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Was an Brazilian journalist, dramatist, and lyricist, best known for his brief but fruitful collabor

Was an Brazilian journalist, dramatist, and lyricist, best known for his brief but fruitful collaboration with the Argentinian tango singer Carlos Gardel. Some of their best-known collaborations are the tangos Melodía de arrabal, Cuesta abajo, Soledad, Volvió una noche, Golondrina, Lejana tierra mía, Mi Buenos Aires querido, and El día que me quieras.

Was an Argentine writer and journalist linked to motor racing. He published articles on Spanish Civi

Was an Argentine writer and journalist linked to motor racing. He published articles on Spanish Civil War and biographical books on Juan Manuel Fangio and Carlos Alberto Reutemann. Also a columnist of sports magazines and of Buenos Aires' Diario La Nación. As a radio journalist, he took part of 'Sport 80' programme (Radio Mitre) and as a host of 'Otro automovilismo' broadcast on Radio Belgrano. He was awarded a 'Lobo de mar' prize in 1996 and he was a recipient of Konex Foundation diploma in 1997.

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it contain

Was a Victorian era English poet. His poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish, lesbianism and irreligion.

Is an academic and political writer on African and Islamic studies and global North-South relations.

Is an academic and political writer on African and Islamic studies and global North-South relations. He is an Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities and the Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at

An Iraqi novelist, essayist poet and script writer, regarded as the most significant novelist to eme

An Iraqi novelist, essayist poet and script writer, regarded as the most significant novelist to emerge in Arabic world in the last two decades[9]. He served as a soldier in first and second gulf war. Now he worked as a war correspondent covering the Middle East, and he is author of nine novels, many of which have won awards,his novels are quite unlike any other fictions in Arabic world of our day, and it produce many imitators.[1][2]

Was an Iranian rationalist of the twentieth century. Dashti was also an Iranian senator.Dashti stron

Was an Iranian rationalist of the twentieth century. Dashti was also an Iranian senator.Dashti strongly denied the miracles ascribed to Muhammad by the Islamic tradition and rejected the Muslim view that the Koran is the word of God himself. Instead, he favors thorough and skeptical examination of all orthodox belief systems. Dashti argues that the Koran contains nothing new in the sense of ideas not already expressed by others. All the moral precepts of the Koran are self-evident and generally acknowledged.

Is a Moroccan song-writer. Some of his songs include Yak a jarhi, Qitar Al Hayat, Kif idir a sidi, B

Is a Moroccan song-writer. Some of his songs include Yak a jarhi, Qitar Al Hayat, Kif idir a sidi, Bared ou skhoun and Ya dmouîi ya ghla ma âandi.

Is a Moroccan journalist of Berber origin, and is a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rig

Is a Moroccan journalist of Berber origin, and is a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights.He came from a modest family, was born in a small village near Al-Hoceima in north Morocco. He was schooled at the International Israelite Alliance which sponsored people from underprivileged backgrounds. He then passed his baccalaureate in Kenitra and Rabat. He then headed for France, where he pursued a literature major.

Was a highly influential Iranian revolutionary and sociologist, who focused on the sociology of reli

Was a highly influential Iranian revolutionary and sociologist, who focused on the sociology of religion. He is known as one of the most original and influential Iranian social thinkers of the 20th century, and has been called the 'ideologue of the Iranian Revolution'

Is an Iranian academic and educationist. He was President of the Iranian Academy of Sciences from 19

Is an Iranian academic and educationist. He was President of the Iranian Academy of Sciences from 1990-1998. He is currently Professor of Education at the Teacher Training University in Tehran.

Was a Moroccan, Berber, poet, historian, philosopher and critic. He was an active partisan for the r

Was a Moroccan, Berber, poet, historian, philosopher and critic. He was an active partisan for the rights of the Berbers in Morocco.»[2]. He has greatly influenced the cultural Berber movements.

Is a Moroccan writer of children's books and drama.

Is a Moroccan writer of children's books and drama.

An Iraqi father and Syrian mother who both came from Tikrit and Alia grew up in the capital Baghdad.

An Iraqi father and Syrian mother who both came from Tikrit and Alia grew up in the capital Baghdad. She is an Iraqi novelist, author and journalist living in exile in Paris, France. She holds an Naguib Mahfouz Award in Arabic Literature.[1] She is most notably known for her book Naphtalene, as it was widely acclaimed and translated.In 1982, after completing her degree in psychology from the University of Mustansiriya, which at the time she was working as editor-in-chief of Al Rasid magazine and editor of al-Fikr al-mua’sir magazine, she decided to move and live in Beirut, then Palestine and London and finally settling in Paris where she currently resides.

Is a Canadian short-story writer and three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fict

Is a Canadian short-story writer and three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction. Widely considered one of the finest living English-language short story writers,[citation needed] her stories focus on human relationships looked at through the lens of daily life. While most of Munro’s fiction is set in Southwestern Ontario, her reputation as a short-story writer is international. Her "accessible, moving stories" explore human complexities in a seemingly effortless style.[1] Munro's writing has established her as "one of our greatest contemporary writers of fiction," or, as Cynthia Ozick put it, "our Chekhov."[2]

Was an American playwright and author.Childress was born in South Carolina, but at age nine, after h

Was an American playwright and author.Childress was born in South Carolina, but at age nine, after her parents separated, she moved to Harlem where she lived with her grandmother. Though her grandmother had no formal education, she encouraged Alice to pursue her talents in reading and writing. Alice attended public school in New York for her middle school and high school education. She became involved in theater immediately after her graduation. In the 1940's, she studied Drama in the American Negro Theatre (ANT).

Was an American writer and poet.She became known as a campaigner for women's suffrage and published

Was an American writer and poet.She became known as a campaigner for women's suffrage and published a brilliant series of satirical poems in the New York Tribune. These were published subsequently as Are Women People?. These words became a catchphrase of

Is an American author and feminist.

Is an American author and feminist.

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea

Is an English poet.Oswald read Classics at New College, Oxford, has worked as a gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden, and today lives with her husband, the playwright Peter Oswald (also a trained classicist), and her three children in Devon, in the South of

Was a German music educator and composer. In 1999 she establishing the Alice Samter Foundation at th

Was a German music educator and composer. In 1999 she establishing the Alice Samter Foundation at the University of the Arts in Berlin to support music students at the university. She also donated funds to the Berlin State Library for the purchase of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn manuscripts.[2] Samter's family home was destroyed by a bomb during the war and she moved with her mother and adopted sister to an apartment in Berlin-Charlottenburg where she continued to live for the rest of her life. She was the subject of documentary films through West German Broadcasting (WDR), and her papers are housed in the Berlin State Library. She wrote her last song in 2003.[3]

Is a Portuguese children's book author. She graduated from the University of Lisbon with a thesis ab

Is a Portuguese children's book author. She graduated from the University of Lisbon with a thesis about Bernard Shaw's theatre. She worked as a teacher and as a journalist before devoting all her time to writing books for children. She has published alrea

An Argentine journalist and author.Dujovne Ortiz was born in Buenos Aires. She earned a degree in Ph

An Argentine journalist and author.Dujovne Ortiz was born in Buenos Aires. She earned a degree in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Buenos Aires and contributed to numerous Argentine periodicals. Forced into exile by the military dictatorship in 1978, she relocated to Paris. She contributed to Le Monde and became a literary adviser to the prestigious Gallimard publishing house. She received a fellowship from the Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 1986 and authored biographies on María Elena Walsh (1979), Diego Maradona (1993), and Eva Perón (1995). She received a Konex Award, the highest recognition in the Argentine cultural realm, for her career. Dujovne Ortiz lives in Toulouse, and her most recent books include El Arbol de la Gitana and Mireya.[1][2]

Is an Argentine author.Alicia Kozameh studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of Rosario

Is an Argentine author.Alicia Kozameh studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of Rosario from 1973 to 1975, and at the University of Buenos Aires from 1985 to 1987. Her studies were interrupted from September 1975 until December 1978 while she was detained as a political prisoner during Argentina's most recent military dictatorship. After her release, she continued to suffer constant repression and persecution, and was forced to go into exile in 1980, first in California, and later in Mexico.

Is a human rights activist, poet, and translator.After Argentinian President Juan Perón died, the s

Is a human rights activist, poet, and translator.After Argentinian President Juan Perón died, the students from the left of the Peronist political party organized with fervor within the country's universities and with workers, were persecuted and imprisoned.

Is a South African journalist currently working as deputy editor of the Cape Times.After matriculati

Is a South African journalist currently working as deputy editor of the Cape Times.After matriculating from Herschel Girls School she completed a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Cape Town. She then did a master's degree at the Sorbonne (Université Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne) in development economics.After working as a translator in Paris for several years she moved to Reunion Island in 1988 to work for Témoignages. Three years later in 1992, she started a job at The Argus (Cape Town) where she edited the business section before becoming assistant editor for Personal Finance (Cape Town).

Was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first p

Was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000. He was also the author of several books, most notably Islam Between East and West and The Islamic Declaration.