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 | | Shakib Arslan, Lebanons prince of eloquence, was an influential writer, poet, journalist, historian, translator and an analyst of Arab classical works, a herald and a politician.He was born on December 25, 1869, in Al Shouifat, nine kilometers from Beirut. |
 | | Arslan was profoundly affected by these teachings, and inherited from El Afghani and Abdou a belief in the importance of morals and individual and collective behavior. |
 | | Arslan soon made Geneva and Lausanne the center of his activities, working to defend the Arab cause and to promote the aspirations of many countries to independence.In Switzerland Arslan met numerous leaders and important personalities, and worked hard to establish strong relations with other North African political movements. |
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