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4 unusual facts about Barakat!


Al-Barakat

Mohammed Sulaymon Barre was a Somali, living in a Pakistani refugee camp, who worked for a Somalia hawala named Dahabshiil, that JTF-GTMO analysts asserted had ties to al-Barakat.

Barakat

Barakat!, 2006 French-Algerian film, directed by Djamila Sahraoui

Barakat is an alternate name for Abu Bara al Yemeni, who was one of Osama bin Laden's initial choices for 9-11 hijackers

Barakat, Inc., an American NGO working in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan


Amin J. Barakat

In 1977, Barakat and co-authors J.B. D'Albora, M.M. Martin, and P.A. Jose described four siblings with familial nephrosis, nerve deafness, and hypoparathyroidism.

Halim Barakat

Barakat has written about twenty books and fifty essays on society and culture in journals such as the British Journal of Sociology, the Middle East Journal, Mawakif and al-Mustaqbal al-Arabi.

Imad al-Din

Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, also known as Abu Dahdah, Syrian-born Spaniard sentenced to prison in Spain for his part in the September 11, 2001 attacks

Melhem Barakat

Melhem Barakat, a Lebanese singer, was born in 1945 in Kfarshima, Lebanon.

Studio El Fan

Created by Alfred Barakat and Simon Asmar, the show is credited for being the launching platform for many of today's Lebanese and Arab stars, such as Majida El Roumi, Walid Toufic, Ragheb Alama, Diana Haddad, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Elissa, Wael Kfoury, Rami Ayach, Bassem Feghali, Sara Al Hani, Jean-Marie Riachi, Fares Karam, Fadl Shaker, Assi El Hellani, Youssef Cheayto, Suzanne Tamim and many more.

Zyad Chaabo

Zyad Barakat Chaabo (also spelt Ziad Shaabo, born January 1, 1979 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Misfat Baniyas in the Syrian Premier League.


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