Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh

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Ibrahim Al-Arrayedh
إبراهيم العريّض
British India
Died28 May 2002 (2002-05-29) (aged 94)
NationalityBahraini
OccupationPoet

Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh (

Bahraini literary movement in the 20th century.[2]

Biography

Al-Arrayedh was born in

Bombay, India to Bahraini parents on 8 March 1908.[2][3] In 1922, he visited Bahrain for the first time at age 14, where he started his education at the country's first school, the Hidaya al-Khalifa school though he did not permanently reside in the island. His parents remain unknown. He returned to Bombay in 1926 and enrolled at a local school where he earned his high school diploma. It was at this school that Al-Arrayedh studied Persian and the English language, alongside Urdu, and had expressed a deep interest in Urdu literature. He later studied Urdu literature at the Aligarh Muslim University.[3]

In 1927, Al-Arrayedh returned to Bahrain and was appointed as an English teacher in the Hidaya al-Khalifa school, a position he held for four years. He later became the deputy director of the Jafari school though he was forced to quit his job over disputes with the British colonial authorities. After this, he served as a

radio station. He later returned to Bahrain where he worked for the Bahrain Petroleum Company until 1967, when he retired.[3]

Poetry

Since the age of 18, Al-Arrayedh began writing poetry, with his first set of poems being published in

Bahraini government.[2]
Some of his most notable works include "To Bethlehem", a poignant poem that delves into the Palestinian struggle, reflecting his solidarity with the Palestinian cause, "Bitter Bread", a poem that talks about poverty and social injustice, (which are themes that are prevalent in many of his works), and "The Tragedy of Being", a reflective piece on the human condition and the complexities of existence. "Poems of Bahrain" is a notable collection of his poems that provides a deep insight into the cultural and social fabric of Bahrain.

He was also a noted reformer setting up a school, and was appointed head of the Constitutional Council by Sheikh

Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, who was responsible for developing Bahrain's Constitution in the early 1970s prior to independence from the United Kingdom.[3]

Death

Al-Arrayedh died in May 2002 at the age of 94, after suffering breathing problems.[citation needed] He was buried in the "Manama Graveyard" next to his daughter the late Layla Al-Arrayedh who died in 2001 just before her father died.[citation needed]

Legacy

Following his death, the King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, named one of the Kingdom’s most geographically important roads after him — opposite the Bahrain Financial Harbour.[2] In 2006, his old house, in Gudaibiya, in the capital city of Manama, was turned into a cultural centre, the Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Poetry House, open to tourists and as a meeting place for poets.[2]

In 2008, the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization held an exhibition in Al-Arrayedh's honour in its headquarters in Paris, France.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Fakhri, Abdulrahman (1 April 2005). "A living tribute to a legendary poet". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "إبراهيم العريض". Al Wasat. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ UN honour for Bahraini poet, Gulf Daily News, 23 June 2008.

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