Hussein Bin Hamza
was born in Al-Hassaka, Syria, in 1963. Since 1995 he has lived and worked in Beirut. He has worked as a journalist on cultural affairs for several newspapers, such as An-Nahar, As-Safir, Al-Balad, and now he works for Al-Akhbar. He has two collections of poetry. Selected poems are published in Banipal 33.
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Banipal No 33 Autumn/Winter 2008
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