Homage to Said Akl

Not only he invented and encouraged the creation of a Lebanese language, but he also helped to found several Lebanese nationalistic movements which contributes to unitiy in the country and he also served in these movements.

Said Akl, a Lebanese prominent Lebanese poet, writer and ideologue, was born in Zahle in 1912. He is considered as - he actually is - one of the most important Lebanese modern poets.

He published the first book in Lebanese Yara in 1961, in addition to several books later on.