Ramallah, Palestinian Territories
Poster depicting Darwish is held up during funeral in Ramallah
A poster depicting Mahmoud Darwish is held up during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah August 13, 2008. Palestinians gave their national poet Mahmoud Darwish what amounted to a state funeral in Ramallah on Wednesday, mourning a man who articulated their sense of loss, exile and defiance. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri (WEST BANK)