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The rebellion within: Assad's own Alawi sect turn on him
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[Al-Bawaba] - Rasha Omran, a Syrian prominent poet who has gained fame throughout Europe, has been focusing on the Syrian crisis since the beginning of the uprising. A few days after the start of revolution, Omran announced her support on her Facebook page.
Guardian: Syria: refugee crisis - Tuesday 4 September 2012
[The Guardian] - A group of female Syrian artists, writers and poets will begin a hunger strike in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo's Tahrir Square this evening, Ahram Online reports. They are said to include Syrian poets Lina El-Tabeeby and Rasha Omran
Dubious wisdom: Assad's waiting game - Yahoo News Singapore
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Syrian poet Rasha Omran once told me that Bashar al-Assad was "not a dictator, just a gangster boss". But he's not even that. What he is, a (dysfunctional) functionary.
Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Events
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An evening of poetry and music with Hala Mohammad, Monzer Masri, Rasha Omran and Lukman Derky and renowned oud player Attab Haddad was a resounding success.
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