Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker (Arabic: محمود محمد شاكر), Abu Fihr (أبو فِهر) 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 .