Muhammad al-Maghut
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Muhammed al-Maghut was a Syrian writer and poet. He was born in Salamiya, Syria
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Muhammad Maghout was credited as the father of the Arabic free verse poetry, liberatng the Arabic poems from the traditional form and revolutionizing the structure of the poem.
He wrote for theater, TV and cinema. Maghut's work combined satire with descriptions of social misery and malaise, illustrating what he viewed as an ethical decline among rulers in the region. He co-operated with Syrian actors Dureid Lahham and Nihad Qal'i to produce some of the region's most popular and acclaimed theatrical works, such as Kasak ya Watan (Toast to the homeland) and Ghorbeh (Estrangement).

Al-Maghut was also known for his book "I will betray my homeland", a collection of essays.

Al-Maghut died at the age of 72 in April 2006.

Quotes

"Policemen, Interpol men everywhere; you search for the perfect crime... there is only one perfect crime; to be born an Arab."

"I am the one who has not been killed yet at war, by earthquake or street accident."

Poetry

  • 1959: Sadness in the moon light (Huzn fi daw when qamar)
  • 1964: A room with millions of walls (Gurfa bi malayin al-judrán)
  • 1970: Joy is not my profession (Al-farah laysa mihnati)
  • 2001: The rose slayer ("Sayaf al-zohour")
  • 2005: East of Eden, West of God (" Sharq Adan, Gharb alaah")
  • 2006: The red bedouin ("Al-badawi al-ahmar")

Books

  • I will betray my homeland "Sa akhoun watani" A best seller collection of assays that transcends time and location

  • The rape of "Kana" and her sisters "Igtisab kana wa akhawateha" is a collection of quoates and interviews by Al-Maghout. (Kana and her sisters are Arabic proverbs that refer to the past tense"

Theater

  • The hunchback bird (Al-ousfour al ahdab)
  • The clown (Al-mouharej)
  • Tishreen's village (Dayat tishreen)
  • Exile (Ghourbeh)
  • Toast to the homeland (Kasak ya watan)
  • The Poppy Anemone
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     (Shaqaeq al-nomaan)
  • Outside the flock (kharej al-sareb)

TV

  • The night tales (Hakaya al-lyl)
  • Where is the mistake (Wayn al-ghalat)
  • The musk valley (wady al misk)
  • Good morning (sah el nawm)

Awards

  • 2005: Prize for Poetry – Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Foundation.
  • 2000: Medal of the Experimental Theater – Cairo.
  • 1973: Prize of Said Aql of Theater.
  • 1950: Prize For Poetry – An-Nahar
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     Newspaper.

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