May Chidiac
May Chidiac ( Arabic مي شدياق, DMG Mayy Šidyāq ; * July 20, 1966 in Beirut ) is a Lebanese journalist .
Life
May Chidiac worked for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC). She was an anchor woman there with a focus on political issues and is known for her anti- Syrian stance. On September 25, 2005, she was assassinated with a car bomb , which she survived. She lost her left forearm and left leg as a result of the attack.
She went to France for treatment . On July 12, 2006, she returned to Lebanon and resumed her work a little later. On January 27, 2006, she announced her candidacy for the parliamentary seat of Baabda-Aley in the by-elections.
Awards
- In 2006 Chidiac received the "Courage in Journalism Awards" from the "International Women's Media Foundation" (IWMF) and
the UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for press freedom - In 2007 she was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Works
- May Chidiac with Amal Moghaizel: Le ciel m'attendra , éditions Florent Massot, Paris 2007 (German: "I will not be silent!" , Blanvalet, Munich 2008, 256 pages, hardcover, ISBN 978-3-7645-0280-5 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b6f_1234367878
- ↑ May Chidiac ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , IWMF
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chidiac, May |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beirut |