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Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes. " Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes ", also known simply as " Fleas ", is a couplet commonly cited as the shortest poem ever written, composed by American poet Strickland Gillilan in the early 20th century. [1] The poem reads in full: Had 'em.
Qatari literature traces its origins back to the 19th century. Originally, written poetry was the most common form of expression, but poetry later fell out of favor after Qatar began reaping the profits from oil exports in the mid-20th century and many Qataris abandoned their Bedouin traditions in favor of more urban lifestyles.
The literature of Bahrain has a strong tradition in the country. Most traditional writers and poets write in the classical Arabic style, contemporary poets that write in this style include Ali al-Sharqawi, Qassim Haddad, Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, and Ahmad Muhammed Al Khalifa. [ 1] In recent years, the number of younger poets influenced by western ...
Among the first Emirati poets to gain importance during the twentieth century were Mubarak Al Oqaili (1880–1954), Salem bin Ali Al Owais (1887–1959) and Ahmed bin Sulayem (c. 1905–1976). [ citation needed ] Three other poets of importance in the UAE were Khalfan Musabah (1923–1946), Sheikh Saqr Al Qasimi (1925–1993), a former ruler of ...
Sayyid Shubar ibn Ali ibn Mish'al al-Sitri al-Bahrani al-Ghurayfi (Arabic: السيد شبر بن علي بن مشعل الستري البحراني الغريفي) was a Bahraini cleric and rebel leader who attempted to overthrow Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa, Hakim of Bahrain in 1895.
Sheikh Isa bin Rashid bin Abdullah bin Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa bin Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (Arabic: الشيخ عيسى بن راشد بن عبد الله بن عيسى بن علي بن خليفة بن سلمان بن أحمد الفاتح بن محمد آل خليفة; January 1, 1938 – March 12, 2020) was a Bahraini poet.
In 1989, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai at the time, dedicated a poem from his first published collection giving her the sobriquet "Fatat Al Arab" instead of her original name "Fatat Al Khaleej" (Girl of the Gulf). Ousha's poetry works published in classical Arabic covered a variety of themes including patriotic ...
Died. 28 May 2002. ( 2002-05-29) (aged 94) Nationality. Bahraini. Occupation. Poet. Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh ( Arabic: إبراهيم العريّض, 8 March 1908 – 28 May 2002) [ 1] was a Bahraini writer and poet, generally considered to be one of Bahrain 's greatest poets and one of the leaders of the Bahraini literary movement in the 20th century.