Qabbani was an outspoken critic of Arab dictators whose poetry touched the hearts of millions Damascus: Today marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of legendary Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani, who died ...

Yadollah Goudarzi is the translator of the collections “Blue Inclined to Love”, and “Your Love Is a Green Bird”, which have been published by Gouya Publications in Tehran. "The most complete ...

Translator's note: Nizar Qabbani was the most popular and beloved Arab poet of the second half of the twentieth century. He was born in Damascus in 1923. He started out as a romantic poet, with daring ...

Every year, Arab scholars commemorate the 1981 assassination of Balqis al-Rawi, wife of poet Nizar Qabbani. He stopped writing about love - and the Arab world was never the same Portraits of Balqis al ...

This piece by Samy Marwan Mobayed was first published by Raseef22, an Arabic media platform, on March 21, 2023. An edited version is republished here, under a content-sharing agreement. March 21 marks ...

Doha: Google celebrates legendary Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani’s birthday with a doodle. Touching on recurring themes with effortless grace, Nizar Qabbani's work transports readers to the places and ...

Iconic Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani was commemorated on Monday with Google Doodles to celebrate his 93rd birthday. Google is honouring him with four separate doodles, titled Jasmine in Damascus Courtyard ...

One of the greatest Arab poets of the 20th century was a Syrian named Nizar Qabbani. He was, in his own way, the Pablo Neruda of the Middle East. His love poems in particular are on a par with ...