عيد الشهداء
Martyr's Day is a national holiday in both Syria and Lebanon. On this day in 1916, seven prominent Arab leaders were executed by the Ottomans in Damascus and Beirut. They had refused to renounce their nationalist ideals and plans towards a democratic and independent Syria and were hung in public. The seven brave souls will never be forgotten:
- Abdelhamid al-Zahrawi
- Shafiq al-Muayyad
- Abdel Wahab al-Englizi
- Rushdi al-Shamaa
- Omar al-Jazairi
- Shukri al-Assali
We will honor our martyrs by reciting the names who have sacrificed for Syria, and show their families they are not alone and that the sacrifices of their sons and daughters, like those who came before them generations ago, will not be forgotten.
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