Fadwa Soliman

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Fadwa Soliman as actress in the Syrian television series Unshoodat Al Matar (2003)

Fadwa Soliman or Fadwa Suleiman ( Arabic فدوى سليمان, DMG Fadwā Sulaimān ; born on May 17, 1970 in Aleppo ; died on August 17, 2017 in Paris ) was a Syrian actress of Alawite origin. She became known as the leader of a mostly Sunni protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Homs . In 2011 and 2012 she was one of the most famous faces of the Syrian revolution.

Career as an actress

Born in Aleppo , Soliman moved to the capital Damascus to pursue an acting career. She has appeared in numerous plays, such as صوت ماريا (Voice of Mary) and ميديا (Media) , and in at least a dozen television shows, including يوميات أبوعنتر (The Diary of Abou Antar) and لسيدة الصغيرة (Little Women) . She also played an art teacher in an orphanage in القلوب الصغيرة (Little Hearts) , a television series that brought the issue of organ trafficking to the public and was broadcast on several Arab stations. At the Qabbani Theater in Damascus she played Nora or A Puppet's House in an Arabic adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's .

Role in the uprising in Syria

Since the beginning of the Syrian uprising on March 15, 2011, Soliman has been one of the few actresses to openly protest against Assad's government. Despite the risk of being killed or arrested, Soliman took part in demonstrations. She wanted to contradict the claim that the entire Alawi community, which represents 10% of the population, supports the Assad government. They also intended to rebut government statements that those who took part in the protests were either Islamists or armed terrorists. She appeared at some rallies calling for Assad to resign, along with professional footballer and resistance fighter Abdul Baset Al-Sarout .

Soliman was best known for her on-camera monologues, in which she called for peaceful protests across the country. "Religiously motivated violence in Homs would be worse if it weren't for Fadwa Soliman," said Peter Harling, Syria expert at the International Crisis Group . In a video message in November 2011, Soliman said security forces were searching buildings in Homs for her and using force to force people to reveal her hiding place. Soliman cut her hair short like a boy and fled house to house to avoid arrest.

On March 24, 2012, Soliman and her husband fled across the Lebanese border towards Europe. She has lived in Paris since April 2012, where she succumbed to long-term cancer in August 2017 at the age of 47.

Web links

Commons : Fadwa Soliman  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Syrian Observer . December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sam Roberts: Fadwa Suleiman, Actress and Voice of Syrian Opposition in Exile, Dies at 47. In: The New York Times. August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
  3. ↑ L'actrice et militante syrienne Fadwa Suleimane est morte . In: lemonde.fr . August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c Q&A: Syria's daring actress . Basma Atassi, Al Jazeera . November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ a b c Syrian actress treads new stage in Syrian protests . Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters . January 5, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fadwa Suleiman: Actress And Alawite Icon Of Syrian Revolt Warns Of Sectarian Violence . Amrutha Gayathri, International Business Times . May 31, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Actress icon of Syrian revolt warns of sectarian warfare . The Daily Telegraph . March 30, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Fadwa Suleiman: une pasionaria syrienne . Mohamed Abi Samra, Courrier International . February 16, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Fadwa Suleiman, pasionaria de Homs . Hala Kodmani, Liberation . December 24, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  10. ^ Fadwa Suleiman et ses espoirs pour la Syrie . March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fabian Schmidmeier: The activist Abdel Basit as-Sarout. In: The Orient. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .
  12. ^ Roula Khalaf (March 21, 2012) "Alawites trapped in existential struggle", Financial Times .
  13. ↑ Fadwa Sulayman syrian actress Announces a hunger strike . November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ Attempt to deceive with small freedoms . September 21, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Soliman, Fadwa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Suleiman, Fadwa; فدوى سليمان (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian actress and person in the Syrian Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH 17th May 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Aleppo , Syria
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 2017
Place of death Paris