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  Read the book The Druze of Belgrade by Rabee Jaber
  • Tue Feb 28
    8:30 PM
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  The Empty Quarte

  Gate Village, Bldg 02 DIFC Dubai, Dubai (map)

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  NOTE the change in venue The Druze of Belgrade -- After the 1860 civil war in Mount Lebanon, a number of fighters from the religious Druze community are forced into exile, travelling by sea to the fortress of Belgrade on the boundary of the Ottoman Empire. In exchange for the freedom of a fellow fighter, they take with them a Christian man... Learn more

  Hosted by: Maha Shakir (Organizer)

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    Maha Shakir:

    Hope you can make it Khalid. It is a nice book and has an interesting topic

    Posted Thursday at 4:42 PM

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