by the CIA was uncovered by The New York Times in April 1966, prompting the magazine to stop publishing the following year. Sayigh left Lebanon as a result of this event, and moved to Berkeley, California. In addition to Hiwar, the Congress for Cultural Freedom also targeted the Arab literary world by hosting conferences. In 1961, CCF sponsored a conference called "The Arab Writer and the Modern World" in Rome. The attendees included Syrian poets Adunis and Yusuf al-Khal as well as other luminaries such as Stephen Spender and Ignazio Silone. Prominent contributors Tayeb Salih Albert Hourani Layla Balabakki Badr Shakir al-Sayyab Ghada al-Samman Jabra Ibrahim Jabra Yusuf Idris Suhayr al-Qalamawi See also Al Urwa References 1962 establishments in Lebanon 1967 disestablishments in Lebanon Anti-communism in Lebanon Anti-communist propaganda Arabic-language magazines Congress for Cultural Freedom CIA and Islamism CIA activities in Lebanon Cold War propaganda Defunct literary magazines Defunct magazines published in Lebanon Magazines established in 1962 Magazines disestablished in 1967 Magazines published in Beirut Propaganda newspapers and magazines Poetry literary magazines