Palestinian literary poet Mourid Barghouti dies at 76
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Celebrated Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti passed away in Amman on Sunday after spending most of his life in exile.
Renowned Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti has died at the age of 76 in the Jordanian capital Amman, after spending most of his life in exile. Mourid’s son, Arab poet Tamim Barghouti, wrote late on Sunday on his Facebook page: “May Allah have mercy on my mother and father”. The Palestinian Minister of Culture Atef Abu Saif mourned Barghouti’s death, saying the Palestinians and Arab world have “lost a symbol of national struggle and creativity”.
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