▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁in ▁Leb anon ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁B D ▁of ▁Man . ▁of ▁The ological ▁School ▁of ▁Bal am and , ▁Leb anon . ▁Like wise ▁as ▁P EN , ▁Emer gency ▁World ▁Council , ▁H ague ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Az k oul ▁featured ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁a ▁full - length ▁film ▁entitled ▁Le ▁Vo y age ▁étr anger ▁by ▁Serge ▁R oul let , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Az k oul ▁plays ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" Le ▁viel ▁homme ", ▁or ▁" the ▁old ▁man ". ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁Az k oul ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁National ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁C ed ar , ▁Leb anon , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sep ul ch re , ▁Jerusalem , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Marc , ▁Alexand ria , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁The ▁Br illiant ▁Star , ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Southern ▁Star , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul , ▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁philosophy ▁Kar im ▁Az k oul ▁was ▁of ▁a ▁firm ly ▁anti - Z ion ist ▁political ▁st ance . ▁He ▁also ▁strongly ▁advoc ated ▁Arab ▁un ification , ▁and ▁often ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁foreign ▁national ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁He ▁predicted ▁that ▁t ensions ▁would ▁w ors en ▁if ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁continued ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁He ▁also ▁maintained