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Author : Brian Keenan Theme(s) : Biographical /Oppression / Politics Publisher : Vintage Review : Brian Keenan became headline news in 1986 when he was kidnapped in Beirut by fundamentalist Shi’ite militiamen and held for the next four and a half years. ... Profile : Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950 Took a degree in English at Coleraine University and became a teacher Taken hostage in 1986 (for four and a half years) while working at Beirut University Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast.