Sunday, May 13, 2007

Poet Mohamed Benamara Passed Away

[From the French language press]:

Oujda: Le poète marocain Mohamed Benamara est décédé à l'âge de 62 ans, samedi après-midi à Oujda, suite à une longue maladie.

Atlas Vista, Casablanca, Maroc - samedi 12 avril 2007 - par MAP

The 62 years old Moroccan Poet Mohamed Benamara passed away on Saturday afternoon in Oujda, following a long disease.

Benamara, which counts to his credit several collections of poems such as "le soleil, la mer et la tristesse" [sun, sea and sadness] (1972), "le chant des étrangers" [the singing of the foreigners] (1981) and "le royaume de l'esprit" [the kingdom of the spirit] (1987), is regarded as one of the most distinguished poets on the national scene.

The Union of the Writers of Morocco (UEM) paid homage to the memory of Mohamed Benamara remembering his cultural contribution and his scientific research into the impact of Sufism on Arab and Moroccan poetry.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Poet Mohamed Benamara Passed Away
[From the French language press]:

Oujda: Le poète marocain Mohamed Benamara est décédé à l'âge de 62 ans, samedi après-midi à Oujda, suite à une longue maladie.

Atlas Vista, Casablanca, Maroc - samedi 12 avril 2007 - par MAP

The 62 years old Moroccan Poet Mohamed Benamara passed away on Saturday afternoon in Oujda, following a long disease.

Benamara, which counts to his credit several collections of poems such as "le soleil, la mer et la tristesse" [sun, sea and sadness] (1972), "le chant des étrangers" [the singing of the foreigners] (1981) and "le royaume de l'esprit" [the kingdom of the spirit] (1987), is regarded as one of the most distinguished poets on the national scene.

The Union of the Writers of Morocco (UEM) paid homage to the memory of Mohamed Benamara remembering his cultural contribution and his scientific research into the impact of Sufism on Arab and Moroccan poetry.

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