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Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Tuqan ( Arabic : إبراهيم عبدالفتاح طوقان , romanized : Ibrāhīm ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Ṭūqān ; 1905 – 2 May 1941) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose work rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British mandate . Tuqan was the brother of fellow poet Fadwa Tuqan , whom he tutored and influenced; the two belonged to the prominent Tuqan family that governed Nablus during the 18th and 19th centuries. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry .
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Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Touqan ( , 1905–May 2, 1941) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose works rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British. Touqan was born in Nablus , Palestine during Ottoman times. He was the brother of poetess Fadwa Touqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry. Ibrahim belonged to the prominent Touqan family that governed Nablus for much of the 18th and 19th centuries. Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry .
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Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Touqan ( , 1905–May 2, 1941) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose works rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British. Touqan was born in Nablus , Palestine during Ottoman times. He was the brother of poet Fadwa Touqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry. Ibrahim belonged to the prominent Touqan family that governed Nablus for much of the 18th and 19th centuries. Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry .
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Palestinian poet Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Tuqan ( , 1905 – May 2, 1941) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose work rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British mandate .Tuqan was born in Nablus , Ottoman empire.He was the brother of poet Fadwa Tuqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry.Ibrahim belonged to the prominent Tuqan family that governed Nablus during the 18th and 19th centuries. Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry .
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Palestinian poet (1905–1941) Ibrahim Abd al-Fattah Tuqan (1905 – 2 May 1941) (also spelled Ibrahim Touqan and Ibrahim Toukan ) was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose work rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British mandate .Tuqan was born in Nablus , Palestine . He was the brother of poet Fadwa Tuqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry. Ibrahim belonged to the prominent Tuqan family that governed Nablus during the 18th and 19th centuries. Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry .
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palestinian nationalist poet whose works rallied arabs during their revolt against the british
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palestinian nationalist poet whose work rallied arabs during their revolt against the british mandate
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