About Soraya Antonius
Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84–85). Soraya Antonius was a writer, filmmaker, curator and journalist.
Soraya Antonius (November 4, 1932 – January 12, 2017) was a Palestinian author, journalist, editor, publisher, curator and filmmaker.
Life and career Soraya Antonius was born on November 4, 1932, in Jerusalem, then the capital of Mandatory Palestine. She was the only child of the Lebanese author and diplomat George Antonius, and the socialite, hostess, and philanthropist Katy Nimr. she wrote and produced a documentary film about the Palestinian revolution, Resistance – Why? (1971), directed by Christian Ghazi. She was also the author of two novels, The Lord (1986) and Where the Jinn Consult (1987).
Antonius died on January 12, 2017, in Beirut.
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Who was Soraya Antonius?
Palestinian writer, filmmaker (1932–2017)
When was Soraya Antonius born?
Soraya Antonius was born in 1932 in Jerusalem.
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Soraya Antonius died in 2017.
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Soraya Antonius was a writer, filmmaker, curator and journalist.
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Soraya Antonius's recorded nationality: Palestine.
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