“the womb that taught me poetry, taught me creativity and granted me the alphabet of Jasmine.”
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Nizar Qabbani
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani was a Syrian poet, diplomat, and publisher who is widely regarded as Syria’s national poet. Qabbani’s work is noted for its blend of simplicity and lyrical elegance, addressing themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, Arab nationalism, and resistance to both foreign imperialism and domestic authoritarianism. He remains one of the most celebrated and influential contempor…
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culture · Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher (1923–1998) · poet · diplomat · writer · lyricist · ambassador · jurist · also Nizar Qabbani, Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani, Qabbani
Born 21 March 1923 · Died 30 April 1998 · Q382312
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2026· 3 entries
MTV Lebanon: A meeting is underway at Dar El Fatwa between the Grand Mufti Qabbani and the Minister of Defense Fayez Ghosn, Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel and Judge Hatem Madi
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S A N A: Damascus literary evening revisits legacy of poet Nizar Qabbani
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2023· 1 entry
Global Voices Online: One-hundred years later: Reflections on Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani's centenary
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2018· 2 entries
Gulf News: Remembering Nizar Qabbani: Iconic poet and Arab nationalist
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Gulf News: Iconic Arab poet Nizar Qabbani gets doodle for birthday
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2015· 2 entries
Al Bawaba News: Kazem el Saher channels poet Nizar Qabbani in his new album
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“Journal of An Indifferent Woman”
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2013· 1 entry
The Times of Israel: Nizar Qabbani: The courage of a poet
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2012· 1 entry
New Republic: The Man of the Sword: Two Poems by Nizar Qabbani
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2005· 1 entry
Moviefone: Nizar Qabbani (2005)
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1998· 1 entry
Died 1998-04-30.
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1981· 1 entry
Qabbani’s wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed in the 1981 Iraqi embassy bombing in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War
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1960· 1 entry
And served as Syria's ambassador to the United States in the 1980s
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1959· 1 entry
After the formation of the United Arab Republic, he was appointed vice-secretary for the union’s embassies in China
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1947· 1 entry
Was married twice, and lived in London until her death in April 2009
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1945· 1 entry
Studied at Faculty of Law Damascus University (1945).
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1923· 1 entry
Born 1923-03-21.
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