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Mohammed Abdalbari

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Mohammed Abdelbari
محمد عبدالباري
Born(1985-01-12)12 January 1985
NationalitySudan
EducationMaster of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Jordan, Jordan
OccupationPoet

Mohammed Abdullah Abdelbari (Arabic: محمد عبدالباري; born January 12, 1985, in Al-Manaqil city, Sudan ) is a Sudanese poet and literary writer. His poems are inspired by various traditions, including Sufism and philosophy. He has published three collections of poems and won several literary awards and honors across the Arab world, such as the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal International Award for Arabic Poetry (2019), the African Arab Youth Award (2016) and the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity (2013). He has been considered as "one of the most influential voices in contemporary classical Arabic poetry."[1]

Early life

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Abdelbari was born in Al-Manaqil city, Al-Jazirah State, Sudan. During his early life, his family moved to Saudi Arabia. They settled in Riyadh, where he grew up and completed his early education in Al-Jaradiyah neighborhood, one of the oldest and most densely populated neighborhoods in the center of the Saudi capital.[citation needed]

Education

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Abdelbari received his education from primary school to the undergraduate level in Riyadh. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in Arabic Language and Literature, he moved to Jordan, where he obtained a master's degree from the University of Jordan at Amman city.[2] His thesis dealt with poetry in the heritage of Islamic philosophy, as well as with logicians, theologians and scholars of rhetoric.[2]

Reception

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Abdelbari earned early recognition for his poetry. While he was an undergraduate student in his early twenties, his poems were included in a poetry collection titled "The Modern Saudi Literature" that is required reading in many Saudi universities. Further, some of Abdelbari's poems have become part of the literary syllabus of public education in a number of Arab countries.[citation needed]

Further, Abdelbari's poetry has received wide reception both academically and publicly. His public poetry performances and media appearances have taken place throughout the Arab world and the Middle East. Also, his poetry has been the subject of academic reviews, articles, studies, and Master's and Doctoral theses in several universities of Sudan, Palestine, Libya, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. His recognition has exceeded the borders of the Arab world to other cultural regions. Thus, people in countries such as Turkey, China, and Senegal have appreciated his poems in various forms, such as translations.[citation needed]

In February 2023, literary magazine ArabLit published English translations of four of his poems and called his poetry "a journey in the Arabic poetic landscape that extends from the Jahiliya to this day."[3]

Works

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Mohammed Abdelbari has so far released three collections of poems. These collections are:

  1. The First Fire Elegy (in Arabic: مرثية النار الأولى).[4]
  2. As If You've Never (in Arabic: كأنك لم).[5]
  3. The Crescents (in Arabic: الأهلة).[6]
  4. No Longer Blue (in Arabic: لم يعد أزرقاً)
  5. A Song to Cross the River Twice (in Arabic: أغنية لعبور النهر مرتين )

Awards and recognition

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Abdelbari has won several important awards in the field of Arabic poetry, notably:

  • Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal International Award for Arabic Poetry (2019)[7][8]
  • Arabic Poetry Festival (2016)[9]
  • The African Arab Youth Award (2016) at the second session in the field of poetry, co-sponsored by the African Union and the League of Arab States.[10]
  • The Snoussi Poetry Award from Saudi Arabia (2016) at the fourth session.[2][11]
  • Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity in the United Arab Emirates (2013)[2][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Arabic poetry: 10 writers, classic and modern, you need to read". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mohamed Abdelbari Profile". Tyre International Festival.
  3. ^ "New in Translation: Four Poems by Mohammad Abdelbari". Arablit & Arablit Quarterly. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ عبدالباري, محمد (2013). مرثية النار الأولى. United Arab Emirates: دائرة الثقافة و الإعلام، حكومة الشارقة.
  5. ^ عبدالباري, محمد (2014). كأنك لم. United Arab Emirates: دار مدارك. ISBN 9789948496960.
  6. ^ عبدالباري, محمد (2016). الأهلة. United Arab Emirates: دار مدارك. ISBN 9786144299074.
  7. ^ "Sudanese Wins Prince Faisal Prize for Arabic Poetry". SUDAN NEWS AGENCY.
  8. ^ "سوداني وعراقي ومصري يحصدون جوائز "عبدالله الفيصل" للشعر". Alarabiya.
  9. ^ "Sayyid Asa'ad opens Arabic Poetry Festival in Oman". Times of Oman.
  10. ^ "Sudan and South Sudan won almost uniformly awards The Afro-Arab Youth council announces names of the Afrabia award winners". Afrabia.
  11. ^ "الفائز بجائزة السنوسي لـ"عكاظ" قبل تكريمه: البقاء في الضوء طويلًا يؤذي القصيدة". Okaz Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10.
  12. ^ "محمد عبد الباري: الجائزة تلعب دوراً ريادياً في اكتشاف المبدعين العرب". Alittihad Newspaper.
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