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Palestinian poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكرمي), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma (أبو سلمى), was a famous Palestinian poet and one of the Arab poets,[1] was born in Tulkarm, and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was the recipient of several awards and the chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.[2]
عبد الكريم الكرمي Abdul-Karim al-Karmi | |
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Native name | عبد الكريم سعيد علي منصور الكرمي |
Born | Abdul-Karim Sa'id Ali Mansour al-Karmi 1909 Tulkarm, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 11 October 1980 70–71) Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged
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Language | |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Citizenship | Palestinian |
Genre | |
Subject | Poetry |
Years active | 1927–1980 |
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Relatives | Mahmoud Al-Karmi (brother) Hasan Karmi (brother) Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi (brother) Ahmad Shakir al-Karmi (brother) Sa'id Ali al-Karmi (father) |
Abu Salma was born in 1909 in Tulkarm.[3] He studied law and worked in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine until April 1948. He then moved briefly to Acre and then to Damascus.[4] He also worked briefly for Palestine Broadcasting Service (PBS).[5] Abd al-Karim al-Karmi is the brother of Hasan Karmi, Mahmoud Al-Karmi and Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi.[3]
Poetry
Prose
He died of sepsis on 11 October 1980 in George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.[2]
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