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Tawfiq Ziad ( Arabic: توفيق زيّاد, romanized : Tawfīq Ziyyād; Hebrew: תאופיק זיאד, romanized : Ta'ufík Ziyád; 7 May 1929 – 5 July 1994), also romanized Tawfik Zayyad or Tawfeeq Ziad, was a Palestinian politician, poet, and activist best known for his advocacy for Palestinian citizens of Israel, [1] [2] and Palestinian revolutionary poetry. [1]
Jul 5, 2021 · Biography | A native of Nazareth, Tawfiq Zayyad is a prominent poet of resistance and scholar of Palestinian popular literature. Zayyad published several poetry collections, such as the 1966 diwan I Shake Your Hands, fervently.
Three Poems. Translated by Asia Bamia. I Shake Your Hands. I implore you, I shake your hands, I kiss the ground on which you tread, And I say: I will redeem you. I offer you my eyesight, The warmth of my heart I give you.
Oct 1, 2020 · Zayyad, born in 1929, was a committed communist leader and dominant political figure within Israel who embodied the struggle of Palestinian citizens of Israel while remaining...
Feb 2, 2021 · Tawfiq Zayyad (1929-1994) was a leader, a prominent Palestinian national poet, a communist, a native son and mayor of Nazareth and a member of Knesset for almost 20 years.
Tawfiq Zayyad (1929–94) was a renowned Palestinian poet and a committed communist activist. For four decades, he was a dominant figure in political life in Israel, as a local council member, mayor of Nazareth, and member of the Israeli parliament.
Jul 5, 1994 · Tawfiq Zayyad died on 5 July 1994, in a horrific car accident on his way back from Jericho, where he had been among those welcoming Palestinian president Yasir Arafat. Zayyad was one of the most courageous leaders of the Arabs of Palestine and one of the closest to people's hearts.
