The Arab left loses three of its leading lights: Naccache, Kilo, and Zaazaa Perspectives 15 min read 09 Jul, 2021 Opinion: Three towering figures of the Arab left have died since 2020: Tunisian Gilbert Naccache, Syrian Michel Kilo, and Moroccan Abdellah Zaazaa. Khadija Mohsen-Finan revisits their trajectories over 50 years of activism and social upheaval. Gilbert Naccache, Michel Kilo, and Abdellah Zaazaa [L-R] [Orient XXI] Three important figures of the Arab opposition were lost in 2020 and 2021: Gilbert Naccache in Tunisia, Michel Kilo in Syria, and Abdellah Zaazaa in Morocco. All three had hoped to participate in the political lives of their countries in a new era, one in which they could be free to think and act according to their convictions.