Rula Jebreal

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Rula Jebreal
رولا جبريل
Jebreal in September 2017
Born (1973-04-24) April 24, 1973 (age 50)
Haifa, Israel
NationalityPalestinian
CitizenshipIsraeli, Italian[1]
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Occupation(s)Journalist, commentator, author
ChildrenMiral Rivalta[2]
WebsiteOfficial Web site
External videos
video icon Jebreal on her secret interview with Jamal Khashoggi

Rula Jebreal (

Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.[5]

Early life and education

Jebreal was born in

Hind Husseini, as her teacher and mother, crediting her with saving her life.[9]

In 1993, she received a scholarship from the

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Career

Journalism

Jebreal worked as a journalist in Italy for twelve years. In 2006 she worked with Michele Santoro as an interviewer on AnnoZero, a political television show in Italy.[10]

Books and films

Jebreal and Julian Schnabel, 2010

Jebreal first novel Miral was published in 2003. The film version, adapted by Jebreal, and directed by Julian Schnabel, was first released in 2010.[2][7][11]

Jebreal's second novel The Bride of Aswan was published in 2007. Her third book, Rejected, is a non-fiction study based on interviews with immigrants who have either made their way to successful careers in Italy or otherwise live on the margins of Italian society.[12]

Personal life

She has a daughter Miral whose father is artist Davide Rivalta.[13]

Her collaboration with Julian Schnabel on Miral, extended beyond the movie. Jebreal was in a relationship with him from 2007 to 2011.[14][15][16]

In 2013, she married

Arthur Goodhart Altschul Sr. and a member of the Lehman family. She divorced Altschul in 2016 and started dating Roger Waters, founder of Pink Floyd. [17]

She is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English and Italian.[18] She describes herself as a "secular Muslim".[19]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Minority Life in Israel". The New York Times. 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Kazanjian, Dodie (October 26, 2010). "Rula's View". Vogue.com. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rula's View". Vogue. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  4. ^ "Rula Jebreal: How I'm Treated as a Minority in Israel". Tikkun. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  5. ^ "Rula Jebreal". TalkingPointsMemo. 23 July 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Peter M. Brant (2010). "Rula Jebreal". Interview Magazine.
  7. ^ a b c "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Malle, Chloe (March 23, 2011). "One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another". The New York Times. New York. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  9. ^ Dodie Kazanjian, 'Rula’s View,'Vogue October 24, 2010.
  10. ^ 'Rula "senza testa", caccia al colpevole ma è un giallo di cattivo gusto,' La Repubblica November 5, 2006
  11. ^ Arifa Akbar (September 3, 2010). "Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide". The Independent. London.
  12. ^ Roberto Conti, Divieto di Soggiorno: l’Italia vista con gli occhi dei suoi immigrati, Frontiere News, March 8, 2011
  13. ^ "Rula Jebreal: Tutto sulla giornalista palestinese". 11 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Rula Jebreal". 22 February 2011.
  15. ^ "Julian Schnabel and Rula Jebreal Have Broken Schnup".
  16. ^ "Rula Jebreal Photostream".
  17. ^ "Pink Floyd's Roger Waters dating friend's ex". Fox News. July 16, 2016.
  18. Huffington Post
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  19. Real Clear Politics
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