Antun Maqdisi
Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist
About Antun Maqdisi
Lived 1914 – 2005 (aged 90–91). Antun Maqdisi was a Syrian politician, human rights defender and philosopher.
Antun Maqdisi, also written as Antoun/Anton Maqdesi/Muqaddasi/Moqaddasi (1914 – January 5, 2005; Yabroud) was a Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist.
Born to a Christian family,
He was one of the co-founders of the Arab Socialist Movement, that merged in 1953 into the Ba'ath Party in Syria.
Shortly afterwards, he left active politics and continued with scientific work. From 1965 to 2000 he worked on research for the Ministry of Culture and translated and edited a great number of books. In 1969 he founded the Arab Writers Union. He helped to establish the Faculty of Philosophy at the Damascus University as well.
In 2001, he was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands for his dedication for democracy, freedom and human rights.
Maqdisi died on January 5, 2005.
Literature Hallaq, Boutros (1998) al-Masalah al-qawmiyah ala masharif al-alf al-thalith: Dirasat muhdah ila Antun Maqdisi, Dåar al-Nahåar,
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Syrian philosopher, politician and human rights activist
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Antun Maqdisi was born in 1914.
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Antun Maqdisi died on 5 January 2005.
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Antun Maqdisi was a politician, human rights defender and philosopher.
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Antun Maqdisi was Syrian.
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