Qassim Haddad

Qassim Haddad (1948-) is a Bahraini poet, particularly notable within the Arab world. He published his first collection in 1970 and has since published more than 16 books, including a book of poetry and paintings Majnun Laila, and a book of poetry in collaboration with Saudi photographer Saleh al-Azzaz. In 2007, Haddad created controversy when he reworked the Arabic classics Layla and Majnun, with Marcel Khalife which fundamentalists believed undermined Islamic morals.^[1] Haddad is the co-founder and chairman of the Bahraini Writers' Union. Haddad's son Mohammed Haddad (born 1975) is a leading composer in Bahrain.

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