Salim Lawzi
Salim Lawzi | |
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Born | 1922 Tripoli, Lebanon |
Died | c. 4 March 1980 Lebanon | (aged 57–58)
Nationality | Lebanese |
Other names | Salim El-Lozi; Salim Al-Lawzi |
Occupation | Journalism |
Known for | Founder and editor-in-chief of Al Hawadeth weekly |
Salim Lawzi (
Lawzi had established a number of publications, and most notably the Lebanese Al Hawadeth magazine (
Early life and education
Lawzi was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1922 and had his studies at Sanayeh school in Beirut.
Career
Lawzi travelled to Jaffa, Palestine in the early 1940s for better opportunities. In 1944 he became a radio journalist in Near East Radio where he wrote radio plays. In the late 1940s, he quit the radio to start writing for the famous Egyptian Rose al-Yūsuf. He had to return to Beirut after criticizing the Egyptian Prime Minister and started writing for Lebanese Assayad weekly. After the 23 July Revolution in Egypt, he worked in Al Goumhour al Gadeed and correspondent to two publications, namely Al Musawwar and Al Kawakeb.
Becoming a renowned pan-Arab journalist and writer, he acquired Al Hawadeth in 1955. In 1957, it took the side of opposition to the Lebanese government during the rule of President Camille Chamoun, and because of his criticism was jailed and his magazine temporarily suspended in May 1957. He returned after release launching his weekly into a prominent pan-Arab weekly.
With the Lebanese Civil War of 1975, his criticism of the Syrian role in Lebanon escalated leading to serious threats on his life. The Hawadeth main building was destroyed during the war. Fearing for his life due to the threats he was receiving, Lawzi chose self-exile in
Death
When his mother died in February 1980, Lawzi decided to return to Lebanon to attend her funeral. Despite close friends and relatives strongly advising him not to, he refused to listen and decided to return to Lebanon for a few days. After descending in
See also
- List of assassinated Lebanese people
References
- ^ Ghadbian, Najib (Summer 2001). "Contesting the state media monopoly: Syria on Al Jazira Television" (PDF). Meria. 5 (2). Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Al Mustakbal: الاستخبارات - سورية في دائرة الاتهام منذ اغتيال المتني حتى تويني (in Arabic)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-43833-9.
- ^ Nisan, Mordechai (Spring 2011). "Of Wars and Woes. A Chronicle of Lebanese Violence". The Levantine Review. 1 (1).