![]() Barghouti’s journey spanned many countries, including Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.Īlthough his writing was rich and diverse, his autobiography “I Saw Ramallah”, published in 1997, achieved international status and was translated to many languages. The legacy that Barghouti left behind is extremely rich, not only because he was one of the most articulate defenders of the Palestinian cause, but because his writing has encapsulated the collective agony and sumoud, steadfastness, of the Palestinian people everywhere.Īside from the fact that he was a Palestinian icon in the fields of poetry and prose, his life story also served as a representation of the Palestinian shataat – diaspora. ![]() Mourid Barghouti is a renowned Palestinian poet who passed away on Sunday, February 14, at the age of 76, in the Jordanian capital Amman.īorn in the Palestinian village of Deir Ghassanah, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on July 9, 1944, Barghouti spent most of his life in exile. ![]()
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