Success stories of Palestinian achievers from all over the world

Mahmoud El Desouky

Personal Info

  • Country of residence: Egypt
  • Gender: Male
  • Born in: 1934
  • Age: 88
  • Curriculum vitae :

Information

Mahmoud Al-Desouki “Abu Uday” (1934-October 28, 2015), a Palestinian poet, was born in the city of Taybeh (the Triangle - Palestine). He was arrested after a while and released. He continued his secondary education at Nazareth School, graduating in 1955, then joined the Institute of Journalism and obtained a BA in 1964. After that, he joined Tel Aviv University and studied economics and obtained a BA in 1970 and a diploma in accounting in 1971.

 

his biography

He composed poetry at an early age, while he was still in the beginning of high school. He published his first printed poetry with a number of poets students while he was still in high school. In 1957, he issued the Diwan of “The Great Prison” and in 1959 the Diwan of “With the Free.” He also issued the Diwan of “The Procession of the Free,” so it was confiscated and its publication was banned. The poet was arrested and brought to trial on charges of inciting against the state (Israel).

 

It was then issued:

 

memories and fire

The terrible massacre

Sabra and Shatila

Ababeel bird

return bridge

shriek of stones

return knees

Rage Hymns

The poet Mahmoud Desouki wrote the poetry of the resistance in Palestine occupied in 1948, and he was under house arrest in his good city for many years, and he was imprisoned repeatedly for that.

 

In his poetry, the poet depicts the life of the Palestinian people under occupation and the suffering they encounter in their land and homeland.

 

He participated in several poetry symposia abroad and received several certificates of appreciation from Palestinian cultural institutions. He also participated in several international poetry symposia organized by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture.

 

His poems have been translated into French, German and Italian. His poetry was dealt with by a number of scholars inside Palestine and in the Arab world.

 

his studies

He has several studies, including:

 

Arabic poetry between ancient and modern

Muallaqat and poetic epics among the Arabs in the pre-Islamic era

The National Trend in Palestinian Arab Poetry - Independence and National Culture

Islam is a religion or a religion and a state

The Intifada - Reflections and Interaction with this Internal Literature

The Lover Painter - A Letter to the League of Arab States

Studies and research on it

The homeland in the poetry of the poet Mahmoud Desouki - Farid Abdel Halim Hammad, Faculty of Arts, Birzeit University 1995.

 

 

Achievements and Awards

honor him

In 1994, an honoring ceremony was held for the poet at Al-Azhar University (Gaza - Palestine) under the auspices of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and he was awarded a certificate of appreciation, in appreciation of his patriotic stances.

source

  • Marital status :
  • City :
  • Status :
  • Years in active : From To