Sector : Cultural Figures , Writers

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• Country of residence: Palestine

• Gender: Male

• Born in: 1919

• Age: 96

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Born in 1919; educated in Haifa; wrote articles for the Jaffa-based Ad-Difaa’ newspaper and other Arab literary magazines; worked at the railway station in Haifa; was active in the Palestinian national movement; sought refuge in Damascus after 1948; worked at the literature section of the Damascus Radio, broadcasting a program called “With the Dictionary” and one related to Arab heritage; served as Director of cultural programs for the Syrian Radio and Television; also worked as a teacher of Arabic Literature in Damascus; wrote a number of poetry collections, incl. The Joys of Spring (Arabic 1944); died in 1998.



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