Rashid Hussein
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Rashid Hussein Mahmoud (Arabic: راشد حسين, Hebrew: ראשד חוסיין; 1936 – 2 February 1977) was a Palestinian poet, orator, journalist and Arabic-Hebrew translator. He was born in Musmus, Mandatory Palestine. He published his first collection in 1957. He was the first prominent poet to appear on the Israeli Arab stage. Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish called him "the star", who wrote about "human things" like bread, hunger and anger.[1]
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Born | 1936 Musmus, British Mandate of Palestine |
Died | 2 February 1977(1977-02-02) (aged 41) New York City, United States |
Resting place | Musmus, Palestine |
Occupation | Poet, translator and orator |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Period | 1957–1977 |
Genre | Arabic poetry |
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