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Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist. His ideas played a significant…

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Mouneer Al-Shaarani is a Syrian graphic artist specialized in Arabic calligraphy. Al-Shaarani is known as…

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Alice Kandaleft Cosma was a Syrian diplomat and women's rights activist. She is recognized for…

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Adila Bayhum-al-Jazairi was a Syrian feminist, independence activist and philanthropist. She was a pioneer of…

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Nazik Al Abid known as the "Joan of Arc of the Arabs" was a Syrian…

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Mary Ajami was a Syrian journalist, poet and social rights activist who launched the first…

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Sultan al-Atrash was a Syrian nationalist revolutionary who led the Great Syrian Revolt against the…

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Shukri al-Quwatli was a Syrian politician and statesman who was the first president of post-independence…

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The Maronite League – ML is a private, non-profit and apolitical organization of Lebanese Christian…