[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO SAID FREIHA

 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the life 
of Mr. Said Freiha, a past chairman of the influential Arab publishing 
house, Dar Assayad, and the founder of Assayad, a weekly newsmagazine.
  Born in Lebanon in 1912, Mr. Said Freiha rose from humble beginnings 
committed to the belief that a strong society full of freedom, pride 
and dignity could only be achieved through free enterprise and 
democracy. In 1970, Mr. Freiha established the Said Freiha Foundation 
for Welfare and Scientific Services. The foundation has been 
instrumental in providing financial, medical and professional aid to 
members of the Arab media and their families.
  Under this leadership, Dar Assayad became one of the top three 
printing and publishing houses in the Arab world. When Mr. Freiha died 
in March 1978, he left behind a press empire now producing 12 
publications.
  Said Freiha's memory will remain as a beacon in the Arab world. 
Readers from across the Arab world will continue to benefit from the 
literary treasures he left behind.

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