Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker (Arabic: ????? ???? ?????), Abu Fihr (??? ????), Egyptian writer, poet journalist and scholar of the Arabic language and Islamic culture heritage.
Shaker was born on 1 February 1909 in Alexandria, and died on 7 August 1997 in Cairo.
His thoughts and writings were based on the originality of the Arabic culture.
He wrote many books on Arabic language and culture including: A Message on The Way of Our Culture (Resala Fel Tarik Ela Thakafatena ????? ?? ?????? ??? ???????), Al-Mutanabi ???????, Untruths and Tales (Abateel wa Asmaar ?????? ??????), The Virgin Sagittarius ( Al-Qaws Al-AZraa ????? ?????.
Most of his articles, which were published in different journals and magazines, were collected by professor Adel Solaiman Gamal in one book of 2 volumes titled: Jamharat Al-Maqalaat ????? ???????? .