Interview with Gisele Khoury
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Title:
Interview with Gisele Khoury
Series Title:
Middle East Women's Activism
Alternate Title:
مقابلة مع جيزيل خوري
Creator:
Khoury, Gisele ( Interviewee )
خوري ، جيزيل ( contributor )
Pratt, Nicola Christine ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Beirut, Lebanon
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Lebanon ( LCSH )
Palestine ( LCSH )
Israel ( LCSH )
Education ( LCSH )
Journalism ( LCSH )
Women's activism ( UW-MEWA )
Women -- Political activity ( LCSH )
Red Cross and Red Crescent ( LCSH )
International Committee of the Red Cross ( LCSH )
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ( LCSH )
الحركة الدولية للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر ( UW-MEWA )
Politics and government ( LCSH )
Syria ( LCSH )
Biology ( LCSH )
Lebanon Crisis (1958) ( UW-MEWA )
Revolution ( LCSH )
Hamas ( UW-MEWA )
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah ( LCSH )
حماس ( EGAXA )
حركة المقاومة الإسلامية ( UW-MEWA )
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Lebanon -- Beirut Governate -- Beirut
Coordinates:
33.886944 x 35.513056

Notes

Abstract:
Gisele Khoury was born in Beirut on 15 February 1961. Her mother mostly stayed at home with the children, but was also involved in humanitarian work as the President of the Red Cross in their region. Her father worked as a lawyer, but passed away at the beginning of the civil war. Gisele completed her BA in journalism in Beirut and a diploma in history in Jounieh in 1983. During the Lebanese civil war she took first aid courses and volunteered for the Red Cross for 2 years. After 1985 she began working in the social and cultural department for LBC, a private television station in Lebanon. After 1991, she hosted her own television show on politics in the Arab world. She worked with LBC for 16 years before she was forced to resign. Following the assassination of her then husband, journalist Samir Kassir, in 2005, she created a foundation in his name for protecting journalists at risk. At the time of the interview, she was working on a documentary about Lebanese politician Kamal Jumblatt, and preparing to take up a new job with the BBC. ( en )
General Note:
Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
General Note:
Interview conducted on: 20 October 2013
General Note:
Duration: 43 minutes and 55 seconds
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Language of interview: English
General Note:
Audio transcription by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com
General Note:
آسيا -- لبنان -- بيروت -- بيروت
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457

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Source Institution:
University of Warwick
Rights Management:
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