the statue of Abo al-Alaa al-Ma'ari

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Al-Nusra Front destroys the statue of a famous poet for being “libertine”.

February 12, 2013  12:55 PM  
Section: Politics - Syria
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Syrian pages published yesterday on the social website “Facebook” an image about the statue of the poet Abu al-Alaa al-Ma’ari in Edlib “headless”

The image shows that the statue has been landed form that column that holds and it has been mutilated the inscription on its base.
According to the Lebanese Newspaper al-Safer, “an armed group has destroyed the statue”, while the electronic sites have pointed out that “fighters of al-Nusra Front has destroyed the statue of al-Ma’ari considering him as “Libertine”.
Abu Alaa al-Ma’ari is a poet, Philosopher and Syrian author. One of his most famous masterpieces is “Message of Forgiveness”.
 


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  • Reiner Zufall - Germany February 13, 2013 8:14 PM

    Sad story. But destroying a statue can\'t harm the immortal place this great Arabic philosopher, poet and philanthropist has in the world and among other outstanding men in the heart of mankind. This barbaric act is no more than a foolish attempt of uneducated fanatics who did better to study what he has written.