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Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ) (1906-1980) was a Palestinian poet .1Abu Salma was born in 1907 in Haifa . He studied law and worked in Haifa until April 1948 when the Israelis occupied the city. He then moved to Akka . Shortly he left Akka to Damascus . Abu Salma kept the keys to his house and office in Haifa hoping to return. He was a friend of Ibrahim Tukan . Their love of poetry and Palestine built their friendship. Abu Salma wrote about his love and yearning to Palestine . The Lotas International Reward for Literature in 1978 by The Association of Asian and African Writers. He was also given the title The Olive of Palestine. Abu Salma died in 1980.2
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Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ) ( 1906 - 1980 ) was a Palestinian poet . v t e
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Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ) (1906-1980) was a Palestinian poet . Abu Salma was born in 1906 in Haifa .He studied law and worked in Haifa in Palestine until April 1948.He then moved briefly to Akka and then to Damascus .
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Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ) ( ), (1909–1980) was a Palestinian poet .Abu Salma was born in Tulkarm , [Palestine].He studied law and worked in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine until April 1948.He then moved briefly to Acre and then to Damascus .He was a friend of Ibrahim Touqan .The Lotus International Reward for Literature in 1978 by The Association of Asian and African Writers.
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Palestinian poet Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ( ), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma ( أبو سلمى ), was a famous Palestinian poet and one of the Arab poets, was born in Tulkarm , and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization .He was the recipient of several awards and he chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.
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Palestinian poet Abd al-Karim al-Karmi ( Arabic : عبد الكريم الكرمي ), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma ( أبو سلمى ), was a famous Palestinian Arab poet . He was born in Tulkarm and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization . He was the recipient of several awards and was chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.
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famous palestinian poet and one of the arab poets
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famous palestinian arab poet
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