sudan.

During his stay in the United Arab Emirates he submitted some of his works to the censorship authorities in four Arab countries but were rejected because they were deemed unconformable with Islamic orthodoxy in general. On 4/7/2005 Sudan’s Minister of Communications, Dr. Al Tayeb Mustafah issued an official statement wherein he expressed the State’s opinion on Muhsin Khalid’s writings, declared him an infidel person and announced blocking of his works on the Internet in Sudan. The young controversial writer is living now in UK.

Published works

Non-fiction

*The Effect of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity on philosophy, Cairo 2006."'
*The Formalism of Basics, a special vision about reading and writing literature, Cairo 2007."'
*A Journalist Parsing .

Novels

*"The Coordinates of Man, the First Book", First Edition Abu Dhabi, Second Edition Beirut (2001).
*"The Secret Life of Things", First Edition Cairo (2002), Second and Third Editions Beirut (2004, 2005). ISBN 9953367051
*"The Adventure of the Andalusian Brothers" First Edition Rabat (2003), Second Edition Beirut (2004).
*"The Coordinates of Man, the Second Book" First Edition Beirut (2007).
*"Passing in Front of Al Nashnaka"
*"The Priest of Nature"
*"Timolelet"

hort story collections

*"The Jailer's Dog" first edition Cairo (2002), second and third editions Beirut (2004, 2005).

Edited and revised

1. Editing and revising The History of Arabic Travel Literature by the greatest of Russian orientalists Agnatus Yelyanovich Chrichovsky. The book consist of 3 volumes: it was translated by Salah ad-Dean Osman Hashim. The first edition was published by the Arab League Publishing House, Cairo. The second edition was published by Al Suwaidi Publishing House within Exploring the Horizons project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication, Beirut.

2. Editing and revising A Journey in the Lands of Negroes by the Lebanese journalist Abdullah Hushaima, Al Suwaidi Publishing House within Exploring the Horizons project and in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Puplication.

3. Editing and revising the book Enlightening Minds by An Account of the Countries of Arabs and the Sudan by lbn Omar al Tonisi.

4. Revising and editing The Journey of Muhammad Al Shidyaq in collaboration with the Syrian researcher Ayman Hijazi; the book was verified by the revolutionary researcher Ghasim Wahab, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

5. Editing and revising The Journey to Berlin by the journalist Kamil Murwa, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

6. Editing and revising Three Algerian Travels Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploriing the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publiication.

7. Editing and revising three journeys to Afghanistan, Chechnya and Kurdistan by the journalist Dr. Jamal Hussein, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

8. Editing and revising The Journey of the Great Bey, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Puplication.

9. Editing and revising the journey of Al Na'ori to Italy, Al Suwidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

10. Editing and revising the journey of Kinglake to the east, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

11. Editing and revising Midnight Maps by the Iraqi novelist Ali Badr, A Sindbad From the Sudan by the Sudanese traveller Ahmed Hassan Mattar and Cities and Faces by the Tunisian novelist Ali Mosbah, Al Suwaidi Foundation, Exploring the Horizons Project in collaboration with the Arab Establishment for Studies and Publication.

ee also

*List of Sudanese writers