Egypt Bids Farewell to People's Poet Negm

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AlJazeeraEnglish
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AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
3 December 2013
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Egypt, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Ahmed Fouad Negm, the Egyptian poet renowned for his sharp tongue and sarcasm, died early on Tuesday in Cairo at the age of 84 after a long battle with illness, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. His funeral ceremony took place at medieval Cairo's historic mosque of Imam Al-Hussien, after noon prayers. Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports from Cairo.

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