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Elsa Cayat
Elsa Jeanne Cayat (; 9 March 1960 – 7 January 2015) was a French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and a columnist for the satirical newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'' in Paris, France. She was one of 12 victims of the ''Charlie Hebdo'' attack and was killed along with the seven journalists, maintenance worker, one visitor and two police officers. She was the only woman working for ''Charlie Hebdo'' to die in the attack. She was one of two Jews killed in the attack, along with Georges Wolinski. Personal Elsa Cayat was born on 9 March 1960 in Sfax, Tunisia. Cayat's father, Georges Khayat, was a Tunisian Jew and practicing gastroenterologist, while her mother worked in the legal profession. Her family moved to the Vincennes department in Paris when she was a toddler. Elsa Cayat was a companion of Paulus Bolten, a shoe designer, and the couple had one daughter, Hortense. Cayat was 54 years old when she was murdered in Paris, France, on 7 January 2015. She was buried in the Jewish se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfax
Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 330,440 (census 2014). The main industries are phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing (largest fishing port in Tunisia) and international trade. The city is the second-most populous after the capital, Tunis. History Carthaginian and Aghlabid eras Present-day Sfax was founded in AD849 on the site of the Berber town of Taparura. The modern city has also grown to cover some other ancient settlements, most notably Thenae in its southern suburb of Thyna. Almohad era By the end of the 10th century, Sfax had become an independent city-state. The city was conquered by Roger II of Sicily in 1148 and occupied until it was liberated in 1156 by the Almohads, and was briefly occupied by European forces agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
