D I S T I N G U I S H E D D R U Z E Dr. Nour Salman
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Distinguished Druze Personalities
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Profiled in Al Fajr - The Dawn Druze International Magazine
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KASEM, Casey
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Issue 55
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SAAB, Afifi & her sisters Fatina Saab & Zhebad Saab
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TAKIEDDINE KAIDBEY, Dr. Naila
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TALEEH, Rashid
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Issue 19
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Dr. Nour Salman is among the current prominent women leaders in
Lebanon, she takes after her remarkable mother, the late Zahia Maksad
Salman whose International and National Leadership path on part of the
national curricula in Lebanon, and whose name is carried by a large new
high school in Beirut. Dr. Salman is a graduate of the American University
of Beirut.
Dr. Nour Salman is an educator, writer, researcher, poet and a social
activist for women and children's rights, for educational reform and
national citizenry ( Al MOUWATINIYA ). She is a popular & passionate
speaker at many events.
Dr. Salman has published 16 books on Sufism, Algerian revolution, the
Andalouss, symbolism in modern Arab literature, along with a series of
short stories and Sufi inspired poetry. Her writings have been translated
to French, English, Chinese and Russian. She is co-author of The 50th
Anniversary of Ameen Rihani’s Heart of Lebanon.
She has received many International, Arab and National Awards, including
the International Gibran Khalil Gibran Award in 2007. Recently she has
been honored by the Women's Council of Lebanon. The Lebanese
Government also honored her with the Cedar Medal of a Grand Officer.
Dr. Salman Chairs the Lebanese Child Welfare Association (LCWA), is a Board Member of the Writers Association, on the
National Committee for the Follow up of Women’s Issues, also the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Ambassador for Peace in
addition to finding time to be on number of cultural and social associations. She is also an advisor to the Chairman of the
National Council of Women and the only Lebanese woman to be appointed by the President to the Board of the Social Security.
Dr. Nour Salman (Center in Black) with the medal winning children of the “Haut Conservatoire National de Musique” at a
2006 Musical Contest sponsored by the First Lady of Lebanon at the Presidential Palace in cooperation with the National
Council of the Lebanese Child.