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Dr Abdulghani Taki Makki, 79, Dentist, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Abdulghani Makki, 79, was a Dentist and children\u2019s book author from Sant\u2019Elpidio a Mare, Italy. He died from Covid-19 on March 24, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1941, Makki was not only known as a doctor but also as a cultural pillar in his local community in Sant\u2019Elpidio a Mare, in Italy\u2019s Marche region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was a symbol of cultural integration, his tales will be his legacy,\u201d said his friend Corrado Virgili, who last saw him on March 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After studying medicine and surgery in Italy, he had planned to return to Syria. But he fell in love with an Italian woman and had called Italy home since 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makki specialised in reanimation as well as paediatrics, and later dentistry. He helped his eldest daughter Leila open and run a family clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe would work with passion to assist his patients, never forgetting his role of husband, father and grandfather,\u201d Leila told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was not looking after his patients, Makki would tell stories to his granddaughters \u2013 talents that saw him author children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his tales, Makki mixed Arab and Italian traditions to foster intercultural dialogue in his local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leila says her father\u2019s love for Syria and Italy was equal. \u201cIn our household, there was no difference between Muslim and Christian, Italian or Syrian. My sister and I grew up with a broader understanding of humankind, thanks to him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His latest book, illustrated by his friend Virgili, will be published posthumously with the title Mariam and the Savannah Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Jazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Abdulghani Makki, 79, was a Dentist and children\u2019s book author from Sant\u2019Elpidio a Mare, Italy. He died from Covid-19 on March 24, 2020. Born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1941, Makki was not only known as a doctor but also as a cultural pillar in his local community in Sant\u2019Elpidio a Mare, in Italy\u2019s Marche […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[18,48,7019],"tags":[5955,686,5957,5956],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Abdulghani-Makki.jpg?fit=960%2C442&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1072,"url":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1072","url_meta":{"origin":607,"position":0},"title":"Dr. Ghvont Mouradia, Thermal Doctor","date":"March 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Dr. Ghvont Mouradia, 61, a Syrian-Armenian doctor who specialized in alternative medicine, passed away after suffering from Covid-19 in Italy on March 29, 2020. 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