SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Nazik al-Abid

1898 - 1959

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Nazik Al Abid (Arabic: نازك العابد; 1887–1959) known as the "Joan of Arc of the Arabs" was a Syrian women's rights activist, nationalist, and critic of Ottoman and French colonialism in Syria. She was the first woman to earn rank in the Syrian Army for her role in forming the Red Star Society, a precursor to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, during the battle of Maysalun. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nazik al-Abid is the 469th most popular social activist (down from 458th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Syria (down from 158th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Nazik al-Abid ranks 469 out of 840. Before her are Irom Chanu Sharmila, Mirabehn, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Pjetër Arbnori, Surya Sen, and Mary Edwards Walker. After her are Hereward the Wake, William Lloyd Garrison, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Donald Watson, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, and Sugathakumari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Nazik al-Abid ranks 200. Before her are Henry Luce, William Jordan, Yun Chi-young, Eduard Wiiralt, Dorothy Gish, and Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia. After her are Preston Sturges, Félix Sesúmaga, Hal Brown, Harry Patch, Harry Watson, and David Toro. Among people deceased in 1959, Nazik al-Abid ranks 148. Before her are Abdul Muis, Pierre Frieden, Sténio Vincent, G. D. H. Cole, Benjamin Christensen, and Adolf Lindfors. After her are Akaki Chkhenkeli, Antonio Campolo, Preston Sturges, Francis de Miomandre, Ruben Lagus, and Paul Rivet.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Nazik al-Abid ranks 166 out of 210. Before her are Rafik Schami (1946), Francis Marrash (1837), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), Burhan Ghalioun (1945), and Rezin (null). After her are Issam Zahreddine (1961), Ameen Rihani (1876), Suheil al-Hassan (1970), Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi (920), Zakaria Tamer (1931), and Ila-kabkabu (-1850).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Syria

Among social activists born in Syria, Nazik al-Abid ranks 3. Before her are Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882), and Muhammad Zaidan (1948). After her are Razan Zaitouneh (1977), Maryam al-Khawaja (1987), and Abdulrahman Akkad (1998).

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