Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh

Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh, commonly known as Abu Arab, nicknamed Poet of the Palestinian revolution,[1] (1931 – 2 March 2014) was a Palestinian artist and poet. He was born in Al-Shajara during the British mandate in Palestine. He lived in exile for 63 years before returning to his homeland in 2011 to participate in a cultural festival.[2] He and his family was forced to flee during the Nakba to Syria where they ended up in Homs.[2] Saleh lost his father in 1948 and his son in the 1982 Lebanon War.[3]

Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh
إبراهيم محمد صالح
Abo Arab in Ramallah, 8 May 2011
Born
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh

1931
Al-Shajara, Mandatory Palestine
Died2 March 2014(2014-03-02) (aged 82–83)
Homs, Syria
Occupation(s)Singer
Poet

Death

Abo Arab died in Homs, Syria on 2 March 2014 at age 83, due to illness.[4] The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas mourned his death.[5][6]

References
  1. "Abu Arab, poet of the Palestinian revolution, dies – Middle East Monitor".
  2. "وفاة أبو عرب .. شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية". Reuters. 2 March 2014 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. "رحيل أبو عرب «شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية»".
  4. "الموت يُغيب فنان الثورة الفلسطينية "أبو عرب"". الجزيرة نت.
  5. https://www.youm7.com/story/2014/3/3/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8/1536038
  6. "Hamas mourns death of Palestinian poet and vocalist Ibrahim Abu Arab". The Palestinian Information Center. 3 March 2014.
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