Back حافظ إبراهيم Arabic حافظ ابراهيم ARZ İbrahim Hafiz Azerbaijani حافز ئیبراھیم CKB حافظ ابراهیم Persian Hafez Ibrahim Finnish Hafez Ibrahim French חאפז אבראהים HE Հաֆիզ Իբրահիմ Armenian Hafez Ibrahim ID
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| Native name | حافظ إبراهيم |
| Born | February 24, 1872 Dairut, Egypt |
| Died | June 21, 1932 (aged 60) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian  |
Hafez Ibrahim (Arabic: حافظ إبراهيم, ALA-LC: Ḥāfiẓ Ibrāhīm; 1871–1932) was a well known Egyptian poet of the early 20th century. He was dubbed the "Poet of the Nile", and sometimes the "Poet of the People", for his political commitment to the poor.[1] His poetry took on the concerns of the majority of ordinary Egyptians, including women’s rights, poverty, education, as well as his criticism of the British Empire and foreign occupation.[1][2]
He was one of several Egyptian poets who revived Classical Arabic poetry during the latter half of the 19th century. While still using the classical Arabic system of meter and rhyme, these poets wrote to express new ideas and feelings unknown to the classical poets. Hafez is noted for writing poems on political and social commentar.
- ^ a b Lababidi, Lesley (2008), Cairo's Street Stories: Exploring the City's Statues, Squares, Bridges, Gardens, and Sidewalk Cafés, American University in Cairo Press, p. 80, ISBN 978-9774161537
- ^ Kabha, Mustafa (2012), "Ibrahim, Hafiz", Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press, p. 127, ISBN 978-0195382075