Muhammad al-Banki

Muhammad Ahmed Al-Banki (1963-2010) (Arabic: محمد أحمد البنكي) was a Bahraini philosopher and writer and a key postmodern in the region in the 1990s. Once an Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Information, he died on April 28, 2010.[1]

Muhammad al-Banki
محمد أحمد البنكي
Born1963
Muharraq, Bahrain
DiedApril 28, 2010(2010-04-28) (aged 46–47)
Bahrain Royal Medical Services
EducationMaster of Arts in the Arabic language
Alma materUniversity of Bahrain College of Arts
Occupationphilosopher, Under-Secretary of Culture and Information
Spouse(s)Camellia Noureddine
ChildrenJassim, Latifa, Fatima, Rawan

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. Afte ra 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
  1. "وفاة وكيل وزارة الثقافة والإعلام البحرينية محمد البنكي". Al Eqtisadiah. April 28, 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. "محمد البنكي في ذمة الله". Al-Wasat (Bahrain). April 28, 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. "محمد البنكي: الموت قبل أن يكتمل الربيع". Al Ghad. April 29, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. 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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