The stars of art and media in Lebanon bid farewell to Simon Asmar

BEIRUT – Lebanese filmmaker and director Simon Asmar, who will be welcomed by the Lebanese official, artistic and popular Lebanese community, bid farewell to a solemn funeral ceremony at 3 pm at the Maronite Cathedral in Mar Gerges, Beirut. Ghazir Keserwan region.
Immediately after the announcement of Asmar's death before midnight, after denying, confirming and contradicting information about his death, social networking sites were bombarded by the publication of images of late of the world and he was perfectly aware that it suited a great creator who created a whole generation of art stars and media in Lebanon and the Arab world.
Simon Asmar, who has enriched Lebanon TV's Lebanon TV screen to the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation with the most beautiful and varied entertainment programs, has left an honorable Lebanese stamp in the art world through program "Studio Art", the first program to discover the vocal talent of the Arab world, yes. Their comments and tweets, which we followed in "Arab Jerusalem", include a number of art stars and media, which are:
• Introducing the Art Studio program at the beginning of the media and artist Madeleine Tabar, named director Asmar "discoverer" deceased, according to her tweet, who said: "Matt discoverer before I can with the media, Nidal Ahmadiyya , to complete the steps to honor it at UNESCO with the blessing of Minister Mohammed Daoud. Simon was a glimpse of the stars. A large series of stars came out of his cloak. God's mercy on you, intelligent dynamic … Light blood of Abu ".
"He saw me for the first time at the Lebanese television studio in Khayat Hill.I was sitting backstage waiting for my husband to finish his work as a TV cameraman …. He asked for my news. When he knew that I am also a second year of media and journalism, I progressed and identified myself, and asked me (O sweet, what do you think of the progress of the program? # 39; art studio?).
And began the journey .. I moved (Teacher) to a better oasis, God bless you.
I offer my condolences to Lebanon, to his family, to the public, to the artists and to all the graduates this genius has discovered.
• President Najib Miqati's media chief, Fares Gemayel, who knew director Asmar closely, acknowledged the "lack of loyalty" to some of those who were fired by Asmar in the art world saying : "If the walls, Tkki were those of" Art Studio ", where I spent years on the road Ou, your first home, the old building of the LBC, tells the hours and hours that we have gone through and recalls a long history of art and glory that they have created.And what Ikhaddna has said about the stories and names of some digging in the digs of Balova and others who lack loyalty and "It's been a year since you came to see me in my office and we sat down to talk about the" spinning wheel "and the" sieve, "which left as some of the Wafa owners and your health who, tired, have felt your bitterness e Bklita break your violence and your dignity. And if the advice of the Amanat assume my destiny. "
He added the beautiful media: "But the certificate of achievement of me before God and people on the day of your departure, I want to say that you are one of the first to believe in journalism and my passion for the job of 1987, and that I hesitated at the moment to support my work of writer and to provide me all the new advances, at the moment where Katar wishes to take news
I animated BCT from a basic program, mentioning several interviews with the upscale lady Mai Matta and her girlfriend Lilian Andraos. The work on television was very interesting and I preferred written journalism on the radio. .
Mr. Simon, I was a friend and a brother, I lived sweet pooja and suffered a kanmartrta. In both cases, I stayed like what I've always been, a human who knows Aishbaz and modesty at the same time.
And early, Flvsh papers and images of our memories and will certainly be the image of Benatna Sawa to deceive the best memory of you and you. May God have mercy on you.
• Maryam Al-Bassam, director of information and political programs at Al-Jadeed channel, ended her role when she called Qalat Al-Wafa's "serious illness" in her tweet that stated: "The late Simon Asmar suffered from a lack of fulfillment Some of the artists and institutions that left him during his trial and imprisonment, as well as all those who cry today and refuse to help me, I do not believe much in what we take, Simon Asmar, a star in our sky. & # 39;
• The poet Mai Khalil, who knew Asmar well while he was working for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation, called him in his own way saying:
"Creator of stars. His light will remain. Speak for you forever
The creator of creativity will continue with the advice and teachings
Who do not like, I liked the best of all
Whoever denies, please, who has woven it to give the example to all
Everyone from the screen and the art
The agreement will play for you from your heart
Eternity will sing to you a song of love, peace and joy
Because you have so long aspired to this immortality
And brought joy to the hearts of millions of viewers
We now imagine your soul in the arms of the angels of love and joy, and they thank you, for you are the greatest and most brilliant immortal.
I liked you when you have never encouraged me to attend.
I liked you when you've always told me enough. & # 39; & # 39;
• The singer Magda El-Roumi, nicknamed Simon Asmar, "words that do not look like words", praising the success she has known for the time of beautiful art, as indicated by her lament that she wrote on her official account on the social networking site "Facebook", where she announced: "The mercy of God Who was the art of good weather Dean and paved way to success … And that was his insightful look painted the future vision and the light ".
It is as if with his departure, as with all those who have left our elders, the time of this joy and peace of mind Lebanese ….
… tomorrow, when Lebanon retreats during the storms, its population will be left intact,
At that time, how much will you miss the nights of people who have had the most beautiful nights of people and for whom today is an integral part of the history of Lebanon,
The great director Simon Asmar …
Magda El Roumi (12-9-2019).
Magda is a graduate of Simon Asmar's studio art program.