Algeria and Palestine in the Poetry of Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ: Between Poetic Twinhood and the Experience of Struggle

Abstract

This paper examines the presence of Algeria and Palestine in the poetry of Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ through a
lens that brings together poetic twinhood and the lived experience of struggle. The poet gave voice to
his sincere national commitment by portraying the Algerian Revolution as a symbol of liberation and
triumph, and the Palestinian cause as an open wound embodying both tragedy and steadfastness.This
twinhood manifests in the unity of the poetic lexicon, where words such as martyrdom, land, blood,
and resistance recur throughout. It also appears in the symbolic linking of the two causes, the victory
of Algeria as the hope of Palestine, and the steadfastness of Palestine as the continuation of Algeria's
revolution.Ibn al-Shāṭiʿ's poems are distinguished by a clear balance between political commitment
and artistic beauty. He maintained a refined poetic language built on symbol, image, and metaphor,
making his resistance poetry a sophisticated artistic expression of Arab collective consciousness and
its aspirations for freedom.