Rula Jebreal

Rula Jebreal

Jebreal in October 2010.
Born (1973-04-24) April 24, 1973
Haifa, Israel
Ethnicity Palestinian Arab[1]
Citizenship Israeli and Italian [2]
Alma mater University of Bologna
Occupation Journalist, commentator, author
Religion Islam
Spouse(s) Arthur Altschul, Jr. (m. 2013)[3]
Children Miral Rivalta[4]
Website Official Web site

Rula Jebreal (Arabic: رولا جبريل; born April 24, 1973) is a Palestinian[5][6][7] foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.[8]

Early life and education

Jebreal was born in Haifa, Israel, to Othman Jebreal and Zakia, and grew up in Jerusalem.[6] Her father was an imam and groundskeeper at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.[6] Her mother, who suffered from severe abuse in her childhood, committed suicide by walking into the sea[9] when Jebreal was 5.[10] She and her sister Rania were put into the Dar El-Tifel orphanage by their father,[9][10] in 1978, until 1991. She was raised in the orphanage, and regards its founder, Hind Husseini, as her teacher and mother, crediting her with saving her life.[11]

In 1993 she received a scholarship from the Italian government to study medicine at the University of Bologna, where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy. She worked as a physiotherapist while she went back to the University of Bologna and earned her masters in Journalism and Political Science.[12]

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.[13]

Books and films

Jebreal and Julian Schnabel, 2010

Jebreal's wrote her first novel Miral in 2003. It was eventually made into a film that was directed by Julian Schnabel, from Jebreal's screenplay.[4][9][14]

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.[15]

Personal life

She has a daughter whose father is an Italian artist.[4]

She was in a relationship with American-Jewish artist Julian Schnabel from 2007 to 2011.[16] In 2013, she married Arthur Altschul, Jr., son of banker Arthur Altschul and member of the Lehman family.[3]

She is fluent in four languages: Italian, English, Arabic and Hebrew.[17] She describes herself as a "secular Muslim".[18]

Works

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 New York Post: "Arthur Altschul, Jr. engaged to Rula Jebreal" May 2, 2013
  4. 1 2 3 Kazanjian, Dodie (2010-10-26). "Rula's View". Vogue.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim". Haaretz. December 11, 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 Peter M. Brant (2010). "Rula Jebreal". Interview Magazine.
  7. ↑ Wemple, Erik. "Rula Jebreal deplores MSNBC’s ‘Palestinian Journalist’ label". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rula Jebreal". TalkingPointsMemo. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  10. 1 2 Malle, Chloe (2011-03-23). "One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another". New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  11. ↑ Dodie Kazanjian, 'Rula’s View,'Vogue 24 October 2010.
  12. ↑ Delinda C. Hanley,'Diplomatic Doings_Lunch with Rula Jebreal,' WRMEA June–July 2013
  13. ↑ 'Rula "senza testa", caccia al colpevole ma è un giallo di cattivo gusto,' La Repubblica 5 November 2006
  14. ↑ Arifa Akbar (3 September 2010). "Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide". The Independent (London).
  15. ↑ Roberto Conti, Divieto di Soggiorno: l’Italia vista con gli occhi dei suoi immigrati, Frontiere News,8 March 2011
  16. ↑ "Schnabel’s new young love". The New York Post. April 17, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  17. ↑ 'Rula Jebreal' Huffington Post.
  18. ↑ 'Maher vs. Muslim Journo on Berkeley Speech: "Whoever Told You You Only Had To Hear What Didn't Upset You?",' Real Clear Politics October 31, 2014

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