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      • Brian Keenan CBE (born 28 September 1950) is an Irish writer whose work includes the book An Evil Cradling, an account of the four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon from 11 April 1986 to 24 August 1990.
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  2. Brian Keenan CBE (born 28 September 1950) is an Irish writer whose work includes the book An Evil Cradling, an account of the four and a half years he spent as a hostage in Beirut, Lebanon from 11 April 1986 to 24 August 1990.

  3. Brian Keenan: Prisoner Turned Writer - In April of 1986, an unknown university teacher from Belfast was seized by Muslim gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon. Nearly five years later, Brian Keenan...

  4. On the surface, the two men couldn't have been more different. Brian is an Irish working-class socialist, John an English former public schoolboy.

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  5. Feb 9, 2011 · Brian Keenan on spirituality, faith, writing and fear - BBC News. 9 February 2011. If life experience can enhance a writer's work, Brian Keenan has no shortage of material to draw upon. In 1986...

  6. Brian Paschal Keenan [1] (17 July 1941 [1] [2] [3] – 21 May 2008 [4]) was a member of the Army Council of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who received an 18-year prison sentence in 1980 for conspiring to cause explosions, and played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

  7. Apr 12, 2016 · OVER 30 years ago former Beirut hostage Brian Keenan was kidnapped by Islamic extremists and held for four-and-a-half years. He speaks to SIOBHÁN BREATNACH about surviving the odds and finding peace of mind in surprising places

  8. Oct 21, 2003 · Irish author Brian Keenan was kidnapped while working as a teacher in Beirut, Lebanon. He was held hostage by militant group Islamic Jihad for four years. April is the cruellest month.