Al Khadra Mabrook | |
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Native name | الخضرة منت مبروك |
Born |
c. 1934 (age 89–90)
[1] Tiris |
Died | 2021[1] El Aaiún refugee camp, Tindouf, Algeria | (aged 86–87)
Pen name | Al Khadra |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | Sahrawi |
Genre | Sahrawi oral poetry |
Subject | Sahrawi resistance and struggle for independence |
Al Khadra Mint Mabrook ( Arabic: الخضرة منت مبروك; c. 1934 - October 2021), known as Al Khadra, was an internationally recognised Sahrawi poet.
Al Khadra was born circa 1934 in Tiris. [2] Her family were Bedouin and her childhood was spent moving through the region so her family could find grazing for their animals. [2] She learnt poetry from a young age by listening to others perform. [2]
The first poetry she learnt celebrated female beauty, but after the movement for self-determination from Spain started in the 1970s, her poetry changed to become socially conscious and celebrate the military achievements of the Polisario. [3] Al Khadra is one of several poets, whose work has become a vital part of cultural resistance for the Sahrawi people. [4] [5] She is the only female Sahrawi poet to have documented the Western Sahara War from 1976 to 1991. [6] Subjects of her poems include the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall, also known as the Berm; the Polisario's first tank; the refutation of "Moroccanisation" of her homeland; and providing fuel for "revolution". [4]
In 1975, she was forced to move to the Tindouf refugee camps by the Moroccan army. [3] In 2012 she was living in the El Aaiún refugee camp. [7]
Al Khadra died in October 2021. [8][ better source needed]
Al Khadra's granddaughter is the singer Aziza Brahim, who has performed poetry by her grandmother worldwide. [9] The album Mabruk is dedicated to Al Khadra and records her work with backing by electric guitars and drums. [6]
In 2012, Al Khadra was the subject of a documentary film entitled Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert, screened at the Africa in Motion Film Festival that year. [10]
Al Khadra Mabrook | |
---|---|
Native name | الخضرة منت مبروك |
Born |
c. 1934 (age 89–90)
[1] Tiris |
Died | 2021[1] El Aaiún refugee camp, Tindouf, Algeria | (aged 86–87)
Pen name | Al Khadra |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | Sahrawi |
Genre | Sahrawi oral poetry |
Subject | Sahrawi resistance and struggle for independence |
Al Khadra Mint Mabrook ( Arabic: الخضرة منت مبروك; c. 1934 - October 2021), known as Al Khadra, was an internationally recognised Sahrawi poet.
Al Khadra was born circa 1934 in Tiris. [2] Her family were Bedouin and her childhood was spent moving through the region so her family could find grazing for their animals. [2] She learnt poetry from a young age by listening to others perform. [2]
The first poetry she learnt celebrated female beauty, but after the movement for self-determination from Spain started in the 1970s, her poetry changed to become socially conscious and celebrate the military achievements of the Polisario. [3] Al Khadra is one of several poets, whose work has become a vital part of cultural resistance for the Sahrawi people. [4] [5] She is the only female Sahrawi poet to have documented the Western Sahara War from 1976 to 1991. [6] Subjects of her poems include the Moroccan Western Sahara Wall, also known as the Berm; the Polisario's first tank; the refutation of "Moroccanisation" of her homeland; and providing fuel for "revolution". [4]
In 1975, she was forced to move to the Tindouf refugee camps by the Moroccan army. [3] In 2012 she was living in the El Aaiún refugee camp. [7]
Al Khadra died in October 2021. [8][ better source needed]
Al Khadra's granddaughter is the singer Aziza Brahim, who has performed poetry by her grandmother worldwide. [9] The album Mabruk is dedicated to Al Khadra and records her work with backing by electric guitars and drums. [6]
In 2012, Al Khadra was the subject of a documentary film entitled Al Khadra: Poet of the Desert, screened at the Africa in Motion Film Festival that year. [10]