Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker


Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker, Abu Fihr was an Egyptian writer, poet, journalist and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic culture heritage.

Early life

Shaker was born on 1 February 1909 in Alexandria, and died on 7 August 1997 in Cairo.

Career

His thoughts and writings were based on the originality of the Arabic culture. He wrote many books on Arabic language and culture including: A Message on The Way of Our Culture, Al-Mutanabi المتنبي, Untruths and Tales, The Virgin Sagittarius ( Al-Qaws Al-AZraa القوس العذر. Most of his articles, which were published in different journals and magazines, were collected by professor Adel Solaiman Gamal in one book of 2 volumes titled: Jamharat Al-Maqalaat جمهرة المقالات.