Syria – Action Group
Death took away the Palestinian folk poet and fighter, Massad Arar, on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the age of nearly 90 in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria.
Mas’ad A’arar was born in the Palestinian village of Tarshiha in 1933 and spent his life in the Nairab camp in the city of Aleppo.
The late scholar was renowned for his research in Palestinian oral history and for writing and reciting folk poetry and zajal. He had several poetry collections and was a member of the Palestinian Arab Club, the Palestinian Memory House, the Return Cinema, and the Returnees Group in Aleppo.
Mas’ad Arar, who participated with the late leader in the battles to defend the revolution in September 1970 in Jordan, has passed away, leaving behind a rich cultural and artistic legacy that affirmed his commitment to the Palestinian cause throughout his career.