Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh | |
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إبراهيم محمد صالح | |
 Abo Arab in Ramallah, 8 May 2011 | |
| Born | Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh 1931 |
| Died | 2 March 2014 (aged 82–83) Homs, Syria |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Poet |
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh, commonly known as Abu Arab, nicknamed Poet of the Palestinian revolution,[1] (1931 – 2 March 2014) was a Palestinian artist and poet. He was born in Al-Shajara during the British mandate in Palestine. He lived in exile for 63 years before returning to his homeland in 2011 to participate in a cultural festival.[2] He and his family was forced to flee during the Nakba to Syria where they ended up in Homs.[2] Saleh lost his father in 1948 and his son in the 1982 Lebanon War.[3]
Death
[edit]Abo Arab died in Homs, Syria on 2 March 2014 at age 83, due to illness.[4] The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas mourned his death.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abu Arab, poet of the Palestinian revolution, dies – Middle East Monitor".
- ^ a b "وفاة أبو عرب .. شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية". Reuters. 2 March 2014 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "رحيل أبو عرب «شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية»".
- ^ "الموت يُغيب فنان الثورة الفلسطينية "أبو عرب"". الجزيرة نت.
- ^ https://www.youm7.com/story/2014/3/3/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8/1536038
- ^ "Hamas mourns death of Palestinian poet and vocalist Ibrahim Abu Arab". The Palestinian Information Center. 3 March 2014.