Isra al-Mudallal

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Isra al-Mudallal , also Modallal ( Arabic إسراء المدلل, DMG Isrāʾ al-Mudallal ; * 1989 or 1990 in Egypt ), is a Palestinian journalist . In November 2013, she became the first woman to be appointed government spokeswoman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip .

Life

Isra al-Mudallal was born the daughter of Palestinian refugees in Egypt. She grew up in Gaza and moved with her parents to Great Britain in the early 21st century , where her father obtained a PhD. She attended Grange Technology College in Bradford for four years, so she is fluent in English with a Yorkshire accent. In 2004 the family returned to Gaza . Her father has since worked as a professor of political science and history at the Islamic University of Gaza .

After studying media studies at the Islamic University of Gaza, Isra al-Mudallal worked as a presenter for the television channel "al-Kitab", which made her famous in Gaza. Although neither she nor her parents belong to Hamas, the Hamas government, which competes with the Fatah government , appointed Isra al-Mudallal as the English-speaking government spokeswoman in November 2013. Ihab al-Ghussein , who was appointed media minister by the Hamas leadership in 2013, modernized Hamas' website , ensured a presence on social media and sees the appointment of Mudallal as a means of appearing more open to the West .

Mudallal is divorced and lives with her daughter in Rafah .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Simon Usborne: A move in the right direction? After years of restricting women's rights Hamas hires Isra Al-Modallal as its first female spokesperson . The Independent , November 12, 2013
  2. ^ A b Harriet Sherwood: Yorkshire-educated woman becomes first female Hamas spokesperson . The Guardian , Nov. 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Profile :. Isra al-Mudallal. Feminine countenance of the Islamist Hamas , Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 9, 2013, p. 4
  4. ↑ Hamas has given itself a female face , Kurier November 14, 2013
  5. ↑ a b Ibrahim Barzak: Isra Almodallal Appointed First Spokeswoman For Hamas . The Huffington Post , November 10, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Isra al-Mudallal
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Modallal, isra; إسراء المدلل (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Palestinian journalist
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 1989 or 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Egypt