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Mahmoud Shukair
Mahmoud Shukair (born 1941) is a Palestinians, Palestinian writer. He was born in Jabal al-Mukabbar in Jerusalem during the British Mandate and studied philosophy and sociology at Damascus University in Syria. He was jailed by the Israeli authorities, and was deported to Lebanon in 1975. After living for 18 years in Beirut, Amman and Prague, he returned to Jerusalem in 1993. He worked for years in teaching and journalism, and served as editor-in-chief of the cultural magazines ''Al-Talia'a'' (The Vanguard), ''Dafatir Thaqafiya'' (Cultural File). He also edited the cultural issues of the journal ''Sawt al-Watan'' (''Sound of the Homeland''). Shukair also occupied positions in the Jordanian Writers' Union, the Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists, General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists, the Palestinian Community Party, and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture. His stories have been translated into numerous languages. His 45 books include nine short story collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabal Al-Mukabbar
Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to: People * Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name * Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Places In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'. * Dzhebel, a town in Bulgaria * Jabal Amman, part of Amman, Jordan * Jabel, a German municipality * Jabal, Amreli, a village in Gujarat, India * Jabal Rural District, in Iran * Jebel, Timiș, a commune in Timiș County, Romania * Jebel, Turkmenistan, a town * Jibal or al-Jabal, a late 1st-millennium-CE West-Asian realm Other uses * Djebel (1937–1958), a racehorse See also * * * * * * Jubal (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |