Syrian History Documents

An open letter from Fakhri al-Barudi to Abdul Hakim Amer in 1961
Barudi is warning him of the dangers facing union because of Egypt’s autocratic measures, saying: “Results are graver than what you can imagine!”

A letter with no date from veteran Syrian comedian Nihad Qali to his wife Nabiha Mohammad
Qali, who suffered paralysis from 1976 until his death in 1993, would address his wife after quarreling in a comical way through hand-written letters, seeking her forgiveness

The National Bloc in 1932
From left to right: Shukri al-Quwatli, Mazhar Pasha Raslan, Ibrahim Hananu, Bloc President Hashem al-Atasi, Unknown, Fares al-Khury. Standing behind Raslan is Tawfiq al-Shishakli and standing behind President Atasi is the Aleppo notable Saadallah al-Jabiri. Behind Fares al-Khury is the Hama leader Najib al-Barazi standing next to Edmond Homsi. Behind Jabiri, in the last row, stands Nazem al-Qudsi

A letter from Hasan al-Atrash, governor of the Arab Mountain, to the Ministry of Interior in 1944
In the letter, Atrash is asking the government to allocate a residence in Damascus for his uncle Sultan Pasha al-Atrash, who led an armed revolt against the French in 1925.

A letter from the Baath Party to the Governor of Damascus in 1951
The letter delegates Saleh Munem, a party member from Yabroud, to handle all party affairs in the Kalamoon province