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Radhi Sidqi Saddooq (February 11, 1938 - July 20, 2010) was a Palestinian journalist, poet and writer. He was born in the city of Tulkarm in Palestine. He obtained a BA in Arabic language from Cairo University in 1971. He worked as a teacher for two years, then moved on to work in the press and media for newspapers in Jerusalem, Amman, Kuwait and Rome, and radio stations in Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. He was appointed as Director of the Publication and Communications Department at the High Authority for the Development of Riyadh. He published his poetry in Arab newspapers and magazines. He has several collections of poetry, literary and critical writings, and is the recipient of a number of Arab and international awards. He died at the age of 72 in Amman.
his biography
“Muhammad Radi” Sidqi Sadouq was born in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, on February 11, 1938. He received his primary, preparatory and secondary education in the schools of his city of Tulkarm, and one of these schools is the Al-Fadhiliah School. He obtained a BA in Arabic language from Cairo University in 1971. He worked in teaching, then in journalism, and took over as editor-in-chief of a number of daily newspapers and magazines: Editor-in-chief of the weekly Risala Al-Urdun magazine issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Information, and editor-in-chief of the monthly Hama Al-Watan magazine, the mouthpiece of the Kuwaiti army and forces. Armed Forces, general manager and editor-in-chief of Al-Ayyam newspaper, the first daily newspaper published in Arabic in Rome, editor-in-chief of the weekly Al-Raed Al-Arabi. He also created the monthly Al-Bayan magazine issued by the Kuwaiti Writers Association.
He worked in the media as a cultural advisor to the Jordanian radio, and was assigned with another colleague to establish the Qatari radio. He also worked in the Saudi radio as a supervisor in the management of conversations and culture, including transfer to contribute to the establishment of the Organization of Islamic Countries Broadcasting and served as the program director of the organization. He also worked as Director of the Publication and Communications Department at the High Authority for the Development of Riyadh.
He was a member of the Union of Arab Journalists, the Union of Asian-African Writers, a member of the Arab Society for Strategic Studies Washington, and a member of the International Islamic Literature Association.
His writings
Among his poetry collections:
I had a heart, 1962
Rebel Without an Identity, 1966
Fire and Mud, 1966
The Remains of the Human Story, 1973
Rains of Sorrow and Blood, 1978
Sadness Is Always Green, Poetry in Prose, 1991
The Winds of the Years, 1996
Among his novels and short stories:
burnt loaf
Remains of a human story, 1973
Other writings:
Say you will come back
forever exiled
Words without history, two parts
Palestine: Defeat, Trial, Destiny
Margins in Thought, Literature and Life, 1989
Perspectives on Modern Saudi Literature, 1991
Diwan of Arabic Poetry, Twentieth Century 1994
Palestinian Poets in the Twentieth Century Ontological Documentation, 2000
his death
He died on July 20, 2010/8 Shaban 1431 at the age of 72 at Al Hussein Medical City Hospital in Amman, and was buried in Sahab Cemetery.
Achievements and Awards
his prizes
Rady Sadouq has received a number of Arab and international awards, including:
Short Story Prize for Arab Writers, Lebanon, 1964.
The Saudi An-Nadwa newspaper award, 1969.
The International Global Thought Leaders Award, from the European Cultural Council, based in Rome, 1983, and he is the only Arab to receive this international award.
Appreciation Shield of the Deanship of the Diplomatic Corps in Riyadh, 2003.
Symposium Shield, in Riyadh, on January 12, 2004.
Appreciation shield from the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah, 2006.
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