Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist (1944–2011).
Born October 20th, 1944 in Damascus. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 66 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel