Fifth Floor

Poet, painter, lover: Kahlil Gibran


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A new musical called Broken Wings is on in London this week, based the life of Lebanese-born writer Kahlil Gibran. BBC Arabic's Nahed Najjar is a fan, and explains why Gibran remains so popular across the Arabic-speaking world nearly 90 years after his death.

Image: Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images

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