Fadwa Soliman

Fadwa Souleimane (also transcribed as Fadwa Soliman or Fadwa Suleiman; 17 May 1970 – 17 August 2017) was a Syrian actress of Alawite descent who led a Sunni-majority protest against Bashar al-Assad's government in Homs.Basma Atassi (23 November 2011
"Q&A: Syria's daring actress"
Al Jazeera. She became one of the most recognized faces of the Syrian Civil War.Khaled Yacoub Oweis (5 January 2012
"Syrian actress treads new stage in Syrian protests"
Reuters.

Acting career

Born in Aleppo, Soliman moved to the capital Damascus to pursue an acting career where she performed in numerous plays, ''Maria's Voice'' and ''Media'', and in at least a dozen TV shows, including in ''The Diary of Abou Antar'' and ''Little Ladies''. She also played an art teacher at an orphanage in "Small Hearts," a television series that helped raise awareness about human organ trafficking and was broadcast by several Arab channels. She also acted in an Arabic adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's "''A Doll's House''" at the Qabbani theater in Damascus.

Role in Syrian uprising

At the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011, Soliman was one of the few outspoken actresses to protest against the government of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Facing possible death or imprisonment, Soliman wanted to participate in the demonstration to dispel what she said was public perception that all in the Alawite community, which comprised around 10 percent of the Syrian population, supported the government of fellow Alawite Bashar al-Assad. She also wanted to dismiss the government's narrative that those who participated in protests were either Islamists or armed terrorists. She appeared at rallies demanding Assad's removal, sharing the podium with soccer star Abdel Basset Al-Sarout, one of a number of other prominent Syrians who backed the revolt.

Soliman also delivered impassioned monologues to camera, calling for peaceful protests to continue across the country until Assad was overthrown. “Sectarian violence in Homs would be worse if it weren’t for Fadwa Soliman,” says Peter Harling, Syria analyst at the International Crisis Group, the think tank. “She has tried to contain the damage among Alawites who have been hijacked by the regime.”

In one video message in 2011, Soliman said security forces were searching Homs neighborhoods for her, and beating people to force them to reveal her hiding place. She cut her hair short like a boy, and moved from house to house to evade capture. In 2012, she fled with her husband via Lebanon and moved to France, where they resided in Paris.

Death

On August 17, 2017, Soliman died of cancer in exile in Paris, aged 47.

Filmography

Dubbing roles

* ''Inazuma Eleven'' (season 1 only) - Mamoru Endou
* '' Hamtaro '' (season 4 only) - Bijou, Howdy, Kana Iwata
* ''Battle B-Daman'' - Yamato Daiwa
** '' Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits!'' - Yamato Daiwa
* '' The Story of Cinderella'' - Jeanne, Bingo (1st dub)
* ''Tom & Jerry Kids'' - Jerry Mouse
* ''Naruto'' - Inari
* ''Monster Rancher'' - Genki Sakura
* '' Secret of Cerulean Sand'' - William F. Buxton/Harry Killer, Sabri, Bunch
* ''What-a-Mess'' - What-a-Mess
* ''The Marshmallow Times'' - Clove
* ''Ojamajo Doremi'' - Dela
* ''The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper'' - Kathleen "Kat" Harvey (Venus Centre version)
* '' Casper's Scare School'' - Mantha (Venus Centre version)
* ''Anime Himitsu no Hanazono'' - Mary Lennox (1st dub)
* ''Cyborg Kuro-chan'' - Kuro (2nd voice) (Venus Centre version)
* '' Grander Musashi'' - Mio Hoshiyama
* ''Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden'' - White Bomber/Bomberman
* ''Digimon Adventure'' - Sora Takenouchi, Patamon, Tokomon, Angemon, Vamdemon, Natsuko Takaishi, Gazimon (one of three)
* '' Digimon Adventure 02'' - Iori Hida, Sora Takenouchi, Patamon, Tokomon, Angemon, Gekomon, Ken Ichijouji (Young), Michael Washington, Jun Motomiya, Kae Izumi, HolyAngemon, Natsuko Takaishi
* '' Baby & Me'' - Tadashi Gotoh, Hiroko "Hiro" Gotoh
* ''Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!'' - Gō Seiba (Venus Center version)
* '' Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Max'' - Gō Seiba, Hitoshi Matsu
* '' Pokémon'' - Officer Jenny (1st voice), Tommy
* '' Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)'' - Sonic the Hedgehog
* ''Sonic X'' - Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
* ''Astro Boy (2003 TV series), Astro Boy'' - Astro Boy
* '':ja:風の少女エミリー, Emily of New Moon'' - Perry Miller (1st voice), Aileen Kent (1st voice), Narration
* ''Little Women II: Jo's Boys'' - Josephine "Jo" Bhaer (Venus Center version)
* ''The Great Book of Nature'' (Venus Centre version)
* ''The Pink Panther (1993 TV series), The Pink Panther'' (Venus Centre version)
* ''Space Warrior Baldios''
* ''Charley and Mimmo'' (Venus Centre version)
* ''Bartok the Magnificent'' - Piloff
* ''Animaniacs'' - Colin, Katie Ka-Boom
* ''Hunter × Hunter'' - Old Lady Quizzer
* ''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' - Charon
* ''Babar (TV series), Babar'' - Pom (Venus Centre version)
* ''Rainbow Fish#Television series, Rainbow Fish'' - Rainbow Fish (Venus Centre version)
* '':ja:火の雨がふる, Hi no Ame ga Furu'' - Shizu
* ''Detective Conan'' - Ayako Suzuki, Reiko Saeki, Kaori Nakahara
* ''The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor'' - Sawar
* ''Tommy & Oscar'' - Girl (Venus Centre version)
* ''Nobody's Boy: Remi'' - Rémi Barberin (Venus Centre version)
* ''Get Ed'' - Ed, the Protector
* '':ja:うしろの正面だあれ, Ushiro no Shoumen Daare''
* '':fr:La Chèvre de monsieur Seguin, Mr. Seguin's Goat'' - White Goat (1st dub)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Souleimane, Fadwa
1970 births
2017 deaths
Syrian television actresses
Syrian Alawites
Syrian stage actresses
Syrian voice actresses
People from Aleppo
Syrian voice directors
Syrian exiles
Syrian dissidents