Arabic poetry

Form of poetry

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2023
Lubna of Córdoba
Spanish historian and novelist Jorge Lorente Pérez included a story about Lubna of Córdoba in his book '101 relatos de la enseñanza', specifically in the story 'The Infinite Multiplication Table'.
2021
Al-Khansa'
Yasmine Seale was announced as the translator for al-Khansa's work in the Library of Arabic Literature series.
2019
Lubna of Córdoba
A street in Cordoba was named 'Avenida Escriba Lubna' in commemoration of her work as a copyist, as part of the 'Women in the Streets of Cordoba' project by professor Inmaculada Serrano Hernández.
2019
Al-Khansa'
James Montgomery published 'Loss Sings' in the Cahiers Series, 32 by Sylph Editions, which likely relates to al-Khansa's poetry.

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