Fadwa Tuqan

Palestinien Poet (1917-2003)

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Born: March 1, 1917
Died: December 12, 2003
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1917

About Fadwa Tuqan

Fadwa Tuqan (Arabic: فدوى طوقان, romanized: Fadwā Ṭūqān; 1 March 1917 – 12 December 2003) was a Palestinian poet known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry. She has sometimes been referred to as the "Poet of Palestine". Tuqan's poetry is known for her distinctive chronicling of the suffering of her people, the Palestinian, particularly those living under Israeli occupation.

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The world when Fadwa Tuqan was born

Fadwa Tuqan was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fadwa Tuqan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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