Abdallah Guennoun
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Abdallah Guennoun was a famous, and influential Moroccan essayist. In 1927 and 1928, he wrote a three-volume book titled An Nubûgh Al Maghribi ("The genius of Morocco"), where he assesses the excellence of Moroccan literature and philosophy.
Guennoun taught at the universities of Cairo
, Damascus
, Baghdad
, and Amman
.
Tánger: Madrasa al-Malik Fahd al-Uliyâ li-l-Tardjuma, 1991.
Abstract: Abdallah Guennun. Estudio biográfico y literario.
Guennoun taught at the universities of Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
, Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, and Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
.
On Guennoun
- CHAYBI, Ahmed. Al-Dirâsa al `adabiyya fî al-Magrib: Al-ustâdh `Abd`allâh Kanűn numudhadj,
Tánger: Madrasa al-Malik Fahd al-Uliyâ li-l-Tardjuma, 1991.
- HABABI, Fatima al-Djamiya al. Abd allâh Kanűn, Mohammedia: Mat:ba`a Fadhâla, 1991.
Abstract: Abdallah Guennun. Estudio biográfico y literario.
- HABABI, Fatima al-Djamiya al. Abd allâh Kanűn, Casablanca: Mu`asasas Űnâ, 1997.
External links
- Afrique info (in French) http://www.africinfo.org/index.asp?navig=personalite&no=16372&table=personnes&code=MA (retrieved Feb. 13, 2009)
- Tangier.free.fr (in French) http://tangier.free.fr/Documents/Abdallah_Guennoun.htm (retrieved Feb. 13, 2009)