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Sonya Beiruty

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Sonya Beiruty
سونيا بيروتي
Born
Sonia Aoun Beiruti

Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
CitizenshipLebanese
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist

Sonya Aoun Beiruty is a Lebanese journalist and writer who has written for several newspapers and magazines in Lebanon. Her books include The Mills of Sectarianism, about sectarianism as a direct cause of the Lebanese civil war,[1] and the novel The Cords of Air, about the lives of 24 Lebanese women.[2]

Early life and education

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Beiruty was born in Achrafieh. Her first marriage, to Bicharah Beiruty, ended in divorce and she later married Ihsan Chatilla.[3]

Career

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Beiruty began writing journalism for Assayad magazine. In the 1960s she hosted a Lebanese TV talk show.[4]

She was editor-in-chief of Al-Hasnnaa magazine before returning to Assayad and writing for Al-Anwar newspaper in the 1970s.[5]

In the early 1980s she began working for Fayrouz news magazine.

Works

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Her works include:[6][7][8]

  • The Mills of Sectarianism
  • The Cords of Air
  • Dates with Yesterday
  • The Orbit of the Moment.

References

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  1. ^ "سونيا بيروتي مكرّمة في صوت لبنان بين العائلة ورفاق الدرب" [Sonia Beiruti honored in the Voice of Lebanon between family and companions]. elfann.com. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ^ "قصة الأميرة بانة" [The Story of Princess Bana]. دار المنهل ناشرون (manhal.com) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ^ "سونيا بيروتي مكرّمة بين العائلة ورفاق الدرب - MTV Lebanon". 2021-06-24. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  4. ^ "أرشيف الإسلام - ببليوغرافيا الكتب العربية - مؤلفات ( سونيا بيروتي.)". 2021-06-25. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  5. ^ "سونيا بيروتي كل الكتب مسموع - مسموع مكان". 2021-06-24. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  6. ^ "Nwf.com: مدار اللحظة: سونيا بيروتي: كتب". 2021-06-21. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  7. ^ "حبال الهواء اقرأ على الانترنت على القارئ على الانترنت". 2021-06-21. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  8. ^ "الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون - تصفح قائمة المنشورات". 2018-04-19. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-17.