11 Facts About Qatari literature

Qatari literature led the Kharjite sect of Islam for a short period; his poems often glorified martyrdom.

Qatari literature would go on to form a close relationship with Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, then ruler of Qatar, and even composed eulogies praising him.

One of the first Qatari literature-born poets to leave an enduring impact on the peninsula's literary culture was Majid bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi, born in 1873.

Qatari literature expressed an interest in poetry since a young age, and his poems ranged in theme from war to his wife's death.

Qatari literature too wrote poems with a political slant, often about pan-Arabism.

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Mohammed al-Ajami, a 21st century Qatari literature poet, was noted for his political poetry that touched on subjects such as the Arab Spring.

Qatari literature was imprisoned in 2012 allegedly for publicly reading a poem in which he criticized Qatar's emir.

Qatari literature went on to publish several more short stories throughout the proceeding decades.

Similar to most Qatari literature women writers of the period, Umm Aktham was a vocal proponent of women's rights.

Qatari literature's wrote short stories criticizing Qatar's treatment of women, but offered fair criticisms of Western countries so as not to the draw the ire of conservatives.

Six new female Qatari literature writers published novels in 2014: Hanan Al-Fayyad, Sumayya Tisha, Amala Al-Suwaidi, Shamma Al-Kuwari, Muhsina Rashid, and Iman Hamad.