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Fatima al-Taytun

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Fatima Ahmad al-Taytun (born 1962) is a Bahraini poet.

Al-Taytun was one of a generation of poets, many of whom have been found controversial by the government of Bahrain, that rose to prominence in the 1990s.[1] She teaches Arabic in primary schools, and is a member of the Family of Writers and Authors. She has published numerous collections of poetry, beginning in 1991 with Arsum qalbi (I Draw My Heart); other works include al-Awqat al-mahura (The Desolate Times, 1994) and Tygys al-'ishq (The Rituals of Love, 1996).[2]

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  1. ^ Nele Lenze; Charlotte Schriwer; Zubaidah Abdul Jalil (16 November 2017). Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture. Springer. pp. 205–. ISBN 978-3-319-65771-4.
  2. ^ Radwa Ashour; Ferial Ghazoul; Hasna Reda-Mekdashi (1 November 2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-554-7.