Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Arabic: عبد الكريم الكرمي), (1909–11 October 1980), known as Abu Salma (أبو سلمى), was a famous Palestinian poet and one of the Arab poets,[1] was born in Tulkarm, and was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was the recipient of several awards and the chairman of the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Journalists until his death.[2]
1980: Order of Palestinian revolution, by the president of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat.[7]
1990: Order of Jerusalem for Culture, Arts and Literature, by the president of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat.[3]
2015: Order of Palestine for Culture, Science and Arts, by the president of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.[8][9]
References
^"Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (1909-1980)". Institute for Palestine Studies. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ a b"Abdul Karim Karmi, 73, Dies: Palestinian Poet, Lived in Md". The Washington Post. 13 October 1980. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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^"Abdul kareem Al Karmi". all4palestine. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^"The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question – palquest. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^عبد الكريم الكرمي. Palestine News Agency (Wafa) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^المرسوم الرئاسي بمنح الشاعر الراحل عبد الكريم الكرمي (أبوسلمى) وسام الثقافة والعلوم والفنون بمستوى الإبداع. palestineremembered (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^عائلة الكرمي تقدم الشكر للرئيس محمود عباس على تكريم الشاعر أبو سلمى. alwatanvoice (in Arabic). 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
External links
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi.
Link to poem of "We Will Return", Abu Salma, 1951.