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Fadwa Tuqan


Born
Nablus, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Died
December 12, 2003


Fadwa Touqan (Arabic: فدوى طوقان‎, also transliterated as Fadwa Tuqan, Spanish: Fadwa Tuqan, French: Fadwa Touquan and Fadwa Touqan; 1917 in Nablus – 2003), was well known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry.

Touqan's poetry is known for her distinctive chronicling of the suffering of her people, the Palestinian, particularly those living under Israeli occupation.

Born in Nablus to the wealthy Palestinian Touqan family known for their accomplishments in many fields, she received schooling until age 13 when she was forced to quit school at a young age due to illness. One of her brothers, Ibrahim Touqan, known as the Poet of Palestine, took responsibility of educating her, gave her books to re ...more

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A Mountainous Journey: A Po...
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Le rocher et la peine: Mémo...
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Selected Poems
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Daily Nightmares: Ten poems
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『私の旅』パレスチナの歴史―女性詩人ファドワ・トゥカーン自伝
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Selected poems of Fadwa Ṭūqān
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A Mountain's Journey
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