Abdul Rahman Yusuf Explained

Abdul Rahman Yusuf (Arabic: عبد الرحمن يوسف) (born September 18, 1970) is an Egyptian-Qatari poet who writes original poetry, maintaining the rules of poetry and dedicated to the issues of the Arab nation as well as aesthetics of Arabic poetry.^[1]

Life

The third son of the Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, he was born on September 18, 1970. He has been an active participant in several cultural seminars in Egypt and across the Arab world. He published his poems in several Egyptian and Arabic magazines and newspapers.

A campaign leader for Mohammed El Baradei in the 2011 Egyptian revolution,^[2] he recalled the moment at which he reached Tahrir Square on 25 January 2011:

Works

He published seven poetry collections so far:

1. The bleeding letters, 1992 (نزف الحروف)
2. Facing the mirror, 2003 (أمام المرآة)
3. A toast to the homeland, 2004 (في صحة الوطن)
4. I have nothing to lose, 2005 (لا شيء عندي أخسره)
5. Talking plainly, July 2006 (على المكشوف)
6. Write the history of tomorrow, November 2006 (اكتب تاريخ المستقبل)

External links

• Abdul Rahman's home page
• Abdul Rahman's Forum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abd al-Rahman Yusuf: The Poet in a Few Lines. 2007. Arabic. 19 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100507075717/http://arahman.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6. 2010-05-07. dead.
2. Book: Mona El-Ghobashy. Sowers. Jeannie. Toensing. Chris. The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest, and Social Change in Egypt. https://books.google.com/books?id=yZwDjVHrpy0C&pg=PA31. 4 May 2013. 2012. Verso Books. 978-1-84467-875-4. 30–1. The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution.