Career
He was one of a generation of poets who wrote their work in the Egyptian dialect rather than in Classical Arabic, the standard literary language. This literary stance was associated with a militant political engagement: Abnudi and other writers of this school sought to make their literary production part of the process of development and movement towards popular democracy in Egypt. He was formerly the husband of documentary and short film director Attiyat El Abnoudy.
He was the father of two children, Nour and Aya.
The allowed and prohibited
Death on the asphalt
Charged with forest cat
Writing
Mohamed Rushdie: Under The Trees (Taht El Shagar). Najat First Rate (at Lloyd's) Saghira: The Eyes of The Heart (Eyon EL Alberta).
Shadia: Ya Asmarany el loon. Sabah (singer): Sometimes (Saat Saat).
Warda First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazairia: Lovers of course (Tabaan Ahbab).
Majida El Roumi: From Beirut (Mn Bairout), I love you Egypt (Bahoaki Ya Masr). Mohamed Mounir: Chocolate (Shokolata), All Things Reminds me (Kol EL Hagat), I am not Innocent (Msh Baryi2), Outside Windows (Barrah EL Shababeek), A Summer Moon (Amar Seify), Younis, My Heart doesn"t seem like me (Alby Mayshbehnish), Oh Bird (Ya Hamam)
Cairokee: Ehna el shaab (We are the People).