Who's
Who
Caza-Zgharta Online Magazine
Farid
Antoun ( 1898 - 1957 )
Farid Kabalan Antoun was
born in Ehden on the 26th of september 1898. He went to "Mar Youssef" school in
Zgharta and in 1917, he studied "Law" under the supervision of Sheikh Amine
Ezzedine and graduated in 1920.
Here are some dates in
the life of Farid Antoun:
1919: he was one of the
founders of "Ehden Social Welfare Association"
1919: elected member of
the municipal council.
In 18 August 1922, Farid Antoun was nominated Mukhtar.
He was nominated at the head of the scouts "Sabbakat Al-Arz" Ehden section, this
organisation was founded by Youssef Al-Saoudah.
1925: he got the license
to publish a newspaper he called "Sada Ashimal". The first newspaper issue was
released on the fourth of July 1925.
1934: member in the
executive council of the Mouhafazat of Tripoli.
1942: president of the
union of the North Lebanon Newspapers.
17 January 1957: death
of Farid Antoun.
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Sada Ashimal: the first and the last newspaper edited in Zgharta |
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Farid Antoun in the newspaper office in the early days |
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1923 |
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The "Sabbaka" scouts headed by Farid Antoun (on the left) |
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Some collaborators |
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The two directors of the "Sada Ashimal Printer", Mohsen Sarkis Yammine (in the middle) and Halim Abou Dib (with Narguileh) in an Ehden restaurant. |
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Ehden 1933 |
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Members of the "Honoring Farid Antoun Committee" |
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Zgharta 1939 |
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The "Sabbaka" scouts in front of the offices of "Sada Ashimal" celebrating the "Day of the Tree". |
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Farid Antoun |
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and some journalists in the house of Dr. Abdallah Bisar. |
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Late 1930's |
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With Victor Khoury and Akram Soufi in Ehden. |
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