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10-30-2007, 06:29 PM
Fadwa Touqan
She was born in Nablus in 1917. She began writing in the traditional forms, she was one of the leaders of the use of the free verse in Arabic poetry. Her works deal with feminine explorations of love and social protest. After 1967, she also began writing patriotic poems.
Her autobiography published in 198,“A Mountainous Journey”, was translated into English in 1990.
Tuqan received the International Poetry Award in Palermo,Italy She was awarded the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Arts by the PLO in 1990 and the United Arab Emirates Award in 1990.
She also received the Honorary Palestine prize for poetry in 1996. She was the subject of a documentary film directed by novelist Liana Bader in 1999.
She was born in Nablus in 1917. She began writing in the traditional forms, she was one of the leaders of the use of the free verse in Arabic poetry. Her works deal with feminine explorations of love and social protest. After 1967, she also began writing patriotic poems.
Her autobiography published in 198,“A Mountainous Journey”, was translated into English in 1990.
Tuqan received the International Poetry Award in Palermo,Italy She was awarded the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Arts by the PLO in 1990 and the United Arab Emirates Award in 1990.
She also received the Honorary Palestine prize for poetry in 1996. She was the subject of a documentary film directed by novelist Liana Bader in 1999.