Dr. Said Surayhi Al-Harbi

Dr. Said Surayhi Al-Harbi
Born	Said Musleh Said Surayhi Al-Harbi 1953 (age 67-68) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
🏳️ Nationality	Saudi Arabia
💼 Occupation
Notable work	Al-Ruwais. Abi Tammam’s Poetry Between Ancient Critic and Modern Critic Vision.

Said Musleh Said Surayhi Al Harbi (1373AH – 1953AD) is a scholar and a critic, one of the eloquent authors, has an excellent poetry. He is one of the literary pioneers generation in Saudi Arabia and one of the press pioneer in it. He is a member in The Cultural and Literary  Club Administration in Jeddah, Consultant Commission in Culture and Arts, and a supervisor in the cultural sections in Okaz newspaper. One of the symbols of modernity in the

Arab world.

He gave lectures in Arab and European capitals, and a jury member in Baland Al-Haidar, Al-Tayeb Salih, Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Al-Thubaiti, and Saddam Hussein Awards in the 1989 session.

He has books, including “ The Seduction of the Name: The Biography of Coffee and The Speech of Prohibition” , “ Al Ruwais “, and “ Writing outside the brackets” also he has a daily section in Okaz newspaper entitled: (It’s Your Opinion).

Biography

He studied elementary, middle, and high school in Jeddah, finished his university and postgraduate education (Arabic Language) at the College of Sharia and then at the College of Arabic at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. He worked in the education field for twenty years, two years in public education, and eighteen years at Umm Al Qura University. He worked for twenty eight years in journalism field between cooperator and free, during that time he supervised the cultural department, local and international affairs, and the executive sections of "Okaz" newspaper. He also worked as an assistant to the editor head of "Okaz" and contracted for daily corner as a writer for "Okaz" newspaper.

Publications

• Abi Tammam’s Poetry Between Ancient Critic and Modern Critic Vision.
• The Poetic Language Progress.
• Al-Ruwais.
• The Seduction of the Name: The Biography of Coffee and The Speech of Prohibition.
• The Writing Outside The Brackets.
• Flipping Wood Over Fire.
• Spelling Steps.
• Love and Madness: The State of Mind and The Authority of Love in Arabic Culture.

Said Surayhi’s book (The Writing outside the brackets) which was issued by the Jazan Literary Club in 1407 AH (1987 AD) , recording some of his lectures and critical reading. And the book – as its title reflects – it’s rich with different texts, and its leads to the differences activating that gives the individual, and grants distinction; because Al Suraihi believes that the creator's destiny is the continuously opposition to frames and brackets to assure the human independence and freedom; to establish a language that does not depend on the constants only when for the sake of sitting a new overcome outlook, from that point came his vision to the vision that included his sayings in this book that it was the vision which evaluate the human to face the group, and the creativity of the familiar.

And from Al Suraihi’s re-reading for Arabic culture, comes his book (The Veil of Habit, The Archeology of Generosity from discourse to Experiment) which issued by the Arabic cultural center, Al-Dar Al-Bayda, Beirut in 1996 AD; in this book he discussed the cultural speech which covered human needs, which appears from the experience, and what this speech practices as preventing values ​​and ideals of necessities which assures referring to generosity law. This work from Al-Suraihi was included under the reading of texts in the general cultural comprehensive context, and through its various transformations that reveal the absent and implicit in a cultural fabric speech.

His Literary and Cultural Experience

Surayhi was interested in literary and cultural field at early age. He issued (Echoes) newspaper, it is student’s newspaper for the Department of Arabic Language in 1393 AH. He lectured about free poetry when he was a sophomore year student at university, and he was also a member of its cultural committee. When he was a lecturer, he participated in the Marbad Festival entitled: (Sultan Alharf) in 1987 AD.

Surayhi’s tendency appeared through a new version and a new critical vision writing. So, his studies during master’s level adopted (Abi Tammam’s poetry between ancient critic and modern critic vision), and through this study Surayhi started to look to the text in a comprehensive way, so he focused on its language, and his own creation and what characterizes the poetic vision, In addition to embracing the human experience in its broad time. He also revealed his analysis which based on the text vision in a comprehensive way in a holistic manner while questioning its motion this was represented in Abi Tammam's departure from the usual and repeated pattern in the linguistic structure, Abi Tammam’s poetic production appeares different.

Surayhi’s participated in festivals and cultural and scientific symposiums including what was held in Saudi literary clubs and also what was held in the Saudi Cultural and Arts Associations. He also participated with work papers and researches in scientific symposiums which were held in In a number of European and  Arab capitals and cities. Surayhi's worked as a member in the Baland Al-Haidari Award which granted by the Assilah Festival for Arab Creators as a judge.

Look At

• Abdullah Al-Ghadami
• Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Zeer

External links

• Said Surayhi..journalist and critic

Sources

• Dictionary of Literature and Writers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Part (2), King Abdulaziz House, Riyadh, 1435 AH.
• Directory of Writers in the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, the assembled members of the Committee, 1428 AH / 2007 AD.
• Encyclopedia of Modern Saudi Arabic Literature, Dar Al-Mufradat, Riyadh, 1422 AH / 2001 AD.

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