Tag Archives: Arabic poetry
Rose of All Cities زهرة المدائن Posted by Fisal on Aug 31, 2011
Today, I am going to share a great song by the great singer; Fayrouz. The song is written by the great Lebanese poet Saeed Aql سعيد عقل and composed by the great Lebanese Rahbani brothers. The song is a dedication to the Arabism عُروبة of the great holy city of Jerusalem القُدس /Al-Quds/ which…
Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها Posted by Fisal on Jun 30, 2011
Written by the great Poet of the Nile Hafez Ibrahim and chanted by the great Star of the East; Om Kolthoum, the poem “Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها” is a masterpiece of the Arabic modern poetry. It is a long poem that Om Kolthoum chose a part of it as a…
Arabic Poetry – Introduction Posted by aziza on Jan 13, 2011
I have always loved poetry, but I did not like learning about it at school and university because it was taught in a very factual way and we were forced to memorize so much of it. However, I never stopped reading and enjoying poetry out of the educational context. I wanted to write about poetry…
Mahmoud Darwish: Palestinian Poet Posted by aziza on Oct 17, 2010
Mahmoud Darwish (محمود درويش ) is a famous Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. Darwish was born in the village of al-Birwa in the Western Galilee on13 March 1941. After Israeli forces assaulted his home town in June 1948 the…