Hind Khoudary
Hind Khoudary | |
|---|---|
| هند خضري | |
| Born | Palestinian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Hind Osama Al-Khoudary (Arabic: هند خضري) is a Palestinian journalist based in the Gaza Strip.[1]
Early life
Khoudary was born to Usama and Marwa el-Khoudary.[2] She has eight brothers.[2] She is distantly related to the businessman Jawdat N. Khoudary, who owns the Al Mat'haf museum. She graduated from the American International School in Gaza in 2008.
Career
Khoudary has written for Middle East Eye,[3] Anadolu Agency,[4] and +972 Magazine[5] and worked for RT.[6] Her posts on Twitter and Instagram have been cited by The New York Times,[7] NPR,[8] and Utusan Malaysia.[9]
In March 2019, Khoudary worked for Amnesty International on a free-lance basis, during which she provided footage of the Great March of Return protests and reported on Hamas violations against protesters.[10] She was arrested by Hamas forces, and was interrogated for three hours, during which she was threatened and told to remove certain Facebook posts.[11][12]
Online presence
Khoudary has posted on Twitter and
Controversy
In 2020, Khoudary made a Facebook post about a joint Palestinian and Israeli Zoom call hosted by the Gaza Youth Committee in which she tagged Hamas officials.[10] As a result, six members of the group, including founder Rami Aman, were arrested and charged with "normalization".[10][14] Khoudary denied that she had intended for the members to be arrested when she posted about the event, and said she did not support Hamas, but also said she did not oppose Aman's arrest and had tagged the officials "as a protest against normalization activities".[10][14][15] Spokesman for Gaza's Interior Ministry, Iyad al-Bozm, also made a statement that Khoudary's post had not tipped off Hamas to the event.[14]
In response to Khoudary's post, Peter Bouckaert, a former Human Rights Watch official, removed Khoudary from a Facebook journalism group which he moderated.[10][14]
Personal life
Khoudary is married.[12]
Khoudary lived in Turkey for four years during the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] She returned to Gaza in August 2023.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b Abbruzzese, Jason; Ingram, David; Salam, Yasmine (3 November 2023). "On Instagram, Palestinian journalists and digital creators documenting Gaza strikes see surge in followers". NBC News. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b Khoudary, Hind. "Gaza Airport: The legacy of a Palestinian dream". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Hind Khoudary". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Al-Hlou, Yousur (19 November 2023). "The War in Gaza Is Also Unfolding on Instagram". New York Times.
- ^ Khoudary, Hind (6 June 2019). "'To sing is not a right in the Gaza Strip'". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Saftawi, Hamza; Berger, Miriam (27 April 2018). "To Be a Palestinian Journalist in Gaza Is to Be Always Under Threat" – via www.thenation.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Fadel, Leila; Rezvani, Arezou; Majd, Al-Waheidi; Kravinsky, Nina (30 October 2023). "Gaza was in a near total blackout as Israel expanded its ground and air campaign". NPR.
- ^ "Gaza terkini: Tentera Israel sasar panel solar yang menjadi satu-satunya sumber elektrik di Gaza". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Abu Toameh, Khaled; Lazaroff, Tovah (13 April 2020). "Palestinian journalist: I wasn't the reason Hamas arrested peace activist". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Hamas must end brutal crackdown against protesters in Gaza". Amnesty International. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b "MEE's Gaza reporter interrogated for hours by Hamas officials". Middle East Eye. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Shouk, Ali Al (26 October 2023). "'We are documenting war crimes': Citizen journalists capture reality of Gaza Strip". The National. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d AFP (14 April 2020). "Gaza arrests for Zoom chat with Israelis spark 'normalization' row". Ynetnews. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Kerstein, Benjamin (14 April 2020). "Ex-Amnesty Employee Denies Responsibility for Arrest of Gaza Peace Activist by Hamas for Zoom Meeting With Israelis - Algemeiner.com". Retrieved 7 November 2023.