Muhammad al-Fayturi

Biography

Muhammad al-Fayturi, also spelled Muhammad al-Fītūrī, was a Sudanese and Libyan poet and writer born in Al Junaynah, Sudan. He grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, where he earned his bachelor's degree in Islamic Sciences, Philosophy, and History (1953). He is the author of nine poetry collections including ابتسمي حتى تمر الخيل (Smile Until The Horses Passes), أقوال شاهد إثبات (The Saying of Witness) _and عصفورة الدم (Bloody Bird), which was published in 1983. His debut poetry collection, _Songs of Africa (1956), explores the impact of colonialism on the collective African identity. al-Fayturi is known to use Sudanese-Arabic language within the language of Arabic poetry and his work reflects a source of tradition and cultural consciousness. He worked as a journalist and editor for an Egyptian and Sudanese newspaper and was also a member of the Arab Writers Union. He died in Rabat in 2015.

Birth Date

1936-11-24

Place of Birth

Death Date

2015-04-24

Libyan, Egyptian

Country of Nationality

Sudan, Libya

Languages Spoken

English, Arabic

Al-Azhar University, Cairo University

Poems

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. "To Two Unknown Eyes." _Poemist_, www.poemist.com/muhammad-al-fayturi/to-two-unknown-eyes. Accessed 25 April 2024.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. "Sorrows of the Black City." _Poemist_, www.poemist.com/muhammad-al-fayturi/sorrows-of-the-black-city/. Accessed 25 April 2024.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. "Sad Saturday Night." _Poemist_, www.poemist.com/muhammad-al-fayturi/sad-saturday-night. Accessed 25 April 2024.

Poetry Collections

al-Fayturi, Muhammad._ أغاني إفريقيا (The Songs of Africa)._ 1956.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Ashiq meen Afriqia عاشق من إفريقيا (Lover from Africa)_. 1964.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Azkor'inni Yaa Afriqia اذكريني يا إفريقيا, (Remember Me Africa)_.1965.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Seqoe't Dobshliem سقوط دبشليم, (Collapse of Doapashalim)_.1968.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Ma'zoffa lee Darawessh Matagool معزوفة لدرويش متجول, (The Lyric of Roaming Dervish)_. 1969.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Al-battel w'el thorra w'el Mshnaqeh البطل والثورة والمشنقة (Hero, Revolution and Gallows)_. 1972.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Agawall Shahid Atheba't أقوال شاهد إثبات, (The Saying of Witness)_. 1973.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Abtasami hatta tamo'r el-khail ابتسمي حتى تمر الخيل, (Smile Until The Horses Passes)_. 1975.

al-Fayturi, Muhammad. _Aesfoort el' daam عصفورة الدم, (Bloody Bird)_. 1983.

Speeches, Lectures, Interviews, Performances / Critical Articles, Media

_"_Muhammad al-Fayturi | Muhammad al-Fayturi's 85th Birthday." _YouTube_, uploaded by Doodle Catalog, 23 Nov. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ig6IWBwSk.

Salloum, Habeeb. "Muhammad Mftah Al-Fituri: The Arab-African Poet Of African Renewal." _Arab America_, 10 Aug. 2016, www.arabamerica.com/muhammad-mftah-al-fituri-arab-african-poet-african-renewal/. Accessed 25 April 2024.

Sources

’ABDUL-HAI, Muhammad. “Conflict and Identity : The Cultural Poetics of Contemporary Sudanese Poetry.” Présence Africaine, no. 99/100, 1976, pp. 60–81. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24350498. Accessed 20 June 2024.

Gillett, Katy. "Who is Muhammad al-Fayturi? Today's Google Doodle is Designed by Dubai Artist." The National News, 23 Nov. 2021, www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/2021/11/24/who-is-muhammad-al-fayturi-todays-google-doodle-is-designed-by-dubai-artist/. Accessed 25 April 2024.

"Google Celebrates 85th Birthday Of Late Sudanese Poet Muhammad Al-Fayturi." Sudan Now, 30 Nov. 2021, sudanow-magazine.net/page.php?Id=1401. Accessed 25 April 2024.

"Muhammad al-Fayturi." Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Fayturi. Accessed 25 April 2024.