Maarouf Al Rasafi
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Maarouf Al Rasafi (Arabic: معروف الرصافي) was an Iraq
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i poet who was born in Baghdad
Baghdad
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 in 1875 and died in Baghdad
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Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

 as well in 1945. He has written many pieces, one of which was important towards the society and politics. One of his poems, 'A Praise to the Development of the Future' talked about how people are too proud of their history rather than developing their future. He was a student of the great poet Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi was a prominent Iraqi poet and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the greatest contemporary poets of the Arab world and was known for his defense of women's rights.-Biography:...

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