caption article_title name gender
philippe bogaert philippe bogaert
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philippe bogaert

philippe bogaert -lrb- ukkel , belgium , 1971 -rrb- .
philippe bogaert is a social media strategist specialised in corporate communication .
he is the founder and co-owner of finger talks .
he plays the piano and is also a gifted songwriter .
bogaert was famous in 2009 in the media for advertising himself on social media platforms and international tv stations to be kept `` hostage '' in qatar .
in september 2009 , bogaert managed to escape qatar by sailboat and fled to europe , where he arrived by the second half of september 2009 .
he is now reunited with his family .
in may 2011 le cri published his book exit permit , pointing out the risks of working in the persian gulf and retracing bogaert 's risky but spectacular escape from qatar .
