Azhari Mohamed Ali (Arabic: أزهري محمد علي; born 19 November 1954), is a Sudanese poet and activist.[1]
Azhari Mohamed Ali | |
|---|---|
| Native name | أزهري محمد علي |
| Born | 19 November 1954 El Matamma, River Nile State |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Sudanese Arabic |
Ali was born on 19 November 1954 in the village of Al-Makniyah, El Matamma, River Nile State.[2] He lost his parents when he was only four years old, and started his life as a worker in the textile factory in Al-Hasaheisa; then formed a duet with Mustafa Sayed Ahmed and Wad Al-Maqboul.[3][2]
Ali wrote extensively about revolution and protesting.[4] A line from his poem was recited by the Alaa Salah, “The bullet doesn’t kill. What kills is the silence of people”,[5] which has been a well-known slogan chanted by protesters during the 2018-2019 Sudanese protests and earlier in the 2011–2013 Sudanese protests.[6] During the Sudanese protests in 2021, Ali was physically assaulted by the police.[7] According to Ali, the police chocked him with a flag he was carrying, beaten him with hands and batons, tore his clothes while shouting a torrent of hurtful and obscene phrases.[7]
Ali’s son, Zaryab, died on 10 July 2021 in Paris from cancer.[8] Ali’s brother died an year later in September 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ مجموعة إنسان, أزهرى محمد علي - الحلقة 27 (in Arabic), retrieved 2023-06-25
- ^ a b "الشاعر أزهري محمد علي ريحانة الشعر الحديث". سودارس. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Hamed, Sara (2021-05-08). "أزهري محمد علي: مصطفى سيد أحمد تركنا أمام لوحة عصية الرموز لم نستطع فك طلاسمها حتى الآن!!". صحيفة الصيحة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "أزهري محمد علي - عار القيادة العامة". الأنطولوجيا (in Arabic). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Online History Television (2019-04-19), 'Woman in white' Alaa Salah seeks removal of entire Sudan regime, archived from the original on 20 May 2023, retrieved 2023-05-20
- ^ Salih, Zeinab Mohammed (10 April 2019). "'I was raised to love our home': Sudan's singing protester speaks out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b "الاعتداء على الشاعر "أزهري محمد علي" وخنقه بالعلم الذي كان يحمله - النيلين" (in Arabic). 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "مبدعون سودانيون يواسون الشاعر أزهري محمد علي في وفاة نجله". صحيفة التغيير السودانية , اخبار السودان (in Arabic). 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "هلال :يشاطر الشاعر أزهري محمد علي الأحزان". المصدر برس (in Arabic). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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