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Al Watan Al Akbar

Al-Watan Al-Akbar (Arabic: الوطن الأكبر, translated The Greatest Homeland) is a pan-Arab musical created in Egypt. The song was composed by the Egyptian Mohammed Abdel Wahab in 1960, and arranged by Egyptian composer Ali Ismael, with lyrics by poet Ahmad Shafik Kamal.[1]

History

It was composed to celebrate the union of Egypt and Syria into the United Arab Republic.[2][3][4][5] It also extolls the Pan-Arabist vision for a united Arab state.[6]

Lyrics

See also

References

  1. ^ Abdelmoez, Joel W. (2020-11-27). "Performing (for) Populist Politics: Music at the Nexus of Egyptian Pop Culture and Politics". Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 13 (3): 300–321. doi:10.1163/18739865-01303007. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. ^ Samia Mehrez (2010). Egypt's Culture Wars: Politics and Practice. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-977-416-374-6. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. ^ Mourad R. Haroutunian (2000). Media, politics, and religion in Egypt: an analysis of the impact of the relationship between government and religion on Egyptian media content, 1950-1995. M. Haroutunian. p. 8. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ Richard Long (2004). Bygone Heat: Travels of an Idealist in the Middle East. The Radcliffe Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-85043-662-2. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. ^ Charles William Richard Long (2001). Bygone heat: travels in the Middle East, Volume 2000. The Radcliffe Press. p. 97. ISBN 1-86064-593-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  6. ^ Abdelmoez, Joel W. (2020-11-27). "Performing (for) Populist Politics: Music at the Nexus of Egyptian Pop Culture and Politics". Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 13 (3): 300–321. doi:10.1163/18739865-01303007. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  7. ^ "Abdel Halim Hafez - الوطن الأكبر (El Watan El Akbar) lyrics + English translation". lyricstranslate.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.

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