Who Was Samir Kassir, The Lebanese Journalist Assassinated For Criticizing The Syrian Regime

On this day in 2005, Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir was killed in Beirut in a shocking assassination that drew worldwide condemnation. Who Was Samir Kassir? Born in May 1960 to a Lebanese-Palestinian father and a Lebanese-Syrian mother, Samir Kassir spent his early life in Achrafieh, eastern Beirut. He lived through the first quarter of the … Continue reading Who Was Samir Kassir, The Lebanese Journalist Assassinated For Criticizing The Syrian Regime