Gisèle Khoury, a famend Lebanese journalist and the president of the Samir Kassir Basis for Media and Cultural Freedom, has handed away on the age of 62 attributable to most cancers. The muse confirmed her demise on Sunday.
In an official assertion, the Samir Kassir Basis expressed deep sorrow, stating, “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we announce the passing of our founder and president, Gisèle Khoury, who led a life marked by relentless struggles, commitments, and achievements.”
Khoury was a steadfast advocate for press freedom, not simply in Lebanon however throughout the area. She was additionally the widow of Samir Kassir, a Lebanese journalist assassinated in 2005 for his vocal opposition to the Syrian regime. That is in actual fact why she based the inspiration to guard and proceed his work.
Ayman Mehanna, govt director of SKeyes, stated in feedback to L’Orient-Le Jour, “Gisèle Khoury was extraordinary in overcoming life’s tragedies to construct tasks that defend freedom. She leaves behind a basis that has change into a global benchmark in defending liberties.”
Khoury’s journalism profession started in 1985 with the Lebanese channel LBCI. She later joined the pan-Arab media group MBC and was instrumental in launching Al-Arabiya channel. In 2013, she moved to BBC Arabic, the place she hosted the present ‘The Scene.’
Tributes have poured in, lamenting the lack of her “presence, audacity, and professionalism,” as said by Joseph Kossaïfi, president of the Order of Journalists, in response to feedback reported by L’Orient-Le Jour.
