Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker (), Abu Fihr () was an Egyptian writer, poet, journalist and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic culture heritage.
Early life
Shaker was born on 1 February 1909 in
Alexandria
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, and died on 7 August 1997 in
Cairo
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.
Career
His thoughts and writings were based on the originality of the
Arabic culture
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. He wrote many books on Arabic language and culture including: A Message on The Way of Our Culture (Resala Fel Tarik Ela Thakafatena رسالة في الطريق إلى ثقافتنا), Al-Mutanabi المتنبي, Untruths and Tales (Abateel wa Asmaar أباطيل وأسمار), The Virgin Sagittarius ( Al-Qaws Al-AZraa القوس العذر. Most of his articles, which were published in different journals and magazines, were collected by professor Adel Solaiman Gamal in one book of 2 volumes titled: Jamharat Al-Maqalaat جمهرة المقالات .
See also
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Ahmad Muhammad Shakir
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir () (January 29, 1892, Cairo – June 14, 1958) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar of hadith. He is the son of Muḥammad Shākir ibn Aḥmad, an Islamic scholar of Al-Azhar University and elder brother of Mahmud Muhammad Sh ...
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1909 births
1997 deaths
Egyptian male poets
Muslim writers
20th-century Egyptian poets
20th-century Egyptian historians
20th-century Egyptian male writers
Writers from Alexandria
20th-century Egyptian journalists