Ikhlas Fakhri | |
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إخلاص فخري | |
Born | 1940 Al Qalaj, Qalyubia |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Occupation(s) | Poet and academic |
Ikhlas Fakhri Imarah (born 1940) is an Egyptian poet and university teacher. She was born in the town of Al Qalaj in Qalyubia Governorate, and self-educated, then attended the Dar al-Ulum, Cairo University. She then worked as a professor at Faiyum Branch of Cairo University. Published some poetic collections and historical and critical literary studies. [1] [2] [3]
Tumāḍir bint ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn al-Sharīd al-Sulamīyah, usually simply referred to as al-Khansāʾ was a 7th-century tribeswoman, living in the Arabian Peninsula. She was one of the most influential poets of the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods.
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