Former football star Lilian Thuram visits Cyprus for book fair

Lilian Thuram, a renowned former French national team defender and 1998 World Cup winner, is visiting Cyprus to attend the 5th Limassol International Book Fair. Known for his iconic performance in the 1998 semi-finals where he scored his only two international goals, Thuram retired from professional football in 2008 and shifted his focus toward activism and literature.

Following his retirement, he founded the Lilian Thuram Foundation – Education Against Racism, for Equality. His recent visit centers on promoting his book, 'White Thinking' (La Pensée blanche), which is being released in Greek by Antipodes. In the book, Thuram critiques the construct of white supremacy and investigates the historical and systemic mechanisms that sustain racial inequality in modern society.

During his engagements in Cyprus, Thuram aims to address the structural nature of racism and emphasize the necessity of collective action in achieving social equity. He continues to use his public platform as an activist to dismantle racial prejudices, building on years of work dedicated to education and social reform.