Palestinian Poet

A Palestinian in the West Bank city of Ramallah is silhouetted by a billboard of poet <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEHST000512" title="Mahmoud Darwish" href="/topic/arts-culture/mahmoud-darwish-PEHST000512.topic">Mahmoud Darwish</a>, who died Aug. 9 in Houston at age 67. DarwishÂ’s body was brought home and buried amid thousands of mourners. Palestinian President <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEHST000003" title="Mahmoud Abbas" href="/topic/politics/government/mahmoud-abbas-PEHST000003.topic">Mahmoud Abbas</a> declared a mourning period of three days.

( Muhammed Muheisen / Associated Press )

A Palestinian in the West Bank city of Ramallah is silhouetted by a billboard of poet Mahmoud Darwish, who died Aug. 9 in Houston at age 67. DarwishÂ’s body was brought home and buried amid thousands of mourners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a mourning period of three days.

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