Okab Sakr
Encyclopedia
Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker (born 1975) is a Lebanese
journalist
and politician, lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war
. Okab won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on June 7, 2009, and one of few Muslim Shiites that supports the 14 March movement.
Shiite.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and politician, lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
. Okab won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on June 7, 2009, and one of few Muslim Shiites that supports the 14 March movement.
Education
From The DEA Beirut he holds a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy, then received a Masters degree in Social Psychology and a higher education degree also from (DEA) in Political Sociology.Career
- He worked as a teacher for two years at USJ’s Islamic and Christian Studies Institute, contributed to the establishment and management of the Permanent Dialogue Center,
- Worked as assistant managing editor for Al-BaladAl-Balad (Newspaper)Al-Balad meaning The country, officially Sada Al-Balad meaning The echo of the country, is an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Lebanon....
newspaper.
- Manager of the New Opinion Center
- Member of the Arab Working Group on MuslimMuslimA Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
-ChristianChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
Dialogue
- General Coordinator of the Arab Forum for Dialogue and Citizenship
- Participated in many television political shows, including an interview versus a member from Hizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-TahrirHizb ut-Tahrir is an international Sunni. pan-Islamic political organisation but keeps it open for all including shias,some of its beliefs are against sunni school of thought, whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph...
on the issue of the American occupation in Iraq with the Iranian TV station AL-Alam.
Personal life
Sakr's family are from Bekaa Valley (Zahle) Lebanon, he is a Lebanese MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Shiite.