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Where can I free myself of the homeland in my body?

Mahmoud Darwish

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Mahmoud Darwish
Age: 67 †
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Poet
Writer
Al-Birweh
M. Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish
Homeland
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