Hala Jaber

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Hala Jaber is a Lebanese-British journalist. She was born in West Africa and writes for The Sunday Times.[1]

Work

Her first book, Hezbollah: Born With a Vengeance, was published in 1997. The book describes the rise and political agenda of Hezbollah against the background of Lebanese history from 1970 to 1997. Her second book, The Flying Carpet to Baghdad: One Woman's Fight for Two Orphans of War, was published in 2009. The book chronicles her efforts to help two girls during the Iraq War.

Jaber was awarded the

British Press Awards in 2005 and 2006 for her coverage of the Iraq War,[2] and in 2012 for her coverage of the Libyan uprising. She co-won the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism
for her work in Iraq in 2007.

In May 2015,

Syrian Civil War.[4]

Personal life

Hala Jaber was married to award-winning news photographer Steve Bent until his death on Christmas Day 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Authors » Hala Jaber". tiborjones.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ "British Press Awards Winners 2000–2008". pressawards.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ Watson, Ivan. "Cyberwar explodes in Syria". CNN. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ Rowell, Alex. "Friends in the media". NOW News. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ^ Wells, Ray (1 January 2012). "Straight and true: a sharp shooter in the darkest places". thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

Publications

The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles: A Woman's Fight to Save Two Orphans (New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2009).
ISBN 978-0-670-06961-3
. US edition

Articles
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