Author: Magdalena Ebertz

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Fadwa Suleiman speaking by telephone to the Arab television channel Al Arabiya

The Syrian Actress Fadwa Suleiman

''I Became A Threat to the Regime''

Syrian actress and activist Fadwa Suleiman was one of the first Syrian celebrities to take to the streets to protest against the Assad regime. She is now in exile in France. Magdalena Ebertz spoke to her in ParisMore

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