Maria Alphaizuli or Mariam Bint Abu Ya'Qub was an 8th-century poet from Seville.
Living during the time of the Moors, she has been referred to as the Arabian Sappho. During her time, many women of the Andalusian area cultivated the arts. Some well-preserved examples of her work survive in the library of the Escorial.
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