A writer for Palestine

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Mahmoud Darwish was born in 1942 in Al -Birwah ,near Acre.When the Israelis attacked in 1948, his family were forced to leave an become refugees in Lebanon . They returned a year later , but their village had disappeared instead .a new Israeli settlement stood there .They were exiled to another village and Darwish grew up a refugee in his own land.

As a young man he joined a Haifa newspapers in 1959 . After he had been there for just  a year , he published his first book poetry . Ten years later , he  became the newspaper’s editor , but he continued his own writing too. His poems about the palestinian experience became internationally known . He used to travel -without  a travel permit -to give readings of poetry, but Israeli actions , including house arrest , made life very difficult . Finally , in 1970 , Darwish  left and went to Exile in Beirut . During the following 26 years , he lived in Cairo , London , Paris and Tunis and continued writing .

In 1996, thousands welcome his return . He was delighted that people had not forgotten him . He then became active in the government and he also did important cultural work in Ramallah and Amman until he died tragically early in 2008 .

By then  , he had published  over 30 books .Most were about Palestine and some had become popular songs . Many are also in English , So they are helping the word understand the palestinian  situation better .

https://quizlet.com/_89w73d?x=1qqt&i=1xcpl2

1. Where was Mahmoud Darwish born ?
2. What happened in 1948 ?
3. What did he publish ?
4. When did he go to exile ?

Language 

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http://linoit.com/users/beisan/canvases/Active%20voice%20-Passive%20Voice%20

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