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Mumtaz Al-Bahra Syrian Visual Artist and Cartoonist (May 9, 1938 – January 16, 2017) Overview…

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Ghadah Al-Samman is a Syrian writer, journalist and novelist born in Damascus in 1942 to…

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Syrian writer and literary figure; sister of Ghada al-Samman; known for her contributions to Arabic…

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Nabil Suleiman is a Syrian writer and literary critic.Connection to DamascusStudied Arabic Literature at the…

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Egyptian poet of Syrian Damascene origin; one of the most prominent Arab poets of the…

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Saadallah Wannous was a Syrian playwright, writer and editor on Arabic theater. He was born…

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Muna Wassef is a Syrian Kurdish stage, film and television actress. She is also a…

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Marwan Kassab-Bachi was a Syrian painter. Born in Damascus, he first studied at Damascus University…

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The following is a list of some of the notable Egyptians, inside and outside of…