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Bahrain’s literary and cultural community was plunged into mourning today following the death of renowned poet, intellectual and folklore researcher Ali Abdullah Khalifa, widely regarded as one of the architects of the kingdom’s modern cultural renaissance.
Mr Khalifa, who passed away after a distinguished career spanning more than six decades, leaves behind an extraordinary legacy that shaped Bahrain’s literary identity and helped preserve the nation’s cultural memory for generations.
His passing marks the end of an era for Bahrain’s artistic and intellectual community, with tributes expected to pour in from cultural institutions, writers and poets across the Arabian Gulf, where he was celebrated as one of the region’s most influential literary voices.
Born in Muharraq in 1944, Mr Khalifa emerged as part of the founding generation of modern Bahraini poetry during the transformative cultural movement of the 1960s.
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