Lokman Slim
Lokman Mohsen Slim (Arabic: لقمان محسن سليم; 17 July 1962 – 4 February 2021) was a Lebanese publisher and independent social and political activist.[1][2] He was a commentator on Lebanese and Middle East politics. He was a well known critic of the Hezbollah.
Lokman Mohsen Slim | |
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 Lokman Slim in 2018 | |
| Born | 17 July 1962 Haret Hreik, Lebanon |
| Died | 4 February 2021 (aged 58) Sidon, Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | Master, Sorbonne |
| Occupation | Social and Political Activist, Publisher, Author, Writer, Translator |
| Title | Director Hayya Bina |
| Political party | Independent |
| Website | http://www.hayyabina.org; http://www.umam-dr.org |
Death
On the night of 3 February 2021, during the lockdown, Lokman was returning alone in his rented car to Beirut, after visiting a friend in the village of Niha, Tyre District, and was not traceable in the next hours. Later, Slim's car was discovered in a remote area between the villages of Addousiyeh and Tafahta in southern al Zahrani district, Sidon District, where he was found shot to death in his car in southern Lebanon on the next day of morning. He was 58 years old.[3]
Lokman Slim Media
The UMAM-Hangar during the 2018 exhibition "In Praise of Lebanese Fusion"
Slim's office at UMAM with his jackets still on the wardrobe as he left them before his assassination. To the right is a bullet-riddled lamppost that used to stand at the green line during Lebanon's Civil War.
The tomb of Lebanese intellectual Lokman Slim at the UMAM documentation center in Beirut, who was assassinated in 2021.
References
- ↑ SPIEGEL, Daniel Steinvorth, DER. "Boost for Militants in Lebanon: Hezbollah Riding on a Wave of Confidence". www.spiegel.de.
- ↑ "Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Independent Shia politics". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ↑ "Lokman Slim, prominent Hezbollah critic, shot dead in south Lebanon". France 24. February 4, 2021.