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They grew in importance and in 1869, ] led them to overthrow the ] family by force. They led their fellow Druze in fight against the ] (until 1918) and the ] (1923 and 1925-1927). However, they were weakened by the peasant revolution of 1888. Their influence started to wane after unification and independence of Syria, especially with the death of ]. They grew in importance and in 1869, ] led them to overthrow the ] family by force. They led their fellow Druze in fight against the ] (until 1918) and the ] (1923 and 1925-1927). However, they were weakened by the peasant revolution of 1888. Their influence started to wane after unification and independence of Syria, especially with the death of ].


A branch of the Atrash family exists in ], most notably established by the immigration to Egypt in circa 1923 of 'Alia al-Mundhir al-Atrash, from the House of Sultan al-Atrash, and her three children, Fuad, ], and Amal al-Atrash (later known as ]).<ref>{{Harvnb|Zuhur|2000|p=39}}</ref> The migrant family was sponsored by then Egypt's ] prime minister ] into Egypt, where later they were naturalized as citizens.<ref name="alquds.co.uk">], "وحصلت الأسرة علي الجنسية المصرية وظلت تنعم بها ومنهم اسمهان بالطبع"]</ref> Farid al-Atrash and Asmahan established successful musical careers in Egypt. Asmahan, Fuad and Farid al-Atrash were buried in Egypt according to their wishes,<ref></ref> in the Fustat plain in Cairo, which they had restored to some of its former glory.<ref></ref> Some notable members of the Atrash family emigrated from ] to ] in the 1920s. <ref>{{Harvnb|Zuhur|2000|p=39}}</ref> Fleeing the French occupation of Syria, 'Alia al-Mundhir al-Atrash, from the House of Sultan al-Atrash, and her three children, Fuad, ], and Amal al-Atrash (later known as ]) were sponsored by Egypt's prime minister ] and later became naturalized citizens.<ref name="alquds.co.uk">], "وحصلت الأسرة علي الجنسية المصرية وظلت تنعم بها ومنهم اسمهان بالطبع"]</ref> After successful musical careers, Asmahan, Fuad and Farid al-Atrash were buried at the ] in ].<ref></ref><ref></ref>


==Notable members== ==Notable members==

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The Atrash family (Template:Lang-ar) is a famous Druze family. It is traditionally considered the source of leadership in Jabal ad-Duruz.

The name has the alternate spellings (with the prefix of al, al-, el or el-) of Atrache, Attrache, Atrach, Attrach and Attrash, and is Arabic for "deaf".

History

The family is claimed to be descended from the prince Fakhreddin Al Ma'ani, and migrated in the beginning of the 18th century, from Lebanon to Jabal ad-Duruz in southern Syria.

They grew in importance and in 1869, Ismail al-Atrash led them to overthrow the al-Hamdan family by force. They led their fellow Druze in fight against the Ottomans (until 1918) and the French (1923 and 1925-1927). However, they were weakened by the peasant revolution of 1888. Their influence started to wane after unification and independence of Syria, especially with the death of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash.

Some notable members of the Atrash family emigrated from Syria to Egypt in the 1920s. Fleeing the French occupation of Syria, 'Alia al-Mundhir al-Atrash, from the House of Sultan al-Atrash, and her three children, Fuad, Farid, and Amal al-Atrash (later known as Asmahan) were sponsored by Egypt's prime minister Saad Zaghloul and later became naturalized citizens. After successful musical careers, Asmahan, Fuad and Farid al-Atrash were buried at the Fustat Plain in Cairo.

Notable members

References

  1. Zuhur 2000, p. 39
  2. Newspaper Article by Abdel-Fadil Taha 2008-05-23 Al-Quds Al-Arabi, "وحصلت الأسرة علي الجنسية المصرية وظلت تنعم بها ومنهم اسمهان بالطبع"
  3. Classical Arabic Music Website.
  4. El Kadi, Galila and Alain Bonnamy (2007) Architecture for the dead. American University in Cairo Press. p. 96
  5. Zuhur 2000, p. 38

Sources

  • Zuhur, Sherifa (2000), Asmahan's Secrets: Woman, War, and Song, University of Texas Press, ISBN 9780292798076{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
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