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unusual facts about Adnan Al-Sayegh


Adnan Al-Sayegh

The poems upset the intolerant armed militia and al-Sayegh was threatened with death and with having his tongue cut out.


Adnan al-Ghoul

On 26 September 2003, he reportedly attended a meeting with Mohammed Deif, Ismail Haniya, one of Hamas' political leaders, and the organisation's spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yasin, when Israeli forces bombed the house where they gathered.

Among those weapons, anti-tank rockets such as the Al-Bana, the Batar, and later the Yasin were often used by Hamas in its attacks against settlements or Israeli soldiers in Gaza, as well as for defense purposes during IDF's incursions.

Adnan al-Janabi

Adnan al-Janabi is the father of Salam al-Janabi, better known as Salam Pax, whose English-language weblog "Where is Raed?" became famous at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Adnan Al-Shuaibat

As the referee of the match blew his whistle after the first 5 minutes to stop the match for Adnan to leave the field, Adnan gave the captain armband to his old international teammate Bashar Bani Yaseen as well as his #5 jersey to his young old teammate of Al-Faisaly Mohammad Muneer.

Daud as-Sayegh

As-Sayegh had sided with Iraqi Communist Party leader Fahd in the 1942 split in the party.

Ittihad ash-Sha'ab

After the minor splinter group of Daud as-Sayegh had been accorded the legal recognition of the name 'Iraqi Communist Party' in early 1960, the mainstream (and un-recognized) Iraqi Communist Party became informally known as the 'Ittihad ash-Sha'ab Party'.

Jill Carroll

On January 7, 2006, Carroll, along with an interpreter and driver, traveled to the Adel district of Baghdad to interview Adnan al-Dulaimi, a Sunni politician and leader of the Iraqi People's Conference.

Sunni political leader Adnan al-Dulaimi, whom Carroll was attempting to visit when she was kidnapped, gave a press conference on January 20, 2006, and gave the following statements.

League of Iraqi Communists

As-Sayegh had revolted against Fahd's leadership in the Iraqi Communist Party, accusing him of adventurism and undemocratic practices.

Victoria Clark

Along with performing, Clark teaches voice and studies acting at the Michael Howard Studios and voice with Edward Sayegh of New York and Los Angeles.


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