Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh
إبراهيم محمد صالح
Abo Arab in Ramallah, 8 May 2011
Born
Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh

1931
Al-Shajara, Mandatory Palestine
Died2 March 2014(2014-03-02) (aged 82–83)
Homs, Syria
Occupation(s)Singer
Poet

Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh, commonly known as Abu Arab, nicknamed Poet of the Palestinian revolution,[1] (1931 – 2 March 2014) was a Palestinian artist and poet. He was born in Al-Shajara during the British mandate in Palestine. He lived in exile for 63 years before returning to his homeland in 2011 to participate in a cultural festival.[2] He and his family was forced to flee during the Nakba to Syria where they ended up in Homs.[2] Saleh lost his father in 1948 and his son in the 1982 Lebanon War.[3]

Death

Abo Arab died in Homs, Syria on 2 March 2014 at age 83, due to illness.[4] The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas mourned his death.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Abu Arab, poet of the Palestinian revolution, dies – Middle East Monitor".
  2. 1 2 "وفاة أبو عرب .. شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية". Reuters. 2 March 2014 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. ↑ "رحيل أبو عرب «شاعر الثورة الفلسطينية»".
  4. ↑ "الموت يُغيب فنان الثورة الفلسطينية "أبو عرب"". الجزيرة نت.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Hamas mourns death of Palestinian poet and vocalist Ibrahim Abu Arab". The Palestinian Information Center. 3 March 2014.
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