Mourid Barghouti facts for kids
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Mourid Barghouti
مريد البرغوثي |
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| Born | 8 July 1944 Deir Ghassana, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 14 February 2021 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Children | Tamim Albarghouti |
Mourid Barghouti (born July 8, 1944 – died February 14, 2021) was a famous Palestinian poet and writer. He wrote many poems and stories.
About His Life
Mourid Barghouti was born on July 8, 1944. His hometown was Deir Ghassana, which is near Ramallah in the West Bank. He went to Cairo University and studied English literature. He finished his studies in 1967.
After many years, Mourid Barghouti was able to return home. This happened because of peace talks called the Oslo Accords. In 1996, he went back to Ramallah after being away for 30 years.
This important event inspired him to write a book. It was an autobiography called Ra'aytu Ram Allah, which means I Saw Ramallah. This book won a special award called the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in the same year. Later, he wrote another part of his story. It was called "I Was Born There, I Was Born Here." He wrote it after visiting Ramallah with his son, Tamim.
Mourid Barghouti once said that he learned from trees. He explained that when he wrote a poem, he would carefully choose the best words and ideas. He wanted only the strongest parts to remain in his poems.
Mourid Barghouti passed away on February 14, 2021, when he was 76 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Mourid Barghouti para niños
