Jocelyne Khoueiry

Jocelyne Khoueiry (15 August 1955 – 31 July 2020) was a Lebanese militant and activist during the Lebanese Civil War.[1]

Jocelyne Khoueiry
Born15 August 1955
Beirut, Lebanon
Died31 July 2020(2020-07-31) (aged 64)
Jbeil, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
OccupationMilitant
Activist

Biography

A Maronite Christian, Khoueiry was active in the Kataeb Party. During the Civil War, the Christian militia fought against the Palestinian fighters of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). On 7 May 1976, she defended a building overlooking Martyr's Square in Beirut alongside six other girls against 300 Palestinian fighters. Khoueiry killed their leader, causing the militia to panic and flee following a six-hour span.[2] An image of Khoueiry received worldwide attention.

Khoueiry led up to 1,000 combatants under her orders.[3] The number of women reached 1,500 in 1983.[4] She laid down her arms in 1986.

In 1988, Lebanese filmmaker Jocelyne Saab made a film about Khoueiry.[5] The film, broadcast on Canal+, was titled La Tueuse and reports on her passage of faith during the Lebanese Civil War.

She founded three associations: La Libanaise 31 mai, Oui à la Vie" and the Centre Jean-Paul II.[6] In 2012, she participated in a synod on the Middle East.[7] In 2014, she participated in the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and was appointed to the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

Jocelyne Khoueiry died in Jbeil on 31 July 2020 at the age of 64.[8]

References
  1. "Khoueiry, Jocelyne (1955-....)". BnF Catalogue général (in French).
  2. "Du front à l'annonce de l'Evangile de la vie". Zenit (in French). 8 March 2012.
  3. "Recension - Jocelyne Khoueiry l'indomptable / Nathalie Duplan et Valérie Raulin". Chrétiens de la Méditerranée (in French). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
  4. "Jocelyne Khoueiry : l'Indomptable". Famille Chrétienne (in French). 4 March 2015.
  5. "Films / أفلام<". Association des amis de Jocelyne Saab.
  6. "Invité du dimanche : Jocelyn Khoueiry". Radio Vatican (in French). 22 November 2014.
  7. "Jocelyn Khoueiry: du Liban au synode, une expertise de terrain". Zenit (in French). 10 October 2014.
  8. "La première combattante Kataëb, en 1975, Jocelyne Khoueiry est décédée à l'âge de 64 ans". L'Orient le Jour (in French). 31 July 2020.
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