Osama Al-Samman (born 26 March 1986 in Syria) is a Syrian civil society activist.[1] He moved to Egypt to pursue higher education, during which time the Tunisian revolution started.[citation needed]
Osama Al-Samman | |
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أسامة السمان | |
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| Born | 26 March 1986 Damascus, Syria |
| Occupation(s) | Communication & Electrical Engineer, Internet activism |
| Years active | 2008–2016 |
The first role that he took on as a revolutionary was that of a media activist. Gradually, however, he transitioned to the political realm.[2]
Contributions to the Syrian uprising
editAl-Samman’s revolutionary activities commenced after the Syrian Day of Rage, February 5, 2011, when he began producing protest videos. He also worked as a media spokesperson for the city of Al-Tall.
He was involved in various media campaigns that sought to shed light on the plight of Syrian prisoners of consciousness. The most prominent campaign he participated in was that for blogger RazanGhazzawi, which received the 2012 BOBs Award for the Best Social Activism Campaign.[3]
When Suheir Attasi, a member of SRGU,[clarification needed] was appointed to the Syrian National Coalition the Syrian National Coalition, SRGU subsequently appointed Al-Samman to manage her presidential office.[4] He was among the eighteen individuals who represented the Syrian opposition at the 2013 Arab League summit.
Conferences
edit- Antakya Conference " first Conference of the Syria revolution"
- Syrian National Salvation Conference
- 1st Cairo Conference
- 1st and 2nd Syrian Democratic Platform Conferences
- Syrian Writers Association
- 2nd and 3rd Friends of Syria Conferences
- Arab League Summit (where he acted as a representative of the Syrian opposition)
References
edit- ^ civil society activist , osama alsamman. "المقاومة المدنية والدولة الديموقراطية" Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, civil society activist, alqudsalarabi,london , 27 Jun 2012. Retrieved on 27 Jun 2012.
- ^ Wanted names, Osama Al-Samman. "Wanted the names of the Syrian regime", Wanted the names of the Syrian regime, Aljazeera, Syria, 2013. Retrieved in 2013.
- ^ BOBs Award, Razan. "Best Social Activism Campaign", 2012 BOBs Award, dw, Germany , 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Syrian National Coalition, osama alsamman SRGU. " Syria 2020 ", youtube.com Syria 2020, Syrian National Coalition , televisionOrient , Syria , 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
External links
edit- youtube.com "interview with osama al samman activist talking about social media in revolution of Syria" , antalya ,29 May 2011 barada tv
- Article of "revolution and free army and Syria future" osama alsamman 16 Sep 2012
- Resistance civil and democratic state by osama alsamman alqudsalarabi,london , 27 Jun 2012
- "لقاء مع سميح شقير" qatr,qatara conference, 2012
- youtube.com osama talk who member of the Syrian Democratic Platform