Affectionately referred to as “the poet of Arabism and Islam,” Ahmed Shawki wrote the lyrics of several songs performed simply by Mohammed Abdel Wahhoub, Abdo El Hamouli, Youssef El Manilawi, Malak, and Umm Kalthoum. His assortment of poetry, Al Shawkiyat, released in the beginning in 1890, continues to be a …
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