Mubarkah Bent al-Barra
Mubarkah Bent al-Barra | |
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باته بنت البراء | |
| Born | 1956 [1] al-Mazarzara |
| Education | Higher Teachers’ School (MA) (1983) Muhammad V University (1987)[1] |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Arabic [1] |
| Genres | Poetry, Non-Fiction, Short Stories[1] |
| Notable works |
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Mubarkah Bent al-Barra (also known as Bat Bint al-Bura.’;[a] born 1956) is a Mauritanian poet and author.[1][2]
Biography
She was born and raised in al-Mazarzara, Ataklalat. al-Bura' has a Masters from Higher Teachers' School and advanced degree from Muhammad V University.[1] Her poetry and writing focuses on themes of Mauritanian culture, independence and history, and feminism.[2][3]
She has written one poetry collection, Taranim li-watan wahid (al-Wataniya Press, 1991); one novel, al-‘Ubur ila-l-jisr; one short story anthology, al-Azafir al-hamra’; and two non-fiction books, al-Bina’ al-masrahi ‘ind Tawfiq al-Hakim and al-Mar’a fi-l-mujtama‘ alMuritani.[1]
Taranim li-watan wahid was critically acclaimed and became well known in Mauritania. Her poetry has been studied and analyzed by scholars since, including Yansara bint Muhammad Mahmoud and Muhammad al-Hafiz ibn Muhammad.[3]
Awards and honours
She was awarded the Mauritanian Ministry of Culture Award for Best Poem in 1988, and the Alternative Song Festival Best Poem Award in 1989.
Work
Al-Barra has extensively researched the oral poetry of Mauritania; more specifically, she has studied the tibra, a form of love poem whose recitation is restricted to all-female gatherings. Some of these she has translated into French. Her collection Taranimli-Watanin Wahid (Songs for a Country for All) was published in 1992, and Al-Shi'r al-Muritani al-Hadith, min 1970 ila 1995 (Modern Mauritanian Poetry, 1970-1995) was published in 1998. Some of her poetry has been anthologised in English.[4] She also published a children's book, Hikayat Jaddati (My Grandmother's Tales), in 1997, and was co-editor of a volume of folktales as well. Al-Barra is prominent in Mauritanian cultural life, and has frequently attended literary festivals elsewhere in the Arab world.[4]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Achour, Radwa; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna (2008). Arab women writers: a critical reference guide, 1873-1999. Cairo: American university in Cairo press. p. 377. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9.
- 1 2 3 زهية, سويسي (15 September 2021). "الشعر النسوي في موريتانيا بين لأصالة والتحديث". مجلة علوم اللغة العربية وآدابها (in Persian). 13 (2). ISSN 2602-716X. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 "قراءة في ديوان الشاعرة الموريتانية مباركة بنت البراء "ترانيم لوطن واحد" / معاوية موسى ( الأردن ) - موقع الجسرة الثقافي". موقع الجسرة الثقافي (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Mbarka Mint al-Barra'". Retrieved 15 November 2016.