Sharafī, Muḥammad

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Name (Latin)
Sharafī, Muḥammad
Name (Arabic)
الشرفي، محمد، 1940-2013
Other forms of name
al-Sharafī, Muḥammad
Sharafi, Mohammad, 1940-
شرفي، محمد، 1940-2013
Date of birth
1940
Date of death
2013
Associated Language
ara
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 1480082
Wikidata: Q10951483
Library of congress: n 85825942

Wikipedia description:

Muhammad al-Shurafi (born 1940) is a Yemeni poet and playwright. He was born in Hajja Governorate and studied at Cairo University. Subsequently he joined the Yemeni foreign service. al-Shurafi has published more than twenty books, including poetry collections (Women's Tears, To Her I Sing), plays and verse plays (In the Land of Two Edens, Seasons of Migration and Madness). His poetry is notable for its engagement with social issues, particularly that of women's rights. al-Shurafi's poetry has been translated into English and was represented in a 1988 anthology on modern Arabian literature (edited by Salma Khadra Jayyusi).

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