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Layal Najib
Layal Najib, also Romanized Nagib, Nejib or Najeeb, ( ar, ليال نجيب; died 23 July 2006) was a Lebanese photojournalist for Agence France Press and ''Al Jaras'' (Translated: The Bell) and is the first journalist killed during the 2006 Lebanon War. She was also among several female journalists who were establishing their reputations as reporters during the war, such as Rima Maktabi and Najwa Qassem. Najib is one of seven journalists to have been killed since the end of civil war in 1990. Najib's death follows behind that of female journalist Atwar Bahjat who was killed while covering the Iraq War. Background The 2006 war was a turning point for female reporters' ability to report at the front lines alongside male reporters. The female journalists of this generation had either lived or practiced journalism during the Lebanon Civil War (1975-1990) but news organizations did not provide them with any training. Najib's death and her job as a photojournalist was mentioned along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddikine
Siddikine or Seddiqine ( ar, صديقين) is a small town in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. It is situated 2km south of Qana beside the main road to Tebnine. Origin of name E. H. Palmer wrote that the name means "the truthful ones". The Arabic name is transliterated as Siddikine or Seddiqine. History In 1596, it was named as a village, ''Sidiqin'', in the Ottoman ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of Tibnin under the ''liwa''' (district) of Safad, with a population of 46 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 10,752 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 179 In 1875, Victor Guérin noted: "Here are what appears to be the remains of an ancient synagogue. Its direction is from south to north, which is the general direction of the ancient synagogues of Palestine; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |