Ousha the Poet
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Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi (Arabic: عوشه بنت خليفة السويدي) also known as Fatat Al-Arab (Girl of the Arab), Ousha Al Sha'er (Ousha the Poet) is a legendary Emiraty poet from the United Arab Emirates
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Ousha was born and raised in Al Ain
and moved later in life to the emirate of Dubai
. Her outstanding talent in poetry has put her at the top of Arabic Nabati poets with a large number of poems sang by popular Emaraty and artists from Arabia.
In 1989, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
, Crown Prince of Dubai at the time, dedicated a poem from his first poetry publication giving her the sobriquet "Fatat Al Arab" instead of her original sobriquet "Fatat Al Khaleej" (Girl of the Gulf) in her honor. In 2010 she was awarded in Sharjah's Festival of Classic Poetry XI and later won the Abu Dhabi award handed by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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Ousha was born and raised in Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...
and moved later in life to the emirate of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. Her outstanding talent in poetry has put her at the top of Arabic Nabati poets with a large number of poems sang by popular Emaraty and artists from Arabia.
In 1989, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
, Crown Prince of Dubai at the time, dedicated a poem from his first poetry publication giving her the sobriquet "Fatat Al Arab" instead of her original sobriquet "Fatat Al Khaleej" (Girl of the Gulf) in her honor. In 2010 she was awarded in Sharjah's Festival of Classic Poetry XI and later won the Abu Dhabi award handed by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces .-Political and business career:...
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