Sabri Al-Haiki (; born 25 December 1961), also known as Sabri Abdulkarim Galeb Al-Haiki, is a Yemeni

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Biography

Sabri Al-Haiki was born on the 25th of December 1961 in

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(Aokaba),

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. He began his

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and

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life at the age of fifteen. He started

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his

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works and critical writings in official newspapers and specialized literacy

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s, such as the Egyptian

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poetry. He was a member of both the Union of Yemeni Writers and the

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, and was a founding member of the Yemeni Artists Syndicate. Sabri Al-Haiki was also responsible for editing art magazines and literary magazines in the

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in Yemen. His biography was published in the

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of the Almoheet, in the

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of Poets 1/6 from the Pre-

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to the year 2000 C2, and in the Dictionary of Writers 1/7 from the Pre-Islamic Period to the year 2000 C3. Sabri Al-Haiki was a founding member of the ''Modern art Group in

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, Yemen" (1992), one of the pioneers of the Yemeni theater, and the first academic in the field of

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. The

awarded him the honorary shield for pioneers of Yemeni theater with a cash prize in 2010. He is a member of the

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community.

Career

Sabri Al Haiki started writing in Taiz for the official

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of the Republic in 1978. He had a fixed column on the last page named 'Obsessions'. In 1979, Sabri Al-Haiki was a founding member of the Yemini Writers and Writers Union branch. During his studies, he secured a position with the

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, working in the morning and studying during the evening. He moved to Sana'a during the 1980s. He was the editor for the arts page in the Revolution newspaper. After completing high school, he received a scholarship to study drama from the state of

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. Then, in 1985, he returned to Yemen after receiving his

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in criticism and theatrical literature. In Yemen, he edited a literary magazine). He was also a founding member of the Yemeni Artists Syndicate in addition to being a member of the Union of Arab Writers. Sarbi Al-Haiki was the founding Member of the "Modern Art Group", which was founded in 1992 in Sana'a.

Education

* Bachelor of

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and Theatrical Literature, Higher Institute of Theatrical Art,

, 1985. * High Diploma and

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National Institute of Administrative Science,

, 1997. * Diploma, Drama and Criticism; Academy of Arts,

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, 2001–2003. *

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of Arts Dramatic; Academy of

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, Cairo, 2003–2006. * 2021 Ph.D.In Technicals of novel.

Scientific studies and research

• The problem of compatibility in the character of

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Hero 1985

, Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. (BA from the Department of

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and

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), published in the magazine

new in March 1998. • Administrative establishment in

applied to the General Organization of Theater and Cinema 1995 National Institute of Administrative Sciences

. • The technique features of Playwriting in Yemen,

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2006. • In addition to a large number of studies published in newspapers, magazines and cultural sites.

Works

Published books

Studies: Al-Haiki, Sabri. (2025) ''“The Philosophy of Substitution in the Holy Qur’an”. Annals of the Arts and Social Sciences 45, no. 668"''. University of Kuwait. Al-Haiki, Sabri. (2023). ''"Irony in the text. Annals of the arts and social sciences. Volume 44. Monograph 636."''

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. * Signifier and substitution in the sources of the text, Sana'a, Abadi Center for Studies and Publication, 2008. *

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in the Yemeni

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Text, Critics Make a Wave for the Sea, (in conjunction with a group of researchers),

, Yemeni

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and Writers Union, 2008. *Irony in the art of caricature, Naji al-Ali, (together with a group of researchers), ana'a Center for Yemeni Studies and Research, 2008. Texts: * Zaid Al-Moushaki, "A Historical Story of the Boys", on the Children's Book Series, Ministry of Information and Culture,

, 1983. (Novel). * Poetry in the Time of Chaos, 1985, Commercial Printing,

. Poetry * Abundance, 1990, the printing press of Akrama, Syria. (Poetry). * Fortune-Teller,

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1992. * L'ivre Caravane,

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, Sous le patronage de I'Unesco, 1993. * 2000 AD, anthology poems, in French, with some of the works of the pictorial images "Azabel and Les":

Peuple des Sables, "

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", LA RENAISSANCE LIVR, 2000. * Participation in (the dictionary of the Babtain contemporary

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poets). * Participation in the

of Poets 1–6 from the pre-Islamic to the year 2000, 2c. Participation in the dictionary of Writers 1–7 from the pre-Islamic to the year 2000, C 3. * 1995, Studied some of his

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, in some scientific messages and research, such as a doctorate, in stylistic in modern Yemeni poetry

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–

. Dr. Ahmed Kassem Al-Zomor. * Papers from the Abundance piography, (Novel), (Magazine, published the Yemeni Writers Union, June 2007). * Philosophy of substitution, 2007–2022.(Search is a refereed). * Irony in the text, 2013. (New Study).

Exhibitions

* January 1994, first personal exhibition (Damon Hall) sponsored by the

Bibliography

Sabri Haiqui
* 1997, Logo designer for The General Yemenian Book Organization. * 1997, Cover designer for HeelTaps,(Coffection of Poetry and Prose) by: Sulaiman al-Issa. * Manager of editing: Yemeni Culture Magazine, Year 11 Issue 66-67-68-69. 2002. * New Yemen Magazine, March 1988 Study of Adjustment Problem in character drama hero.P29-62. * 7 May 1987, interview in: Art Supplement United Arab Emirates newspaper. * 2007, Novel text, in: wisdom Magazine, published by the Yemeni Writers Union, June 2007. * Stylistic in modern Yemeni poetry, pp 308–316.‹Book› for "Dr. Ahmed Kassem Al-Zomor",(First edition),1996.

References

External links

Official website

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