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Abai (martyr)
Abai was a martyr in Syria.
Abai was a martyr in Syria.
Abda of Dair-Koni
Abda of Dair-Koni was a priest and abbot of the Christian church.
Abda of Dair-Koni was a priest and abbot of the Christian church.
Abdallah Marrash
Abdallah Marrash (May 14, 1839 – January 17, 1900), born Abdallah bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash (Arabic: عبد الله بن فتح الله بن نصرالله مراش), was a writer involved in various...
Abdallah Marrash (May 14, 1839 – January 17, 1900), born Abdallah bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash (Arabic: عبد الله بن فتح الله بن نصرالله مراش), was a writer involved in various...
Alees Samaan
Alees Samaan is the first woman to chair a parliament in the Middle East when in April 2005 chaired Bahrain's upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council.
Alees Samaan is the first woman to chair a parliament in the Middle East when in April 2005 chaired Bahrain's upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council.
Alexander of Hierapolis (Syria)
Alexander of Hierapolis was a bishop of Hierapolis Bambyce in Roman Syria.
Alexander of Hierapolis was a bishop of Hierapolis Bambyce in Roman Syria.
Aziz Al-Azmeh
Professor Aziz Al-Azmeh B.A. Hons.
Professor Aziz Al-Azmeh B.A. Hons.
Bassem Yakhour
Bassem Yakhour (باسم ياخور) (born on August 16, 1971, Damascus, Syria) is a prominent Syrian actor, writer and director.
Bassem Yakhour (باسم ياخور) (born on August 16, 1971, Damascus, Syria) is a prominent Syrian actor, writer and director.
Charles Ayrout
Charles Habib Ayrout (Arabic: شارل حبيب عيروط) was an architect practicing in Cairo and is considered as one of that city's Belle Epoque/Art Déco (1920–1940) architects for his landmark bu...
Charles Habib Ayrout (Arabic: شارل حبيب عيروط) was an architect practicing in Cairo and is considered as one of that city's Belle Epoque/Art Déco (1920–1940) architects for his landmark bu...
Christer Youssef
Christer Youssef (born December 1, 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder who is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF.
Christer Youssef (born December 1, 1987) is a Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder who is currently playing for Djurgårdens IF.
Christianity in Syria
Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population, the largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, closely followed by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, and t...
Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population, the largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, closely followed by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, and t...
Colette Khoury
Colette Khoury (Arabic,كوليت خوري) (born c. 1931) is a Syrian novelist and poet who is also the granddaughter of former Syrian Prime Minister Faris al-Khoury.
Colette Khoury (Arabic,كوليت خوري) (born c. 1931) is a Syrian novelist and poet who is also the granddaughter of former Syrian Prime Minister Faris al-Khoury.
Constantin Zureiq
Constantin Zureiq (قسطنطين زريق) (born Damascus 1909-2000) was a prominent Arab intellectual and academic, and one of the pioneering theorists of modern Arab nationalism.
Constantin Zureiq (قسطنطين زريق) (born Damascus 1909-2000) was a prominent Arab intellectual and academic, and one of the pioneering theorists of modern Arab nationalism.
Elias Karam
Elias Karam (الياس كرم) (born 1960) is a Syrian singer from Assyrian/Syriac ethnic origins, born in the city of Al-Hasakah in the Northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah.
Elias Karam (الياس كرم) (born 1960) is a Syrian singer from Assyrian/Syriac ethnic origins, born in the city of Al-Hasakah in the Northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah.
Elias Merkes
Ilyas Merkes is an Assyrian/Syriac-Swedish footballer from Syria, who plays currently for Kaveh Tehran F.C. in Iran.
Ilyas Merkes is an Assyrian/Syriac-Swedish footballer from Syria, who plays currently for Kaveh Tehran F.C. in Iran.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus (Εὐάγριος Σχολαστικός) was a Syrian scholar and intellectual living in the 6th century AD, and an aide to the patriarch Gregory of Antioch.
Evagrius Scholasticus (Εὐάγριος Σχολαστικός) was a Syrian scholar and intellectual living in the 6th century AD, and an aide to the patriarch Gregory of Antioch.
Faris al-Khoury
Faris al-Khoury Syrian Christian statesman, minister, Prime Minister, speaker of Parliament, and Godfather of modern Syrian politics; born in Hasbaya in today's modern Lebanon, it was then part ...
Faris al-Khoury Syrian Christian statesman, minister, Prime Minister, speaker of Parliament, and Godfather of modern Syrian politics; born in Hasbaya in today's modern Lebanon, it was then part ...
Francis Marrash
Francis bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash, also known as Francis al-Marrash or Francis Marrash al-Halabi, was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement.
Francis bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash, also known as Francis al-Marrash or Francis Marrash al-Halabi, was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement.
Gabriel Acacius Coussa
Gabriel Acacius Coussa (August 3, 1897 – July 29, 1962) was a Melkite Catholic archbishop, expert in canon law and cardinal.
Gabriel Acacius Coussa (August 3, 1897 – July 29, 1962) was a Melkite Catholic archbishop, expert in canon law and cardinal.
Gaby Jallo
Gaby Jallo is a Syrian-born Dutch footballer.
Gaby Jallo is a Syrian-born Dutch footballer.
George Moussan
George Moussan, born November 8, 1989, is a Syrian-Swedish professional football player.
George Moussan, born November 8, 1989, is a Syrian-Swedish professional football player.
George Tomeh
George J. Tomeh is an author, diplomat, and spokesman of the Arab cause in the United States.
George J. Tomeh is an author, diplomat, and spokesman of the Arab cause in the United States.
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Antiochian Orthodox Church, is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox...
The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, also known as the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Antiochian Orthodox Church, is an autocephalous Greek Orthodox...
Gregory Atta
Gregory Atta (b. 14 Apr 1815) was the Melkite Catholic archbishop of Homs.
Gregory Atta (b. 14 Apr 1815) was the Melkite Catholic archbishop of Homs.
Halim Barakat
Halim Barakat is an Arab novelist and sociologist.
Halim Barakat is an Arab novelist and sociologist.
Harith Gassani
Harith Gassani (Arabic,حارث الغساني) was an Arab Christian ruler of Syria.
Harith Gassani (Arabic,حارث الغساني) was an Arab Christian ruler of Syria.
Hilarion Capucci
Hilarion Capucci (born 2 March 1922, Aleppo, northern Syria) is the retired titular archbishop of Caesarea for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Hilarion Capucci (born 2 March 1922, Aleppo, northern Syria) is the retired titular archbishop of Caesarea for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Ibn Na'ima al-Himsi
Ibn Na‘ima al-Himsi was a Syrian Christian who belonged to the Al-Kindi circle of translators who rendered Greek texts into Arabic.
Ibn Na‘ima al-Himsi was a Syrian Christian who belonged to the Al-Kindi circle of translators who rendered Greek texts into Arabic.
Ignatius Abded Aloho II
Mor Ignatios `Abded-Aloho II Sattuf (1833 1915) was the 118th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1906 to his death in 1915.
Mor Ignatios `Abded-Aloho II Sattuf (1833 1915) was the 118th Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1906 to his death in 1915.
Ignatius IV of Antioch
Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All The East ( إغناطبوس الرابع هزيم، بطريرك أنطاكيا وسائر المشرق ) (born 1921) is the current primate of the "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch...
Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All The East ( إغناطبوس الرابع هزيم، بطريرك أنطاكيا وسائر المشرق ) (born 1921) is the current primate of the "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch...
Imad Chhadeh
Imad Chhadeh is an ethnic Assyrian footballer from Syria footballer currently under contract for Swedish side Assyriska.
Imad Chhadeh is an ethnic Assyrian footballer from Syria footballer currently under contract for Swedish side Assyriska.
Jack Kachkar
Jack Kachkar (b. February 19, 1963) is CEO of Inyx, Inc, a speciality in pharmaceutical company founded in 2003.
Jack Kachkar (b. February 19, 1963) is CEO of Inyx, Inc, a speciality in pharmaceutical company founded in 2003.
John of Damascus
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Joseph Atiyeh
Joseph Atiyeh (جوزيف عطية, born October 8, 1957) is a Syrian wrestler, and the winner of Syria's first Olympic medal.
Joseph Atiyeh (جوزيف عطية, born October 8, 1957) is a Syrian wrestler, and the winner of Syria's first Olympic medal.
Joseph Farah
Joseph Farah is an American author, journalist, noted homosexual, and editor-in-chief of the conservative website WorldNetDaily.
Joseph Farah is an American author, journalist, noted homosexual, and editor-in-chief of the conservative website WorldNetDaily.
Joseph Tawil
Archbishop Joseph Tawil (December 25, 1913 - February 17, 1999) was the Melkite Greek Catholic eparch for the United States, teacher and theologian.
Archbishop Joseph Tawil (December 25, 1913 - February 17, 1999) was the Melkite Greek Catholic eparch for the United States, teacher and theologian.
Jules Jammal
Jules Yusuf Jammal جول يوسف جمال was a Syrian military officer who killed himself in a suicide bomb attack during the 1956 Suez Crisis against western forces.
Jules Yusuf Jammal جول يوسف جمال was a Syrian military officer who killed himself in a suicide bomb attack during the 1956 Suez Crisis against western forces.
Justin Amash
Justin Amash,, (born April 18, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and member of Congress.
Justin Amash,, (born April 18, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and member of Congress.
Kevork Mardekian
Kevork Mardigian is an Syrian football Midfielder who played for Syria in the 1984 Asian Cup.
Kevork Mardigian is an Syrian football Midfielder who played for Syria in the 1984 Asian Cup.
Louay Chanko
Louay Chanko (لؤي شنكو; born 29 November 1979) is a Swedish-born Syrian footballer who plays in midfield for Syrianska in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Louay Chanko (لؤي شنكو; born 29 November 1979) is a Swedish-born Syrian footballer who plays in midfield for Syrianska in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Luke the Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist (, Loukás) was an Early Christian writer whom the Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
Luke the Evangelist (, Loukás) was an Early Christian writer whom the Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
Mardig Mardigian
Mardig Mardigian is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Riffa in the Bahraini Premier League.He is an ethnic Armenian, his father Kevork Mardigian is known as one of the bes...
Mardig Mardigian is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Riffa in the Bahraini Premier League.He is an ethnic Armenian, his father Kevork Mardigian is known as one of the bes...
Maryana Marrash
Maryana bint Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash, was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement.
Maryana bint Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash, was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement.
Mazhar Mallouhi
Mazhar Mallouhi (born 1935) is an Arab Syrian novelist and writer widely read in the Middle East.
Mazhar Mallouhi (born 1935) is an Arab Syrian novelist and writer widely read in the Middle East.
Michael Madanly
Michael Madanly is a Syrian basketball player who led the 2007 FIBA Asian championship in scoring with 33.1 points per game.
Michael Madanly is a Syrian basketball player who led the 2007 FIBA Asian championship in scoring with 33.1 points per game.
Michel Aflaq
Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, who is credited with being the ideological founder of ba'athism, a hybrid of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.
Michel Aflaq was a Syrian philosopher, who is credited with being the ideological founder of ba'athism, a hybrid of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.
Michel Kilo
Michel Kilo is a Syrian Christian writer and human rights activist, who has been called "one of Syria's leading opposition thinkers.
Michel Kilo is a Syrian Christian writer and human rights activist, who has been called "one of Syria's leading opposition thinkers.
Mikhail Wehbe
Mikhail Wehbe (ميخائيل وهبة) (born Damascus, February 27, 1942) is a Syrian diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations.
Mikhail Wehbe (ميخائيل وهبة) (born Damascus, February 27, 1942) is a Syrian diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations.
Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr., (born April 7, 1949) is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana.
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr., (born April 7, 1949) is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana.
Nadim Nassar
The Revd Nadim Nassar is the Director and Co-Founder of the Awareness Foundation, and co-author of the Awareness Course.
The Revd Nadim Nassar is the Director and Co-Founder of the Awareness Foundation, and co-author of the Awareness Course.
Najeeb Halaby
Najeeb Elias Halaby Jr. was a US businessman, government official, and the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
Najeeb Elias Halaby Jr. was a US businessman, government official, and the father of Queen Noor of Jordan.
Ninos Gouriye
Ninos Gouriye (born 14 January 1991 in Hengelo) is a Dutch footballer of Syrian descent and Assyrian ethnicity.
Ninos Gouriye (born 14 January 1991 in Hengelo) is a Dutch footballer of Syrian descent and Assyrian ethnicity.
Noura Rahal
Noura Rahal (نورا رحال) is a popular Lebanese/Syrian singer from Damascus, who has also had brief acting stints.
Noura Rahal (نورا رحال) is a popular Lebanese/Syrian singer from Damascus, who has also had brief acting stints.
Paul of Aleppo
Paul Zaim, known sometime also as Paul of Aleppo (Paul, Archdeacon of Aleppo) (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian Melkite clergyman and chronicler.
Paul Zaim, known sometime also as Paul of Aleppo (Paul, Archdeacon of Aleppo) (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian Melkite clergyman and chronicler.
Philip the Arab and Christianity
Philip the Arab was one of the few 3rd-century Roman emperors sympathetic to Christians, although his relationship with Christianity is obscure and controversial.
Philip the Arab was one of the few 3rd-century Roman emperors sympathetic to Christians, although his relationship with Christianity is obscure and controversial.
Pope Simeon I of Alexandria
Pope Simeon I of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 692 to 700.
Pope Simeon I of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 692 to 700.
Qestaki al-Homsi
Qestaki al-Homsi was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement, a prominent figure in the Arabic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and one of the first reformers of the traditional ...
Qestaki al-Homsi was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement, a prominent figure in the Arabic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and one of the first reformers of the traditional ...
Qustaki al-Himsi
Qusṭākī al-Ḥimṣī was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement, a prominent figure in the Arabic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and one of the first reformers of the traditional ...
Qusṭākī al-Ḥimṣī was a Syrian writer and poet of the Nahda movement, a prominent figure in the Arabic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries and one of the first reformers of the traditional ...
Rafik Schami
Rafik Schami (رفيق شامي) (born Suheil Fadél, 23 June 1946) is a Syrian-German author, storyteller and critic.
Rafik Schami (رفيق شامي) (born Suheil Fadél, 23 June 1946) is a Syrian-German author, storyteller and critic.
Riad Jarjour
Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour is a Syrian Christian clergyman who has served as General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches between 1994 and 2003.
Rev. Dr. Riad Jarjour is a Syrian Christian clergyman who has served as General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches between 1994 and 2003.
Robert G. Doumar
Robert George Doumar (born 1930) is a United States federal judge.
Robert George Doumar (born 1930) is a United States federal judge.
Robert M. Isaac
Robert Michael "Bob" Isaac (January 27, 1928 – May 2, 2008) was the Republican Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Robert Michael "Bob" Isaac (January 27, 1928 – May 2, 2008) was the Republican Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Roger Altounyan
Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan (1922–1987) was an Armenian physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a remedy for asthma.
Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan (1922–1987) was an Armenian physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a remedy for asthma.
Rosemary Barkett
Rosemary Barkett is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Rosemary Barkett is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Saint Abel (Syrian)
Abel is a saint of the Syrian Church.
Abel is a saint of the Syrian Church.
Saint Joseph of Damascus
Saint Joseph of Damascus (May 15, 1793 – July 10, 1860), born Joseph George Haddad Firzli (Arabic,جوزيف جورج حداد الفرزلي), was a Greek Orthodox Christian priest and educator w...
Saint Joseph of Damascus (May 15, 1793 – July 10, 1860), born Joseph George Haddad Firzli (Arabic,جوزيف جورج حداد الفرزلي), was a Greek Orthodox Christian priest and educator w...
Salom Rizk
Salom Rizk is a Syrian-American author, best known for his 1943 immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee, perhaps the best-known piece of Arab American literature in the middle part of the century.
Salom Rizk is a Syrian-American author, best known for his 1943 immigrant autobiography, Syrian Yankee, perhaps the best-known piece of Arab American literature in the middle part of the century.
Senharib Malki
Sanharib Malki Sabah سنحاريب ملكي, (born 1 March 1984 in Al-Qamishli) is a Syrian footballer of Assyrian/Syriac ethnicity, who plays as a striker for Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie and t...
Sanharib Malki Sabah سنحاريب ملكي, (born 1 March 1984 in Al-Qamishli) is a Syrian footballer of Assyrian/Syriac ethnicity, who plays as a striker for Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie and t...
Stephen of Hierapolis
Stephen of Hierapolis was a bishop of Hierapolis Bambyce, Syria, and the author of a hagiography of St. Golindouch.
Stephen of Hierapolis was a bishop of Hierapolis Bambyce, Syria, and the author of a hagiography of St. Golindouch.
Victor G. Atiyeh
Victor George Atiyeh (born February 20, 1923, in Portland, Oregon) is an American politician, elected the 32nd Governor of Oregon in 1978.
Victor George Atiyeh (born February 20, 1923, in Portland, Oregon) is an American politician, elected the 32nd Governor of Oregon in 1978.
Warren David
Warren David (born June 29, 1952) is a community leader and public relations advocate active in the Detroit Arab American community for more than 25 years.
Warren David (born June 29, 1952) is a community leader and public relations advocate active in the Detroit Arab American community for more than 25 years.
Yahya ibn Sarafyun
Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century) a Syrian physician, known in Europe as Johannes Serapion, and commonly called Serapion the Elder to distinguish him from Serapion the Younger, with w...
Yahya ibn Sarafyun (9th century) a Syrian physician, known in Europe as Johannes Serapion, and commonly called Serapion the Elder to distinguish him from Serapion the Younger, with w...
Yvonne Haddad
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (born in Syria) is Professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (born in Syria) is Professor of the History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.