Kamal al-Qassab
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Kamal al-Qassab
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Sheikh Kamel al-Qassab (1853–1954) was the founder of the Syrian Higher National Committee in 1919. He was born in Damascus, with ancestry from Homs. He was a religious scholar, and a former student of Muḥammad ʿAbduh (1849–1905) in Cairo. Al-Qassab became known for his public speeches against Ottoman corruption. He was arrested by the Ottoman authorities and imprisoned for several months After the First World War, he spoke against the British and the French, claiming their goal was to eliminate
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Syrian politician
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2023-10-07T02:42:46Z
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