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Yassin al-Haj Saleh

Modern

Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a Syrian writer and leftist political dissident. He writes on political, social and cultural subjects relating to Syria and the Arab world.

Connection to Damascus

Lived in Damascus before exile; his wife Samira Khalil was abducted in Damascus in 2013; wrote extensively about the city and its transformation.

Known for

Leading Syrian intellectual and dissident; advocate for democracy and human rights.

Lifespan

1961

Biography

Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a Syrian writer and leftist political dissident. He writes on political, social and cultural subjects relating to Syria and the Arab world.