Madrid, 21 May 1964: From Nizar to Salma; Qabbani’s great excitement at a recent trip to Tunisia, where he was taken aback by the quantity and ardor of his Tunisian fans; relation of a recent trip to Palma de Mallorca; discussion of Chopin and George Sand; Madrid’s summer heat; meeting with the new Spanish ambassador to Syria.
Notes:
From Nizār Qabbani to Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī, Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī papers, Ms.2019.005, Brown University Library
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Salmá al-Ḥaffār Kuzbarī (1923-2006), a Syrian scholar, feminist, writer, poet, and women ’s rights activist created this collection. Her writing and activism focused on the challenges of being a woman in the Arab world and draws from her own experiences. …
