Syrian author Muhammad Shahrour passes away in Abu Dhabi - GulfToday

Syrian author Muhammad Shahrour passes away in Abu Dhabi

  • 22 Dec 2019
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Dr Muhammad Shahrour.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Renowned Syrian thinker and author Muhammad Shahrour passed away in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

The author’s Facebook page said, “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn the death of Dr Muhammad Shahrour, who passed away in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.”

The Facebook page also said that his body would be transferred to Damascus based on his will to be buried in his family cemetery.

Shahrour was born in 1938 in Damascus, Syria.

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