Arab History via Damascene Street Signs Pt. 11

By sunbula


‘abd al-Karim al-Khalil. Born 1886. Among the Arab martyrs executed in Beirut in 1916. President of the Arab Literary Forum, that worked for Arab liberation from the Turks.


Sa’id al-’Aas (yes, pronounced “ass”). Leader, warrior, martyr. Born in Hama 1889. Participated in battles in al-Ghouta, Lattakia, Qalamoun, martyred in Palestine in the 1936 revolt.


Seifeddine al-Khatib. Born 1888. Pioneer of the Arab Renaissance. One of the martyrs of 6 May, 1916, when he was executed by the Turks in Beirut.

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