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From: din@dasher.uucp (Dinesh Nettar)
Subject: Re: Padmanabapuram museum?
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, NJ
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 13:45:37 GMT

In article <1992Sep23.214133.9683@menudo.uh.edu> Venkatachalam Aruna <aruna@tree.egr.uh.edu> writes:
>
> When I was browsing thro' some book on India, there was a referral about
>the museum at Padmanabapuram. Where is this place located in Tamilnadu?
>Is the museum known for something? If so, what? Was it patronized by some
>king earlier?  Just curious. Anybody from that region?
>
>Venkat
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Padmanabhapuram is a small town in Tamilnadu
midway between Thiruvananthapuram
(Trivandrum) and Kanyakumari.  I have visited the place 
several years ago and there
is a palace maintained by the Kerala govt.

The palace and museum are interesting but not particularly
exciting.   It is probably worth a visit if you are
in that region.  I vaguely remember a nominal fee
being charged for admission.  The day and hour I went, there
were about 10 visitors from Kerala.

Dinesh Nettar
Newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Find this poem..... Vandu.............
From: cs_ponneraj@cs0.lamar.edu
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:52:59 CST

Hello ! guys !

	I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what is the 
complete poem.... The incomplete poem is below......


	Vandu kanakulai mandia kendai purandu purandada
	Aval mangulil vandu kalainthathu kandu Madhan silai vandoda
	Eni engithu kandula genpadum mendridai thindada
	..........
	................ pandthu payindrala.




	Thanks.
Raj.
From: rs6x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ranjith Ravindiran Suresh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.tamil
Subject: News on TN/AIADMK
Date: 6 Oct 92 00:18:10 GMT
Organization: Senior, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


* AIADMK Leader Defies Jayalalitha
 
TOINS, Madras, 2nd Oct
The senior AIADMK member and former minister, Mr K Rajaram, today
defied the party leadership by joining an anti-Jayalalitha activist
group led by Dr Subramaniam Swamy. If the idea is to have himself
expelled from the party, Mr Rajaram could not have thought of a more
blatant way of going about it. He made it clear that he would not quit
AIADMK on his own.
 
The former minister today showed up at a press conference addressed by
Dr Swamy and also signed a joint declaration by the five founder
members of the activist group listing Miss Jayalalitha's alleged
misdemeanours.
 
(The 21.30 TV news, on the 3rd Oct, said that Mr Rajaram has been
 expelled from the AIADMK)
From: fkittred@spchp11.BBN.COM (Fletcher Kittredge)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic,soc.culture.iranian,soc.culture.turkish
Subject: Re: Kosovo: The Next Battle Front in the Balkan
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:54:47
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., 10 Molton Street, Cambridge, MA
	02138
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In-reply-to: wmuhanna@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:17:17 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.221717.18196@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> wmuhanna@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Waleed A Muhanna) writes:

   Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic,soc.culture.iranian,soc.culture.turkish
From: hermi@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Lotfi Hermi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Two quick fixes for the middle east
Date: 27 Sep 1992 21:51:51 -0400
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
Distribution: world
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TWO QUICK AND EFFECTIVE FIXES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AS JAMAL EDDINE
AL-AFGHANI PROPOSES IN HIS KHATIRAT.


La tahsabanna al-majda tamran anta akiluhu
			lan tablugha -lmajda hatta tal'aqa assabira


...


La yslamu asharafu arrafi'u mina al-atha
		hatta uraqu ala janibayhi addamu
From: faris@sarcasm.trl.OZ.AU (Aziz Faris)
Subject: Re: Clinton and the Mideast
Reply-To: a.Faris@trl.oz.au 
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne,Australia
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 02:41:56 GMT

In article <1992Sep27.154922.17606@nysernet.org>, astein@nysernet.org (Alan Stein) writes:
|> 
|> How about in 1967, when Israel offered to return virtually all the
|> captured land in return for peace (but had its offer summarily
|> rejected by the famous three no's at Khartoum), or 1973, when Israel
|> returned significan amounts of land, both in the Sinai and Golan
|> Heights, in the expectation that it would lead to peace.
|> (Unfortunately, its hopes were dashed both times.)

The only reason that Israel offered that land back then, because Israel was
not able to occupy that land. It is one thing to control a piece of land
militarily and another thing to occupy physically. If your cliam is indeed
correct, then Israel should have no problem in returning those lands with
out whining and postponing the process until every one gives up. Israel now
has people that can occupy the disputed land, hence, it is not willing
to make the same compromises that you claim were made.

A.Faris
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: merigh@cpac.washington.edu (Mohamed Merigh)
Subject: Re: Arabic Name
Organization: Univ. of Washington, Seattle
	<1992Sep26.195639.1581@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 23:35:01 GMT



souissi@ec.ecn.purdue.edu (Ridha Souissi) writes:

>>
   I was joking when I suggested Mohamed because it violates all the
   above criteria, except number 3  :)
   The name Mohamed is a taboo in this country nowdays.  I know
   of people who feel ashamed to carry this name and they
   changed it to Mike, Moe, and Mohand (Moh&).  But that is their
   choice.

   Ridha
<<

Ridha,

	I often thought you were pretty open-minded.

        The name Mohand, for you own information is the
berber version of Mohamed.  However, I do not expect you, as an
Arab, to feel comfortable and recognize that Berbers are a
separate entity from the Arabs.  If you did feel comfortable with
the idea, you would not feel that using Mohand results from the shame
of using Mohamed.  I challenge you then to tell us how you feel about
the Berbers.  I do not expect much from you though: the same blood as
yours is running in Saddam's veins and he gassed his kurds.  What I'd
like to know is whether this attitude, which so permissive among Arabs,
is due to genetic or cultural reasons.  It sucks anyway.

Moh&
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: afadel@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ayman Fadel)
Subject: Nasiiha:  Let's Stop the Jokes About Each Other
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 23:51:30 GMT

salam

I would encourage everybody to stop discussing how bad 'X'
group of people are, or how bad this politician is.  Nor should
people question how "arab" or how "muslim" someone is
based on whether or not he supports a political viewpoint.

The reason is that 
    1)  It does no good.  laa yuqaddimu wa laa yu'akhkhir
    2)  It may divert us from the real task of working
to improve our situation.
    3)  It's not right to insult and mock people, even if they
have done very bad things.

It's all right to disagree and discuss these things, but let's
leave it at, "I disagree with the policies of Aal Sa~uud," or
"I feel Arabic should be the language of instruction at
Algerian Universities."

Please don't say things like, "Aaal Sa~uud are just gambling
alcholics" or "Your support of French as the language
of instruction means you're a Westernising collaborator."

Even if such things are true, it does no good to talk about
them in this manner.  It only makes people emotional.

I remind myself and everyone of what was narrated from
Ar-rasuul [salla allahu alayhi wa sallam]:

man satara ~awrat muslimin satara allahu ~awratahu yawm al-qiyaama

Whoever conceals the defect of a muslim, Allah will conceal
his defects on the Day of Resurrection.

salam
ayman


Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: marbm-b@ascii.co.jp (Marcos Bachir Mubaied)
Subject: Re: SAUDI ARABIAN Software jobs
Organization: ASCII Corp. Tokyo, Japan
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 09:20:50 GMT


aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu <Tue Sep 29 13:24:17 1992> writes:

>>3. Not of arabic or muslim origins.
>
>	That's 100% true - especially after the Gulf War - and
>	I have many people to support this.
>Anisa

	Could some one explain the reason for that? What are they affraid of?

Bashir Mubaied

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From: ahmad@ra.cs.umb.edu (Ahmad Hashem)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Re: 2 dead on my head
Date: 5 Oct 92 03:36:09 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston

In article <1992Oct2.153854.1@opie.bgsu.edu> bc205cs@opie.bgsu.edu writes:
>To Khaled Salah:
>   I am an American with ancestry from G.B., France, Germany, Native America,
>Ireland, etc.  Because of this, it may be natural for me to step out from
>behind the security of nationalism, but I really think that I would feel the
>same no matter what my background.  I like to regard myself as a human, rather
>than an American. 
>   You claim that your people will soon have their turn again, which I don't
>debate, but it pains me to think that everybody must take turns.  I will be the
>first to admit that the world I live in has benefitted greatly from
>Islam/Arab culture, and you would be a fool to deny that you have not gained
>from Western rationalism and humanism.  What I want to know, is who declared
>this a war, where we all take turns raping another culture and then claiming
>its ideals for our own?  Call me crazy, but I believe that there will come a
>day when we HUMANS will look back upon historical achievements as a HUMAN
>contribution, or if you prefer, something from Allah, but *please* don't tell
>me that you're something special because your ancestors used to rule the world. 
>I will feel proud when _I_ do something to feel proud of, and otherwise I will
>give credit to the HUMAN who outdid me.
>
>Abolish all borders!
>
>Joshua A.

Well said, Joshua.

Regards,
Ahmad Hashem
From: aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Re: How to Make Coffee. CORRECTION! CORRECTION! CORRECTION!
Date: 6 Oct 92 03:18:43 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <9210051415.AA21171@top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> kshammou@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Khaled J Shammout) writes:
>After consulting with my wife about how to make "Turkish Coffee" (or as we call
>it Arabic Coffee), I found out that I gave you the recipe of how to stay up 
>for a month.

:-)

>The correct amounts of sugar and coffee are as such:
>     1/4 to 1/2 small spoon of sugar
>     3/4 to 1 full small spoon of coffee
>        {of course it depends on taste}

But don't you serve the ahway after dinner - and more specifically
after the tea?

>Enjoy it and SAHTAYN.

'Ala albaq!

Anisa

Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: souissi@ec.ecn.purdue.edu (Ridha Souissi)
Subject: Mohand-Mohamed (Was: Re: Arabic Name)
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 00:57:03 GMT

In article <MERIGH.92Sep26153501@bailey.cpac.washington.edu> merigh@cpac.washington.edu (Mohamed Merigh) writes:
>
>
>Ridha,
>
>	I often thought you were pretty open-minded.

I think I still am.  That is why I said "that is their choice" at the end
of my message.  I really meant it.

>
>        The name Mohand, for you own information is the
>berber version of Mohamed.  However, I do not expect you, as an

I didn't know that.  I apologize.  Please don't take it personally.
BTW, is there a version of most Arabic names in Berber?
Also why should there be a Berber name for Mohamed?  or is it
after another personality, not Mohamed the prophet, PBUH.
Why isn't there a Pakistani version?, a Malay, a Persian?
an Afghan? a Nigerian? ...  I sincerely want to know.

>Arab, to feel comfortable and recognize that Berbers are a
>separate entity from the Arabs.  If you did feel comfortable with
>the idea, you would not feel that using Mohand results from the shame
>of using Mohamed.  I challenge you then to tell us how you feel about
>the Berbers.

First I repeat that I didn't know that Mohand is the Berber "version"
of Mohamed.  Second, I respect the Berbers as Berbers, not Arabs,
and I respect their culture/heritage.  I am not an Arab nationalist.
Most of the Berbers are Muslim, and that's what counts to me and
in the sight of Allah.

>I do not expect much from you though: the same blood as
>yours is running in Saddam's veins and he gassed his kurds.  What I'd

I think that you got carried away too much here.  This is the
problem: I make an innocent mistake and someone is ready to kill me.
It is this kind of misunderstanding and and impatience that is
hurting the Muslims.

>like to know is whether this attitude, which so permissive among Arabs,
>is due to genetic or cultural reasons.  It sucks anyway.
>

I think you made too wide a generalization and a prejudice about Arabs.

But seriously, let's get back to the issue, if you don't mind:
During you stay in the West, have you sincerely been embarrassed
to introduce yourself as Mohamed?  this is addressed to any Mohamed
or anyone who has a father/son named Mohamed and who may have
gone through this kind of situation.


>Moh&

Regards,

Ridha
Xref: sparky soc.culture.arabic:3940 soc.culture.asean:6365 soc.culture.asian.american:9223
From: asiddiqu@diana.cair.du.edu (ALTAF SIDDIQUI)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic,soc.culture.asean,soc.culture.asian.american
Subject: FLOOD RELIEF FUND
Date: 27 Sep 92 00:34:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

This is an appeal to all for humanitarian aid to "Flood affected people of
Pakistan". Recently, as you all might have known that Pakistan has been struck
by the worst floods of its history- the damage has been unprecedented where overtwo thousands are dead, about three million have been uprooted, the communication infrastructure has been severely damaged, more than 50% crops have been destroyed and disease is spreading in affected areas. The people of Pakistan are contributing a great deal of help, but damage being so vast requires our assistance.
Within USA, flood relief account has been opened at number of places where contributions can be deposited. In Denver (Colorado USA), the following people are
collecting flood relief fund. Contributions can be made in cash or through a
check payable to "Pakistan Flood Relief Fund".
1. Syed Nasir Ali (Phone:303-337-3093)
2. Tariq Niazi (Phone:303-363-0827)
	Address: 11494 East Center Ave.
	Aurora, CO 80012 USA
3. Mian Nawaz (Phone:303-680-5420)
With regards and love
May God Bless you all
Altaf.
Xref: sparky soc.culture.arabic:4035 soc.culture.lebanon:4171
From: ashraf@sce.carleton.ca (Ashraf Sharif Mahmoud)
Subject: Re: Poetry Request
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:45:54 GMT

nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Nabeel Ghuzlaan) writes:

>Can someone please post a part of Malik ibn irRayb's poem
>starting in:

>  'alaa layta shi^ree hal 'abeetanna laylatan
>        biwaadi l*gu*duu ozji lqiluu*su nnawaajiyaa
>   falayta l*gu*duu lam yuq*ta^i rrukbo ^or*duhoo
>        wa layta l*gu*duu maasha rrikaaba layaaliaa
>?



>** Spiritual Father of All Nightingales
>   "A *huraamon ^alaa balaabilihi ddaw*ho
>      *halaalon li*ttayri min kolli  jinsee?" --A. Shawqi

I will be happy to do that? Just send me your arabic writing rules so
that I would be able to write in the same language :-). Isn't this 
from his last poem that he said when death became close while he was
on his way back from Khurasan. 
As for the writing rules, I have a suggestion. Why don't we adopt the 
ARABTEX rules. I think most (some) already know this version of writing.
Another advantage is that you can easily obtain a really nice postcript 
printed arabic text if you have an acess to ARABTEX.   

Regards, Ashraf.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: kshammou@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Khaled J Shammout)
Subject: Winners of 1st Arabic Poetry Quiz !!!!!
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 17:35:49 GMT

>  Who said:
>
>sa'ahmilu ruhi 'ala rahati   wa'ulqi biha fi mahawi alrada
>fa'imma hayatun tusirru alsadiqa   wa 'imma mamatun yughithu al'ida
>                                                    ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^
>                                                     {to     {enemies}
>                                                     drive
>                                                     crazy}
>
> For extra points:
>When/where/ and how did he die?
>

The winner is Sandra Rayes (or shall I say her husband?).  Yes the poet is
Abdurrahim Mahmud who was born in 'anabta (Tulkarm), in Palestine in 1913.  He
died fighting for his beloved country in 1948 at the 'ayn al-Shajara battle.

Another sca reader,Ibrahim Babelli, was able to identify the poet by stating 
his last name only.

Mabruk!!!!

wa Salam
----------------------
Khaled Shammout
From: aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Re: To Martillo
Date: 6 Oct 92 03:06:26 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <saleem.71886620@court.ahmedi.kt> jaber@court.ahmedi.kt (Sheikh Jaber Subah) writes:
>
>Cee you in the movies.

Or in Taif?

Maybe the disqo is more your style, Jaber ...

Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: ronf@panther3.panther.mot.com (Ron Feigen)
Subject: Re: Quote of the Day
Organization: Motorola Panther Project, Chandler, AZ
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:46:53 GMT

>the Muslims.  They do have one big advantage, though: Christians in the Arab
>world have the right to go to Church on Sunday even though it's not an
>offical holiday.  I'm waiting for the American government to allow Muslims
>the right to take off work or public school to go pray.

They don't have any Jewish, Bahia, Buddist, Hindu, ect... holidays either.
This is not an anti-arab.  BTW, most employeers allow people to take off for
religious holidays.  You are also not forced to attend classes on these days
either.  The "fair" thing to do would to not have ANY religious holidays.  You
can expect to have EVERYONE take off foe EVERY holiday for EVERY religion.

>  I'm also waiting
>for the right for mosques to do adhan publicly.  For those of you who don't
>know, the adhan is a fundamental ritual (shi`ar) of Islam. Without the
>right to call people to prayer, mosques are not allowed to function in their
>normal way.

Stop waiting.  When they built the mosque in Tempe, AZ maybe 6-8 years ago, they
only "limit" one the calls to prayer was the volume of the loudspeaker.  They
had to comply with local zoning.  I don't recall it being much of a problem.

>
>Anyway, these are just some thoughts and I'm not claiming anything conclusive.
>It's just not a good time to be in the world if you're religious, and that's
>doubly true if you're Muslim.
                       ^^^^^^

Gee, how are religious Jews doing in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, ect... these days?

>
>					Was-salam,
>					Mohammad  


-- 

>
Ron Feigen
ronf@panther.mot.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Nabeel Ghuzlaan)
Subject: ELG's Claims (was Re: Arabic Names)
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:39:10 GMT

nkjle@locus.com (John Elghani/10000000) writes:

>In article <3959@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh) writes:

>Earlier Othman was expecting, and now nabeel is about to breast 
>feed, and I am going to the doctor to have a sonna gram for my 
>stomach, its kinda began to stick out.

   Why not go to the gym and work out?

>Now, cool it off you two.  *Jihad* is not here yet, and the 
>fight already begun.

   This is only warming up. When the real fight begins ... well
"^yoonak matshoof illa nnoor!"

>I think Anisa is perfect.

   Nobody is perfect and I am nobody, so figure out ...

>>That's fine.  As I said before, please do not mistake my
>>intentions.  I am not after you, and I certainly hope in
>		^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>		You better not, Mrs Elghani.  :)D :D ::) :D

>Just kidding, don't kill/flame meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pleeeeeeeeeeeaase!!.

>jle

   This was a fatal mistake. You do not kid with "banat innas,"
this is very serious. Sometimes we kid, but this time it
requires dead seriousness, let me show you.
   To be fair, we toss a coin, if it is
      heads: se is on hr own,
      tails: se goes with you,
      standing on its edge: se goes with me!
      
   If you want to be more fair to me you can bring a 3-faced
coin.


** "*hibbi *hibbi w ma^layki w ma t*kaafee shoo ma y'ooloo"

Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: jle@locus.com (John Elghani/10000000)
Subject: Re: Arabic Name
Organization: LC
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 05:32:33 GMT

In article <3877@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh) writes:
>In article <1992Sep25.193816.4393@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> ksalah@nyx.cs.du.edu (Khaled Salah) writes:
>>
>>souissi@ec.ecn.purdue.edu writes:
>>
>>>How about Mohamed :) :)
>Ridha

The most name I like is "Mahmoud".  That's the name of a person that's 
closest to me.

jle


>How about *uncommon* names, like Fatima or Khadija?  :-) :^} :"D

These are uncommon, are you crazy?  About 25 girls in my school were Fatima's.

jle
From: aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
Subject: Re: Arabic Names
Date: 29 Sep 92 02:44:50 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <1992Sep28.052536.2459915@locus.com> jle@locus.com (John Elghani/10000000) writes:
>In article<3874@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh) writes:
>
>>Good choice - so you are Abu Hisham
>>Anisa (Ohmjihad)
>
>Does this mean it is hopeless between you too?  :) :D :0 :_] {) &%*&^%^&%
>No compromise? HishamolJJihadi not will not do?.

After posting my little lecture to Abu Hisham, I hope that there is
some hope for him :-) in finding the right Muslim lady.  And I don't
think he could risk being married to someone like me - I'm too
radical and disobedient :-).

>jle  Abu-jle-Jr :)

May Allah bless you and grant everyone with what they hope
and dream - in this life and the Hearafter, insha'Allah.

Anisa
 


Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: rayes@Goat.mcs.kent.edu (Sandra Rayes)
Subject: Re: Arabic Names
Organization: Kent State University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 04:00:49 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.052536.2459915@locus.com> jle@locus.com (John Elghani/10000000) writes:
>In article <3874@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU> aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh) writes:
>>In article <nabeel.717403664@oracle.sce.carleton.ca> nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Nabeel Ghuzlaan) writes:
>
>>Good choice - so you are Abu Hisham
>>Anisa (Ohmjihad)
>
>
>jle  Abu-jle-Jr :)
>
Abu jle-jr!! :-) !  This is the best one!

But my vote (since some of us are counting) goes to 'Umar or Omar.
It is easy to pronounce in English (in fact a famous American 
general from WWII was Omar Bradley--my dad met him). It's Arabic, too.
I like the way it sounds.  But the real reason of course, is that's
the name *I* like, after my two favorite figures of Arab History:
'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (Radhi Allahu 'anhu) *and* 'Umar Al-Mukhtar
(Rahmatuallah 'alayhi) of Libya. 

Sandra, Um 'Umar (insha Allah!)



Newsgroups: soc.culture.arabic
From: rayes@Snake.mcs.kent.edu (Sandra Rayes)
Subject: Re: IT'S ARABIC POETRY QUIZ TIME ! QUIZ #2
Organization: Kent State University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:34:01 GMT


Quiz #2 for the Arabic Poetry Enthusiasts:


Who wrote the following:

Banat su'adu faqalbi al-yauma matbulu
Mutayyamun ithraha lam yufda makbulu
Wa ma su'adu ghadatal-bayni ithrahalu
'Ila al-ghannu ghadhidu at-tarfi makhulu

What was the occasion for this poem and the story behind it?

Sandra.

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