Qassim Haddad
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Qassim Haddad (born 1948) is a poet from Bahrain.
From a young age, Haddad was deeply involved in both poetry and political activism. His politics got him thrown into jail for five years, but it is his controversial poetry that he is most famous for. His numerous works delve into the dark side of a land without an open system of information and justice. He also has reworked traditional poems in ways that are at times shockingly sensual to a conservative Muslim audience. He helped found the Association of Writers in Bahrain, became editor of a leading literary journal, and held a position in the Directorate of Culture and Art at the Ministry of Information.
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