Mahdi Amel’s revival manifests ache for local revolutionaries | Al Akhbar English
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Hassan Hamdan, known as Mahdi Amel, is a mystery to those living outside of the region. A prolific individual, he was a poet, academic and a senior member of the Lebanese Communist Party. But it was his work as a Marxist theoretician – keen to incorporate its principles into the specific realities and particular contexts of West Asian society – that ensured his importance to Lebanon and other Arabic speaking communities.
In the ever-changing historical records of the world, there are countless stories of individuals who’s important life and influential work remain restricted to their communities, hidden from the mainstream spotlight that illuminates and immortalizes men and women, making them household names. Mahdi Amel is a classic example of those who remain in the shadows.