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Fadwa Tuqan was born on 1917 in Nablus, Mandatory Palestine, is a Palestinian poet (1917–2003). Discover Fadwa Tuqan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
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1917 |
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1917 |
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Nablus, Mandatory Palestine |
| Date of death |
12 December, 2003 |
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Nablus, Palestine |
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Israel
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Fadwa Tuqan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Fadwa Tuqan Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fadwa Tuqan worth at the age of 86 years old? Fadwa Tuqan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Poet. She is from Israel. We have estimated Fadwa Tuqan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
She contributed a Bahraini progressive journal, Sawt al-Bahrain, in the early 1950s.
Tuqan eventually published eight poetry collections, which were translated into many languages and enjoy renown throughout the Arab World.
Her book, Alone With the Days, focused on the hardships faced by women in the male-dominated Arab world.
After the Six-Day War, Tuqan's poetry focused on the hardships of living under the Israeli occupation.
One of her best known poems, "The Night and the Horsemen," described life under Israeli military rule.
Fadwa Tuqan (فدوى طوقان, also transliterated in Fadwa Tuqan, Fadwa Touquan and Fadwa Tuqan; 1917 – 12 December 2003) was a Palestinian poet known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry.
She has sometimes been referred to as the "Poet of Palestine".
Born in Nablus to the wealthy Palestinian Tuqan family known for their accomplishments in many fields, she received schooling until age 13 when she was forced to quit school at a young age due to illness.
One of her brothers, Ibrahim Tuqan, known as the Poet of Palestine, took responsibility of educating her, gave her books to read and taught her English.
He was also the one who introduced her to poetry.
Tuqan eventually attended Oxford University, where she studied English and literature.
Fadwa Tuqan's eldest brother is Ahmad Toukan, former prime minister of Jordan.
Tuqan's poetry is known for her distinctive chronicling of the suffering of her people, the Palestinian, particularly those living under Israeli occupation.
Tuqan died on 12 December 2003 during the height of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, while her hometown of Nablus was under siege.
The poem Wahsha: Moustalhama min Qanoon al Jathibiya (Longing: Inspired by the Law of Gravity) was one of the last poems she penned while largely bedridden.
Tuqan is widely considered a symbol of the Palestinian cause and "one of the most distinguished figures of modern Arabic literature."
