Samir Kassir

Samir Kassir (Arabic: سـمـيـر قـصـيـر; 1960–June 2, 2005) was a Palestinian-Lebanese university professor, journalist and historian. A prominent left-wing activist, he was a strong advocate of freedomg for the Palestinians, democracy in Lebanon and Syria and he opposed the Syrian presence in Lebanon. He was assassinated on 2 June 2005. His assailants remain unknown.

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• "Death in Beirut." New York Sun. June 3, 2005. http://www.nysun.com/article/14865
• "Hundreds mourn Beirut journalist." BBC News. June 3, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4609329.stm
• Shatz, Adam. "The principle of hope: Samir Kassir, 1960–2005." The Nation. July 4, 2005. http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20050704&s=shatz
• Short, Ramsay. "Anti-Syria journalist killed by car bomb." Daily Telegraph. June 3, 2005. http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/03/wsyria03.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/06/03/ixworld.html
• "Petition Urges Justice for Samir Kassir" IFEX July 2005. http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/67779/