Ghada al-Samman
Syrian writer and journalist
Ghadah Al-Samman is a Syrian writer, journalist and novelist born in Damascus in 1942 to a prominent and conservative Damascene family. Her father was Ahmed Al-Samman, a president of the University of Damascus. Wikipedia
Born: 1942 (age 82 years), Damascus, Syria
Spouse: Bashir Al Daouq (m. ?–2007)
Education: Damascus University (1963), Cairo University, and American University of Beirut
Parents: Ahmed Al-Samman and Salma Rweeha
Notable works: No Sea in Beirut; The Departure of Old Ports; Beirut Nightmares
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