English poet, novelist, performer, and cultural commentator. In 1983 he released his first poetry album, RASTA. Other albums include Free South Africa (1986), Back to Roots (1995), and Belly of De Beast (1996). His novels include Face (1999) and Refugee Boy(2001), both written for young adults. He self-published his first pamphlet of poetry, Pen Rhythm, in 1980. He then became involved with performance poetry, touring extensively in the UK. His subsequent collections of poetry include The Dread Affair: Collected Poems (1985), which contained a number of poems attacking the UK legal system; Too Black; Too Strong (2001); and We Are Britain! (2002). In 2003, Zephaniah turned down the offer of an OBE from the Queen, saying that it reminded him of thousands of years of oppression and brutality. Zephaniah was born in Black River, Jamaica. He moved to England when he was two and grew up in the Handsworth district of Birmingham. In 1979 he moved to London where he set up a housing cooperative and a bookshop. His television appearances include Dread Poets Society (1991) and Crossing the Tracks (1993); radio shows include A Night with Benjamin Zephaniah (1996).
Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England) is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer and dub poet. Zephaniah has said that his mission is to fight the dead image of poetry in academia, and to "take [it] everywhere" to people who do not read books. Zephaniah was born and raise... more.
Allama Iqbal, a renowned poet and philosopher, had three children. Their names were Aftab Iqbal, Javed Iqbal, and Muneera Bano. Aftab Iqbal followed in his father's footsteps and became a prominent scholar and academic. Javed Iqbal was a distinguished jurist and served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Allama Iqbal was born on November 9, 1877.
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Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah's birth name is Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah.
His full name is Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah - unusual?
Zephaniah was born and raised in the Handsworth district of Birmingham England, which he called the "Jamaican capital of Europe".
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Birmingham, England) is a British Jamaican Rastafarian writer and dub poet. Zephaniah has said that his mission is to fight the dead image of poetry in academia, and to "take [it] everywhere" to people who do not read books. Zephaniah was born and raise... more.
Iqbal dies.
Allama Iqbal died in 1938.
There are 15 chapters in Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal
Iqbal. has written: 'Complaint and answer'
the name of Allama Iqbal's mother was Immam Bibi.
iqbal escaped twice