Tamim al-Barghouti
Professor, Georgetown University
Tamim al-Barghouti appears in the following:
Poetic Dissent & "Winter's Bone"
Friday, February 04, 2011
An Egyptian poet tells Kurt about the precarious position of artists in his embattled country. Debra Granik, director of the Oscar-nominated "Winter's Bone," discusses setting a film in the impoverished Ozark Mountains. And we begin a journey across America, following in John Steinbeck's footsteps.
Tamim al-Barghouti: Poet of the Revolution
Friday, February 04, 2011
The ongoing protests in Egypt are sparking more then just political and social unrest; the events in Tahrir Square are also inspiring new cultural creations. Egyptian poet and Georgetown University Visiting Professor Tamim al-Barghouti wrote a poem about the protests – roughly translated “Oh Egypt, It’s Close."
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