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Hala Kodmani

هلا قدماني

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Hala Kodmani: Bearing Witness from Paris

Hala Kodmani is a Syrian journalist and author who has spent decades documenting Syria from Paris. As the revolution began in 2011, she became one of the most prominent Arabic-French bilingual voices explaining the Syrian crisis to European audiences — her articles, books, and media appearances gave European audiences a Syrian perspective on events that Western media often filtered through geopolitical rather than human lenses.

Biography

Hala Kodmani is a Franco-Syrian journalist and political analyst who became a prominent spokesperson for the Syrian opposition during the revolution. Based in Paris, she served as a media representative for the Syrian National Council and later the National Coalition, working to amplify the opposition's voice in European capitals. She has written extensively on Syrian affairs and the Arab world.

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Born:1967

Place:Damascus, Syria

Nationality:Syrian