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Indiana University. Dept. of Near Eastern Languages
and Cultures
http://www.iub.edu/~arabic/bss/Badr_Shakir.htm
This site offers interviews and poetry. It has a comprehensive
biography of al-Sayyab, as well as an audio option that features
the poet reading some of his own works. You may have to download
an Arabic Reader to be able to view some of the site.
“Iraq Culture Nights.” EPIC. http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=274
This page has a few of Al-Sayyab’s
poems, as well as a short bio. The Education for Peace
in Iraq Center “promotes
freedom, security, and genuine democracy for the people of Iraq.
Founded in 1998 by American veterans and human rights advocates,
EPIC is the only Iraq-focused organization of its kind in Washington,
DC.”
Rakha, Youssef. “Badr
Shakir Al-Sayyab.” Al-Ahram
Weekly On-Line March 2004;
18-24. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/682/bo6.htm
An in-depth analysis of al-Sayyab’s
life and poetry. Al-Ahram is an on-line
magazine published in Cairo.
Sultani, Fadhil. “Badr Shakir Al-Sayyab:
One heritage for humankind.”
http://www.jehat.com/en/default.asp?action=article&ID=59
This short bio on Al-Sayyab was previously
published in Banipal magazine (Summer 1999). It is
accompanied by a few of Al-Sayyab’s
integral poems. Jehat.com is primarily focused on allowing
the world better access to modern Arabic verse.
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