Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi (, 11 April 1938 – 21 April 2015) was a popular

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, and later a children's books writer. He was one of a generation of poets who favored to write their work in the Egyptian dialect (in Abnudi's case, Upper Egyptian dialect) rather than

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, the formal language of the state. This literary stance was associated with a militant political engagement: Abnudi and other Egyptian writers of this school sought to make their literary production part of the process of political development and movement towards popular democracy in

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Life

He was born in the village Abnud in Upper Egypt. He wrote his first poetry when he was a high school student. In 1958, he traveled to

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. First of his works were published in the weekly magazine . In 1961, he moved to Cairo where he worked as a songwriter. He married the former President of the Egyptian Television Network and television presenter and interviewer Nehal Kamal, and they had two children: Aya and Nour.

Works

Many of his works have been set to music by composers including

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and performed by popular singers such as Abd El Halim, Nagat el Saghera,

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and others. *''El-Mot ala el-Asfalt'' () – named in the top 100 African books of the 20th century at the 2001

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. *''Jawabat Haraji il-Gutt'' (; 2001) – written in the form of an

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the work comprises letters exchanged between the cat Haraji, a worker on the

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and his wife at home. *''El Siral Hilaliyah'' (; 1980s) -it is the great Arabic Saidi Epic Poem Recollected in 5 Volumes and edited by him from different poets of Upper Egypt and for this work He was claimed as (Homer of Arabs) by some of his biographers, this work is not all of his Collection but a sum of it because his Manuscripts of Epic are about 15 Volumes every one has 700 pages(as the largest Arabic Poetic Work) and war transisted to the Sīra museum of his house by government.

Most famous poetry

*The allowed and prohibited *Death on the asphalt *Charged with forest cat *Earth and the children *The silence of the bell

Songs for many singers

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: Your son is proud of you (

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: "Ebnak Yoalak Ya Batal"), Every Time I Say I Repent (Et Touba), Love is Mine (El Hawa Hawaya), The Embracement of Lovers (Ahdan EL Habayeb), The Day Has Passed (Adda El Nahar), The Christ (El Maseeh) and many other songs. *

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: Under The Trees (Taht El Shagar). *

Najat Al Saghira Nagat El-Sagheera (; born Nagat Hosni Elbaba on 11 August 1938; alternative spelling: El Saghirah) is an Egyptian singer and actress. She retired from filming in 1976 and from singing in 2002. Nagat began her career at the age of five and retir ...

:
English Article titled “Who is Najat Al Saghira? “, 2015, Accessed 2015/08/28. The Eyes of The Heart (Eyon EL Alb). *

: Ya Asmarany el loon . *

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: Sometimes (Saat Saat). *

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: Lovers of course (Tabaan Ahbab). *

: From Beirut (Mn Bairout), I love you Egypt (Bahoaki Ya Masr). *

: Chocolate (Shokolata), All Things Reminds me (Kol EL Hagat), I am not Innocent (Msh Baryi2), Outside Windows (Barrah EL Shababeek), A Summer Moon (Amar Seify), Younis, My Heart doesn't seem like me (Alby Mayshbehnish), Oh Bird (Ya Hamam) * Cairokee: Ehna el shaab (We are the People)

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