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What would Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani say about Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s Unesco bid?

Ever wonder what would the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani say, if he were still alive, about Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s bid to lead Unesco?  Here’s one of his poems which my good friend Camille-Alexandre Otrakji kindly shared with me just now. The first stanza says it all:
Nizar Tawfik Qabbani
Would You Permit Me?
نزار قباني
Nizar [...]


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Muslims, Arabs and the Obama Campaign

Fear of an Obama Planet

Strike scuttles visit to the Saint

City in Pink

First Bombay day

India!