Published : 29-03-2019
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Husain Mufleh received on March 21, 2019, the Order of Cultural Merit for 2018 in Egypt during a celebration held by the Palestinian Cultural Assembly.
The honor was awarded to Mufleh in recognition of his outstanding literary career and his outspoken support for the Palestinian cause and the nation’s causes.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Mufleh thanked all those who stood behind the award.
Earlier this month, Mufleh received an honorary PhD in poetry from the International Academy of Arts and Media in Egypt.
“We’ve been severely affected by the New Nakba. We’re now like a bird sparrow dispersed by a bullet fired by the hunter. We’re scattered here and there and everywhere”, said Mufleh on the day he had received the honorary PhD. “Some of us fled to the country of snow and fog, others drowned at sea and were swallowed up by fish. Scores of others were sent to jail but have never come out of it. A heavy blow has been dealt to us…. But we should remain steadfast until the sun rises again.”
Mufleh was born in the Palestinian town of Samakh, in the Israeli-occupied Tiberias city. In 1948, he moved to Daraa city in Syria with his family following the wave of mass displacement which thousands of Palestinians had been subjected to at the hands of the Israeli occupation.
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Husain Mufleh received on March 21, 2019, the Order of Cultural Merit for 2018 in Egypt during a celebration held by the Palestinian Cultural Assembly.
The honor was awarded to Mufleh in recognition of his outstanding literary career and his outspoken support for the Palestinian cause and the nation’s causes.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Mufleh thanked all those who stood behind the award.
Earlier this month, Mufleh received an honorary PhD in poetry from the International Academy of Arts and Media in Egypt.
“We’ve been severely affected by the New Nakba. We’re now like a bird sparrow dispersed by a bullet fired by the hunter. We’re scattered here and there and everywhere”, said Mufleh on the day he had received the honorary PhD. “Some of us fled to the country of snow and fog, others drowned at sea and were swallowed up by fish. Scores of others were sent to jail but have never come out of it. A heavy blow has been dealt to us…. But we should remain steadfast until the sun rises again.”
Mufleh was born in the Palestinian town of Samakh, in the Israeli-occupied Tiberias city. In 1948, he moved to Daraa city in Syria with his family following the wave of mass displacement which thousands of Palestinians had been subjected to at the hands of the Israeli occupation.
