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New York's ‘Little Syria’ plaque sparks outrage in Lebanese community | The National

· By Adla Massoud
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A plaque accompanying a new public artwork in New York's historic “Little Syria” neighbourhood has drawn scrutiny, after members of the Lebanese diaspora objected to references describing several renowned Arab-American writers as Syrian rather than Lebanese.

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