Thread by @rizk_rodrigue

May Murr (1929–2008) was a #Lebanese #professor, #historian, #writer, #poet, and #political #activist.Before taking up writing, May Murr taught several subjects at several universities and institutions in #Lebanon such as the Lebanese University and the Lebanese Military School.

She began professionally writing and publishing her works in 1967, as well as founding and presiding many cultural and social associations. She was a member of the Société des Gens de Lettres de #France and of the Société Teilhard de Chardin, headquartered in #Belgium.

She was also the President of the Academy of #Lebanese Thought and was a founding member of the political party the Guardians of the #Cedars. She figures among the #woman #poets in the Anthologie de la Poésie Féminine Mondiale. Many international critics have praised her #poetry.

Jean Cayrol wrote to her: 'May Murr, you are filled with poetry to infinity',while #Lebanese #poet Said Akl wrote, in 1967, an article entitled 'A woman invades the conscience of #Lebanon':

"May Murr in 'Elissa', a #Lebanese #Shakespeare, has imposed herself as the creator of the Lebanese drama and a giant among giants.May is one of the authors who can create something new with the strangeness of a unique treatment; and in the domain of beauty, she creates wonders."

May Murr has written more than 3,000 articles on several subjects with an emphasis on the problems of the family, womanhood and childhood, in most of the major #Lebanese newspapers and magazines.

She was the editor-in-chief of the weekly Lebnan since its creation in 1975 until 1982. She published in this weekly political articles, poems and extracts from Lubnaniyada, her epic poem in #Lebanese (of some 30,000 verses).

She published as well historical essays which allowed her to call the history of #Lebanon-#Phoenicia the Giant of Histories, and to entitle her works on the history of Lebanon in 12 volumes Lebanon-Phoenicia, Land of God.