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Omar Abu-Riche ( , 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential Syrian poet known for his pioneering works.1Abu-Riche was born into a wealthy literary family in Manbij , near Aleppo . He received his educational upbringing in Syria and continued his tertiary studies at the University of Damascus . He also studied at the American University in Beirut in 1931 and later read chemistry at the University of Manchester but returned to Syria in 1932. While initially a fan of Abbasid poetry, he later looked for more independent voices in poetry and considered Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis to be the greatest love poem ever written. His favorite poets were Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe . He wrote the poem, "Khatam-ul-Hub" (The End of Love) and produced literary works and attended to his duties as Librarian of Aleppo , Syria. In 1949, the Syrian government appointed him ambassador to Brazil . As a diplomat until 1964, he was ambassador to Argentina , Chile , India , Austria , and finally the United States . His works included several volumes of poetry and poetic dramas .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Omar Abu-Riche ( ) (10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential Syrian poet known for his pioneering works. Abu-Riche was born in Manbij , near Aleppo . He received his educational upbringing in Syria and continued his tertiary studies at the University of Damascus . He also studied at the American University in Beirut in 1931, and later read chemistry at the University of Manchester , UK. Returning to Syria, he produced literary works and attended to his duties as Librarian of Aleppo , Syria. In 1949, the Syrian government appointed him ambassador to Brazil . As a diplomat until 1964, he was ambassador to Argentina , Chile , India , Austria and finally the United States . His works included several volumes of poetry and poetic dramas .
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Omar Abu-Riche ( ) (10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential Syrian poet known for his pioneering works. Abu-Riche was born in Manbij , near Aleppo . He received his educational upbringing in Syria and continued his tertiary studies at the University of Damascus . He also studied at the American University in Beirut in 1931, and later read chemistry at the University of Manchester , UK. Then he fall in love with Syrian lady, but during his stay in UK, he received news of her death.He become very disappointed and write MARSIA "Khatam-ul-Hub"(The end of Love). Returning to Syria, he produced literary works and attended to his duties as Librarian of Aleppo , Syria. In 1949, the Syrian government appointed him ambassador to Brazil . As a diplomat until 1964, he was ambassador to Argentina , Chile , India , Austria and finally the United States . His works included several volumes of poetry and poetic dramas .
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Omar Abu-Riche ( , 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was an influential Syrian poet known for his pioneering works.
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Syrian poet and diplomat Omar Abu Risha ( Arabic : عمر أبو ريشة ; 10 April 1910 – 15 July 1990) was a Syrian poet and diplomat.He served as the Syrian ambassador to the United States from 1961 to 1964 and was a renowned poet who lyricized Fī Sabīli al-Majd ( In Pursuit of Glory ) , Syria's de facto national anthem.
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influential syrian poet known for his pioneering works
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syrian poet and diplomat
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