{"id":10204,"date":"2014-10-16T23:55:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T23:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10204"},"modified":"2014-10-17T01:41:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T01:41:07","slug":"kamel-keilani-1897-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/kamel-keilani-1897-1959\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamel Keilani (1897 \u2013 1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0Ahlan Arabic lovers! Today, I am going to tell you about a famous Egyptian figure. Kamel Keilani \u0643\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong> \u0643\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a<\/strong> was an eminent figure of modern Arabic literature \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628<\/strong> whose marvelous works left a mark in the literary history and qualified him to be “the pioneer of child literature \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u062f<\/strong> \u0623\u062f\u0628<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0651\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

\"Kamel<\/a>

Kamel Keilani Via http:\/\/gomhuriaonline.com\/<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Kamel Keilani was born on the 20th of October, 1897 in Al-Qal’ah \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> , a popular quarter of Cairo, near Muqat’tum Mountain \u062c\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0645<\/strong> . He grew up in an era that was famous for legendary \u0623\u064f\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0631\u064a<\/strong> stories and songs. He was used to spend most of his time alone and that early solitude \u0639\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0632\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 <\/strong>gave him the opportunity to read, assimilate and memorize more than 20 thousand verses of Arabic poetry. Keilani also memorized the Holy Qur’an at the Kut’tab \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0628\u0652<\/strong> (pre-school religious classes).<\/p>\n

\"Shahrzad<\/a>

Shahrzad Bint Al-Wazeer<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Later on, Keilani joined the primary and then secondary education to finally obtain the high school certificate \u0634\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0647\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0629<\/strong> . He immersed himself in studying English literature and memorizing English poetry. He studied French as well. Then, he joined the old Egyptian University where he distinguished himself as an excellent student. He planned to study Arabic, English and French literatures and decided at the same time to join the school of Dante Alighieri to study Italian literature. He was the schoolmate of prominent Egyptian men of letters such as Zaki Mubarak \u0632\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a \u0645\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0643<\/strong> , Abdel-Wahab Azzam \u0639\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0647\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0628 \u0639\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645<\/strong> , Hassan Ibrahim \u062d\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0633\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0652 \u0625\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0627\u0647\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0645<\/strong> and others.<\/p>\n

\"Um<\/a>

Um Sind and Um Hind<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keilani worked as teacher of English and translation at a preparatory school. Then, he worked at the Ministry of Awqaf \u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0652\u0642\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0641<\/strong> (Islamic endowments) to finally assume the post of “Secretary of the Higher Awqaf Council in 1954. Meanwhile, he worked in journalism \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> and art \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0646<\/strong> . He assumed the post of Chairman of Modern Actors’ Club in 1918, then Editor-in-chief of El-Ragaa \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062c\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0621<\/strong> \u00a0newspaper that was founded in 1922. He became Secretary of the Arabic Literature Society \u0633\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0631\u062a\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0631 \u0645\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0628\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a<\/strong> from 1922 to 1932.<\/p>\n

\"Gulliver<\/a>

Gulliver in the Land of Giants<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keilani was influenced by his uncle who fostered him while he was young and was a rich source \u0645\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u062f\u064e\u0631<\/strong> of tales \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0635\u0652<\/strong> and a good narrator. Keilani wrote his first story of the kind; “Sindbad, the Sailor \u0633\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u062f\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0631<\/strong>” in 1927. It was followed by more books. With the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution in 1952, Keilani composed new enthusiastic poetry, giving proof of his sincere patriotism \u0648\u064e\u0637\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

\"Robinson<\/a>

Robinson Crusoe<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 1929, Keilani gave much of his time and effort to child literature \u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong> and started to establish what he dreamt for for children; The Child Library \u0645\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0643\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u062a\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0651\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644<\/strong> . He wrote so many child stories and most of which were originated from classical legends, international and national literature. Thanks to his great efforts, many stories by famous Arab writers were published and widely known. He used Modern Standard Arabic (Fus’ha) for all his child stories and was much keen on the ethical side \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a<\/strong> . He wrote more than 250 child stories like: “Shahr’zad \u0634\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0647\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0632\u0627\u062f<\/strong>“, “Ju’ha \u062c\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u062d\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0627<\/strong>“, “One Thousand Nights \u0623\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0641 \u0644\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong>” and “The carpenter King \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0645\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u062c\u0640\u0640\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0631<\/strong>“. His stories were translated into Chinese, Russian, Spanish, English and French. Keilani also was the first to talk to children across the radio.<\/p>\n

\"Ali<\/a>

Ali Baba<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keilani faced all sorts of obstacles \u0639\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0642\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0628\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0627\u062a<\/strong> , but he paved the way for the establishment \u062a\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0623\u0633\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0633<\/strong> of child literature. He was honored by the State and appreciated by writers and prominent figures of letters from Arab and Oriental countries. Kamel Keilani died on October, 10th<\/sup> 1959 leaving behind a valuable heritage \u062a\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0631\u0627\u062b<\/strong> of publications on Arabic literature in general and children’s literature in particular.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

\"Ornament<\/a><\/p>\n

Check us back soon<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace \u00a0\u0633\u0640\u0640\u064e\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0645 \/Salam\/<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u00a0 \u00a0Ahlan Arabic lovers! Today, I am going to tell you about a famous Egyptian figure. Kamel Keilani \u0643\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0645\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0644 \u0643\u0640\u0640\u064a\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u064a was an eminent figure of modern Arabic literature \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628 whose marvelous works left a mark in the literary history and qualified him to be “the pioneer of child literature \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0640\u0640\u0650\u0640\u0640\u062f \u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0640\u0640\u0637\u0640\u0640\u0651\u0650\u0640\u0640\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0652\u0640\u0640\u0644“. \u00a0 \u00a0 Kamel…<\/p>\n

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