Abd al-Karim al-Karmi, also known as Abu Salma is of a noticeable position in the history of Palestine’s “resistance poetry”. He lived contemporarily with various generations of Palestinians before and after the establishment of the Zionist regime and was a standard-bearer among the resistance poets of Palestine who stood by the nation’s side and resisted at a time when it was common for the poets to praise kings and rulers.
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi’s poems are the voice and eloquent tongue of his nation that played a remarkable role against the colonization and Zionism when Palestine was under custody of Britain. In fact his poem is a more powerful weapon than those of resistance movement against the policies which are aimed at spreading Zionism in the Palestinian lands and onslaught of Palestinians.
Prior to formation of the Zionist regime, Abu Salma fought against the occupying enemy with his revolutionary poems and words and after that, he remained a cultural and revolutionary figure faithful to the goals of his nation and his homeland, Palestine. This loyalty is manifested everywhere in his poems through different ways such as provoking uprising, paying tribute to martyrs and their commemoration, depicting the enthusiasm for reaching the beloved, the homeland, or fiery odes in opposition of slavery, captivity and occupation of the homeland.
Al-Karmi’s works truly mirrors Palestine and its pains and grievances and shall be taken as a token of dignity and pride of the nation.
Rahmandoost, M., & Mojahed, M. (2013). Palestinian Issue in Abd al-Karim al-Karmi’s Works. Quarterly of Arabic Language and Literature, 9(1), 83-99. doi: 10.22059/jal-lq.2013.32179
MLA
Mojtaba Rahmandoost; Mokhtar Mojahed. "Palestinian Issue in Abd al-Karim al-Karmi’s Works", Quarterly of Arabic Language and Literature, 9, 1, 2013, 83-99. doi: 10.22059/jal-lq.2013.32179
HARVARD
Rahmandoost, M., Mojahed, M. (2013). 'Palestinian Issue in Abd al-Karim al-Karmi’s Works', Quarterly of Arabic Language and Literature, 9(1), pp. 83-99. doi: 10.22059/jal-lq.2013.32179
VANCOUVER
Rahmandoost, M., Mojahed, M. Palestinian Issue in Abd al-Karim al-Karmi’s Works. Quarterly of Arabic Language and Literature, 2013; 9(1): 83-99. doi: 10.22059/jal-lq.2013.32179
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