the de facto national anthem of Palestine until the country adopted an official one in 1996. In 2004, Iraq adopted the poem as its official national anthem. Many Palestinians still identify with "Mawtini" along with "Fida'i" and consider the former a sort of unofficial second national anthem of their country. See also List of notable people from Nablus List of Palestinians References External links 1905 births 1941 deaths Arab people in Mandatory Palestine Palestinian poets National anthem writers People from Nablus Ibrahim American University of Beirut alumni Academic staff of An-Najah National University Academic staff of the American University of Beirut 20th-century poets People educated at St George's School, Jerusalem Date of birth missing Deaths from ulcers