Maḥmūd Muḥammad Shākir

Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker (1 February 19097 August 1997), also known by his kunya Abu Fihr, was an Egyptian writer, poet, journalist and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic culture heritage.

Early life Shaker was born on 1 February 1909 in Alexandria, and died on 7 August 1997 in Cairo.

Career His thoughts and writings were based on the originality of the Arabic culture. He wrote many books on Arabic language and culture including: A Message on The Way of Our Culture (Resala Fel Tarik Ela Thakafatena رسالة في الطريق إلى ثقافتنا), Al-Mutanabi المتنبي, Untruths and Tales (Abateel wa Asmaar أباطيل وأسمار), The Virgin Sagittarius ( Al-Qaws Al-AZraa القوس العذر. Most of his articles, which were published in different journals and magazines, were collected by professor Adel Solaiman Gamal in one book of 2 volumes titled: Jamharat Al-Maqalaat جمهرة المقالات . He was also known for his polemical blog.