Louay Hussein

Louay Hussein
Born1960
Damascus, United Arab Republic
Died10 March 2022(2022-03-10) (aged 61–62)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySyrian
Occupation(s)Politician, writer

Louay Hussein (1960 – 10 March 2022) was a Syrian writer and opposition activist. He was also the founder of the Building the Syrian State Movement.

Life

Louay Hussein was born in Damascus in 1960 to Alawite parents,[1] and attended its schools until he joined the Department of Philosophy at Damascus University. He was arrested for the first time while he was a university student in 1984.[2] He was released in 1991.

Due to his support for the Daraa protests, he was detained once more on 22 March 2011.[3]

In a video leaked in 2015 he appeared to be praising Bashar al-Assad saying "The shoes of Bashar al-Assad, and anyone in the intelligence service is more honorable than the revolution".[4]

Hussein, died in Madrid after suffering from lung cancer, at the age of 62.[5]

Bibliography

  • (2003), Dialogues in the Syrian patriotism
  • (2004), Democratic choice in Syria, Louay Hussein interview with Burhan Ghalioun
  • (2006), Loss (Tales from an Imaginary Memory of a Real Prisoner)
  • (2007), Secularism in the Arab Orient
  • (2010), In the elite and the people, Louay Hussein interview with Burhan Ghalioun

References

  1. ^ "المدينة نيوز - معارض علوي: "حذاء بشار الأسد أشرف من الثورة السورية"". 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "وفاة المعارض السوري لؤي حسين بعد معاناة مع مرض عضال". www.alaraby.co.uk/.
  3. ^ "بتهمة 'إضعاف الشعور القومي'.. السلطات السورية تعتقل لؤي حسين | الحرة". www.alhurra.com.
  4. ^ "تسريب لرئيس تيار "بناء الدولة" في سوريا يثير جدلا". www.aljazeera.net.
  5. ^ "Syrian Opposition Politician Louay Hussein Dies in Spain". 10 March 2022.