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On the 9th June 2005 there would be the unveiling of a Commemorative Plaque in Paris to mark the First Pan-Arab Congress that took place in the spring of 1913 at the headquarters of the prestigious learned society " Societe de Geographie", 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris VI . That Congress convened to discuss ways of putting an end to the cruel treatment of the Arabs in their homeland by the rulers of the Ottoman Empire (now the Republic of Turkey) ; to punish the participants the cruelty of those rulers intensified, several of them were executed in 1915 & 1916 , the majority from Syria (today's Syria and Lebanon). The executions were carried out mainly in Beirut (Place des Martyrs) and Damascus (Place Marjeh).

Speeches are scheduled by the Ambassadors of Lebanon, Syria and the Arab League in France, as well as by the President of the Societe de Geographie, and by Hikmat Beyhum Member for Life of the Societe.

All those who have a link to the participants at the First Pan Arab Congress or to others who have been executed are invited to attend the 9th June ceremony, to do so it is essential to send an e-mail with the full name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone and Fax Nos. to :

hikmat@ beyhum.com