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August 24, 2017

Paris: Family & Activists Mourn Death of Syrian Actress Fadwa Suleiman
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In Paris, friends and family members gathered for the funeral of Syrian
actress, activist and poet Fadwa Suleiman, one of the most recognizable
faces of the Syrian revolution. Despite being of Alawite descent, like
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Suleiman rebelled against the regime and
helped lead major nonviolent protests in Homs. She was pursued by state
security forces and forced to flee Syria in 2012. She died of cancer
last week at the age of 47. This is Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hummada.

Mazen Al-Hummada: "Fadwa is one of the brilliant Syrian women who have
given us a beautiful example of the Syrian revolution even though she
was somewhat considered part of the Assad regime, but she rebelled
against this regime after she saw her people demanding their freedom and
dignity, joining them and the revolution, even leaving behind her
popularity."



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