Joyce Gemayel
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Joyce Gemayel (Arabic: جويس جميل) (born Joyce Tayan) is the wife of former President of Lebanon, Amin Gemayel (1982-1988), and mother of the assassinated politician Pierre Amine Gemayel.
She married into the Gemayel family in 1967, becoming part "of one of Lebanon's most prominent Christian political dynasties", [1] and raised three children, Pierre, Sami and Nicole, as Maronite Christians.
Images of her grieving her son were widely used in global media reports, [2] illustrating the "tears and cries of anger" of the mourners.[3] Subsequently, and alongside her husband, [4] Gemayel has spoken out against political killings in Lebanon, and encouraged Christian Lebanese to be "united" in opposition to Syrian influence in the country. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Asser, Martin (2006-11-21). "Obituary: Pierre Gemayel". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6169978.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Thousands Mourn Slain Christian Minister in Lebanon". Christian Today. 2006-11-23. http://www.christiantoday.com/photogallery/?id=232&pic=8. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Lebanon Crisis Deepens". Saudi Gazette. 2006-11-23. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20071025205140/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20165&Itemid=146. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ MacKinnon, Mark (2006-11-24). "Gemayel murder leads to second 'Independence Intifada'". Ya Libnan. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2006/11/gemayel_murder.php. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Lebanon won't give in to pro-Syrian threats". Ya Libnan. 2006-11-30. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2006/11/lebanon_wont_gi.php. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
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