Back يعقوب صنوع Arabic يعقوب صنوع ARZ Abu Naddara Yakub ben Rafail Sanu Catalan Yaqūb Şanū‘ CEB یعقوب صنوع Persian Yaqub Sanu Finnish Yaqub Sannu French יעקוב צנוע HE Յակուբ Սաննու Armenian Yaqub Sanu Romanian
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| Born | January 9, 1839 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 1912 Paris, France |
| Other names | James Sanua, Abu Naddara |
Yaqub Sanu (Arabic: يعقوب صنوع, ALA-LC: Yaʻqūb Ṣanūʻ, anglicized as James Sanua), also known by his pen name "Abu Naddara" (Arabic: أبو نظارة Abū Naẓẓārah "the man with glasses";[1] January 9, 1839 – 1912), was an Egyptian playwright writing in Arabic and other languages.[2] He was a pioneer of political satire and popular theater in Egypt.[3]
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- ^ Mairs, Rachel (2024). "James Sanua (Ya'qūb b. Rafā'īl Ṣanū') as Language Teacher". Al-ʿArabiyya: Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic. 57 (1): 59–75. ISSN 2375-4036.