Ahmed Matar (Arabic: أحمد مطر, born 1954) is a revolutionary Iraqi poet who has been living in exile for decades, most recently in London. His poetry is very critical of dictatorial Arab rulers, especially the Iraqi rulers, the lack of freedoms, the use of torture and extrajudicial punishments, clinging to power at all costs, and the conditions of Arab societies. Early life. Matar was born in Tanoma, a small city in southern Iraq in Basra governance. He is the fourth of ten children. He is married and has three sons and a daughter. Poetry.
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Ahmed Matar (Arabic: أحمد مطر, born 1954) is a revolutionary Iraqi poet who has been living in exile for decades, most recently in London. His poetry is very critical of dictatorial Arab rulers, especially the Iraqi rulers, the lack of freedoms, the use of torture and extrajudicial punishments, clinging to power at all costs, and the conditions of Arab societies. Early life. Matar was born in Tanoma, a small city in southern Iraq in Basra governance. He is the fourth of ten children. He is married and has three sons and a daughter. Poetry.
