Tamim al-Barghouti
Tamim al-Barghouti | |
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Tamim al-Barghouti | |
| Native name | تميم البرغوثي |
| Born | June 13, 1977 Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Poet, Writer, Political scientist |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Cairo University (BA) American University in Cairo (MA) |
| Period | 1990s–present |
| Genre | Poetry, Political Literature |
| Notable works | "In Jerusalem and Other Poems" |
Tamim Al-Barghouti (Arabic: تميم البرغوثي, born 13 June 1977) is a Palestinian-Egyptian poet, columnist and political scientist. Nicknamed the "poet of Jerusalem" (شاعر القدس), he is one of the most widely read poets in the Arab World. He received his PhD degree in political science from Boston University in 2004. He grew up in a family interested in Arabic literature. His father was the Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti from the Deir Ghassana village, and his mother is the Egyptian novelist and political writer Radwa Ashour.