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title: Atom for Peace Exhibition (Arabic poster distributed in Damascus)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/atom-for-peace-exhibition-arabic-damascus-1956/
description: A black Arabic poster with a large orange atom diagram on a white splash and the words 'The Atom' (red) and 'Peace' (blue) around a yellow nucleus reading
section: Collection
---

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# Atom for Peace Exhibition (Arabic poster distributed in Damascus)

A black Arabic poster with a large orange atom diagram on a white splash and the words 'The Atom' (red) and 'Peace' (blue) around a yellow nucleus reading 'for'. It announces an exhibition on Shukri al-Quwatli Street, Damascus, 22 April to 12 May, free admission, 'under the supervision of the Syrian government'. The tell is glittering-generalities: the atom, a subject tied to weapons in 1956, is presented under the single word 'peace'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Arabic) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
الذرة
لأجل
السلام

تفتح أبواب المعرض يوميا من الساعة 2 حتى 10 ليلا
من 22 نيسان حتى 12 أيار
في شارع شكري القوتلي بجوار المطعم الدولي بدمشق
الدخول مجانا

بإشراف الحكومة السورية
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
The atom for peace. The doors of the exhibition open daily from 2 o'clock until 10 at night, from 22 April until 12 May, in Shukri al-Quwatli Street next to the International Restaurant in Damascus. Admission free. Under the supervision of the Syrian government.
```

Digits read as printed (Western-Arabic numerals 2, 10, 22, 12).

[← Victories of our armed forces photo poster (Khmer poster distributed in Phnom Penh)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cambodian-army-victories-photo-poster-phnom-penh-1956/) [Untitled (Alben W. Barkley mourning ribbon) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-untitled-barkley-tribute-1956/)

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