![]() ![]() His poetry conveys deep Arab pride as well as sharp criticism of many aspects of Arab life and culture, such as the sexual double standard for men and women. In the 1980s, Kabbani wrote three volumes of poetry, titled “Trilogy of the Children of the Rocks” (1988), celebrating the teenage rebels of the Palestinian intifadah. He saw himself as a champion of women’s liberation and sexual freedom. In 1954, the Syrian parliament considered demoting him from his diplomatic post for the disrespect to religion some found in his poem, “Bread, Hashish, and the Moon,” but the motion failed.Īt the height of his literary career, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Kabbani, often writing in a female voice, expressed the joys of love and eros for a generation of men and especially women. Kab-bani’s poetry often incites rebellion against what he saw as repressive political and social mores. ![]()
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