احمد فؤاد نجم. أحمد فؤاد نجم… شاعرُ الثّورة

On the first occasion, Negm noticed that Imam took over an hour to tweak the strings of the Oud before starting his first demonstration to the new guest

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He was imprisoned for 3 years for counterfeiting form, during which he participated and won first place in a writing competition organized by the Supreme Council for the Arts

Negm was quick enough to sense that the blind Sheikh was a hidden treasure of Islamic literacy and music talent, and with his physical handicap, he could use the help of Negm's eyes and words

Awards [ ] In 2007, Negm was chosen by the Poverty Action as Ambassador of the poor.

الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة أحمد فؤاد نجم: Hamza Hendawi The Washington Post 4 December 2013• Negm was then appointed by the Egyptian government as a laborer in mechanical workshops
مــــــُكــــــنـــة الـــــفــــــاجـــــــومــــــــــي: He also became a regular poet on Egyptian radio
الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة أحمد فؤاد نجم: Negm's funeral took place in , Cairo

Early life [ ] Ahmed Fouad Negm was born in , , to a family of

When his father died, he went to live with his uncle Hussein in , but was placed in an orphanage in 1936 where he first met famous singer

Negm was also imprisoned several times due to his political views, particularly his harsh criticism of , and

After he was released, he was appointed as a clerk in the organization for Asian and African peoples

Hence, Negm proposed to stay in Imam's residence.

أحمد فؤاد نجم: As he recounted, his other rented room has properties worth 6 Egyptian pounds, thus if he threw away the key for his other room, the landlord was required three months before breaking into the room and possessing its content
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Ahmed Fouad Negm: Negm has been regarded as "a bit of a folk hero in Egypt

Negm took the risk, abandoned his rented room with its contents and stuck with Sheikh Imam from 1962 throughout 1995

Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer , as well as his patriotic and revolutionary poetry

Negm-Imam Duo [ ] The residence of Ahmed Fouad Negm in the poorest neighborhoods of Cairo, Egypt, exposed him to the most talented professionals such as Eissa, impoverished poets and artists

Negm lived in a small room on the rooftop of a house in el-Dakror neighborhood

Negm shouted "Allah" upon listening to Imam's singing and playing the Oud.

أجمل قصائد “شاعر الفقراء” أحمد فؤاد نجم: That was the spark that lasted 30 years of concerted writing by Negm, composing by Imam, and singing by the two combined
الأعمال الشعرية الكاملة أحمد فؤاد نجم: In 1945, at the age of 17, he left the orphanage and returned to his village to work as a shepherd
الشاعر أحمد فؤاد نجم: Like many poets and writers of his generation, he received his education at the religious Kutaab schools managed by