Abdul Rahman Yusuf ( ar, عبد الرحمن يوسف) (born September 18, 1970) is an
Egyptian-
Qatari poet who writes original
poetry, maintaining the rules of poetry and dedicated to the issues of the Arab nation as well as aesthetics of
Arabic poetry
Arabic poetry ( ar, الشعر العربي ''ash-shi‘ru al-‘Arabīyyu'') is the earliest form of Arabic literature. Present knowledge of poetry in Arabic dates from the 6th century, but oral poetry is believed to predate that.
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Life
The third son of the Islamic scholar
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, he was born on September 18, 1970. He has been an active participant in several cultural seminars in
Egypt and across the
Arab world. He published his poems in several Egyptian and Arabic magazines and newspapers.
A campaign leader for
Mohammed El Baradei in the
2011 Egyptian revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...
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he recalled the moment at which he reached
Tahrir Square on 25 January 2011:
Works
He published seven poetry collections so far:
# ''The bleeding letters'', 1992 (نزف الحروف)
# ''Facing the mirror'', 2003 (أمام المرآة)
# ''A toast to the homeland'', 2004 (في صحة الوطن)
# ''I have nothing to lose'', 2005 (لا شيء عندي أخسره)
# ''Talking plainly'', July 2006 (على المكشوف)
# ''Write the history of tomorrow'', November 2006 (اكتب تاريخ المستقبل)
References
External links
Abdul Rahman's home pageAbdul Rahman's Forum
1970 births
Living people
20th-century Egyptian poets
21st-century Egyptian poets
Egyptian male poets
20th-century male writers
21st-century male writers
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