Nāṣīf Yāzijī: Quick Facts

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Born	March 25, 1800 • Lebanon
Died	February 8, 1871 (aged 70) • Beirut • Lebanon
Subjects Of Study	Arabic literature

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Alaa al-Aswany

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Naguib Mahfouz

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Salwa Al Neimi

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Imruʾ al-Qays

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Nizār Qabbānī

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al-Maʿarrī

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Ṣunʿ Allāh Ibrāhīm

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Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli

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