Watan-It has now been six months since the forced disappearance of Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman Al-Qaradawi, who was deported from Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates on January 8, 2025, without any official statement disclosing his place of detention or clarifying his legal or health condition.
Al-Qaradawi, known for his opposition to authoritarianism, was arrested in Beirut on December 28, 2024, and handed over to the UAE despite human rights warnings. Since then, he has vanished under conditions described as “enforced disappearance” by 42 human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch. No lawyer, no trial, no family visits, and no formal charges.
According to human rights sources, Al-Qaradawi has reportedly endured physical and psychological torture and has been transferred to a medical facility under strict surveillance. UAE authorities have maintained complete silence regarding his fate.
Amid Arab complicity and international indifference, a painful question arises:Is Abdel Rahman Al-Qaradawi destined to share the fate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi?
عبد الرحمن القرضاوي… 6 أشهر في ظلام الزنازين.. اعتُـ.ـقل لأنه كتب، اختـ.ـفى لأنه تجرأ على قول “لا”.. لا محاكمة، لا زيارة، لا عنوان… فقط صمت إماراتي، وتواطؤ عربي.. شاعر يخـ.ـنق في العتمة… والعالم يتفرّج.. هل ننتظر نبأ اغـ.ـتـ.ـياله كما انتظرنا خاشقجي؟ أين أنتم؟ أين كلمتكم؟ أين… pic.twitter.com/Ad3Dk5JKIY
— وطن. يغرد خارج السرب (@watanserb_news) July 13, 2025
Has poetry become a crime in the age of normalization deals and political transactions?
Human rights organizations are renewing their calls for Al-Qaradawi’s immediate release and urging authorities to reveal his whereabouts—before his final poem is written on a silent wall that will never respond.
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