Nizar Qabbani was born in Damascus, the son of Tawfiq Qabbani (d. In the 1950s, Qabbani was with 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayyati among the pioneers, who started to use the simple language of everyday speech in verse. Later he portrayed the complex relationships between men. He also revealed chauvinist attitudes of men towards women and urged women to rebel against their status in society. His central theme in his early erotic works was the physical attractiveness of women. Syrian diplomat, poet, essayist and playwright, one of the most popular love poets in the Arab world. Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998), also: Nizar Kabbani All pages are unmodified as they originally appeared some links and images may no longer function.
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