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What is the history of women in Syria?
1919, Naziq al-Abid founded Noor al-Fayha (Light of Damascus), the city's first women's organization, alongside an affiliated publication of the same name.
Did anybody join the organisation later on?
In 1967 Syrian women formed a quasi-governmental organization called the General Union of Syrian Women (GUSW).

Question: What challenge did the organisation face?
Self-contained rewrite: What challenge did the General Union of Syrian Women face?