Elia bin Jirji Murakada was a Syrian jurist, journalist and capitalist. He received his education in Al-Tajheez Orthodox School in Damascus, after which he pursued a degree in law. After his studies, Murakada worked in business and paper securities. In 1927, he founded Al Nashra Al-Akareya newspaper, which published in Beirut until 1930. Throughout his career, his writings were published in several Syrian newspapers.
“Let us work together to replace despair with HOPE, fear with human SECURITY and humiliation with DIGNITY”
