In this podcast, titled “Desert Poets’ Society,” you will get to hear Ramzy interview “the acclaimed” Ustadhah Zainab on Arab poetry.
You’ll discover such things as:
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How poetry developed among the bedouins.
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Why the Arabs became poets.
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What muru’ah means and how it relates to poetry.
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The emotion and expressiveness of the Arabs.
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The meaning of the the pre-Islamic age of Jahiliyyah.
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What gazelles have to do with Arab poetry.
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The kind of poem to use to “dis” someone (hint: if you do it right, you can get away with a lot).
- The kind of Arab poetry that is analogous to modern-day anthems or football chants.
