Al-Sawwaf (Arabic: الصوَّاف) were a Druze family of chiefs active in Mount Lebanon and Wadi al-Taym in the late 15th–early 18th centuries. They were based...
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subdistrict of Bsharri alongside the Druze chief Zayn al-Din of the Sawwaf family. Philip Gemayel, Maronite patriarch from 1795 to 1796 César Gemayel...
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subdistrict of Bsharri alongside the Druze chief Zayn al-Din of the Sawwaf family. Pierre Gemayel was the founder of the Lebanese Kataeb party (Phalange)...
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Alam al-Din dynasty (redirect from Alamuddin family)
composed of the Arslans under Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din and the Druze Sawwaf family chiefs of Shbaniyya in the Matn. The Yaman stood in opposition to the...
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Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-07-03. al-Sawwaf, Mohammad (2010). موسوعة الأسر الدمشقية [Encyclopedia of Damascene Families] (in Arabic) (2 ed.). pp. 335–339...
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documentary that revolves around life in Gaza. Co-directed by Mohammed Sawwaf and Michael Winterbottom, Palestinian and British filmmakers respectively...
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recognition to the artist's legacy. The stamp was presented to Mr & Mrs Sawwaf and Kahil's family by Aouni Kaaki. 1984 - Best Arab Cartoonist of the year by the...
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Gaza over an eleven day period in May 2021. Gaza-based film-maker Mohammed Sawwaf was the other director and Kate Winslet provided the narration. It was released...
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Ma'n dynasty (redirect from The Maan family)
Arslan chief Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din of Choueifat in the Gharb, and the Sawwafs of Chbaniyeh in the Matn. Ali and Yunus defeated them in four engagements...
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year Muhammad led a raid against the Beqaa Valley with the Sawwaf and Abu al-Lama families of the Matn. As Fakhr al-Din's power in Syria grew, he was...
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Mundhir al-Tanukhi (section Background and family)
Tripoli-based Sayfas and their Druze backers, the Alam al-Dins of the Jurd, the Sawwafs of the Matn, and Mundhir's brother-in-law Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din of...
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Building, the Pierre Abu Khater Outpatient Building, the Wassef and Souad Sawwaf Building, the Medical Administration Building, the Halim and Aida Daniel...
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History of Sidon (section Rise of political families)
Arslan chief Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din of Choueifat in the Gharb, and the Sawwafs of Chbaniyeh in the Matn. Ali and Yunus defeated them in four engagements...
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Mulhim Ma'n (section Family and political background)
of the Tripoli region. The Ma'ns' Druze rivals, the Alam al-Dins, the Sawwafs of the Matn, and Sirhal Imad gained control of southern Mount Lebanon,...
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Arslan chief Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din of Choueifat in the Gharb, and the Sawwafs of Chbaniyeh in the Matn. Ali and Yunus defeated them in four engagements...
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Arslan chief Muhammad ibn Jamal al-Din of Choueifat in the Gharb, and the Sawwafs of Chbaniyeh in the Matn. Ali and Yunus defeated them in four engagements...
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Ahmad Ma'n (section Family background)
Ahmad and the Qays routed the Yamani Druze led by the Alam al-Dins and the Sawwafs of the Matn, prompting them to leave Mount Lebanon for refuge in Damascus...
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Beirut and the Sawwaf muqaddams of Chbaniyeh in the Matn nahiya east of Beirut. He also split Harfush ranks by allying with one of the family's chiefs, Shalhub...
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