Posted By:	Brigitte Saouda
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	Subject:	History of the Saouda (El Sawda) family from Biqfaya
	Post Date:	June 23, 2011 at 09:01:55
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/lebanon/messages/3458.html
	Forum:	Lebanon Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/lebanon/

Please, I would like to know the history of the El-Sawda (Saouda) family in Lebanon (Biqfaya). Who are they? Where do they come from? And most importantly, why have they named themselves El Saouda? What is there original surname before using "El-Sawda"? P.S. I only know one man with my surname: The Lebanese scholar Youssef el-Saouda from Bikfaya. Thank you :)