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'''Rula Jebreal''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: رولا جبريل) (born on April 24, 1973 in [[Haifa]]) is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] journalist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/palestinian-broadcaster-in-italy-rula-jebreal-enjoys-increasing-acclaim-1.285518| title=Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim| work=Haaretz| date= December 11, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="independent2010">{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/schnabels-true-romance-inspires-tale-of-love-across-cultural-divide-2069274.html| title=Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide | author=Arifa Akbar | work=The Independent | date= 3 September 2010 }}</ref> and novelist with both Israeli<ref>{{cite web|last=Sert|first=Aysegul|title=Rula Jebreal: Born into Conflict, Striving for Peace|url=http://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/309|work=Venice Magazine|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref> and Italian citizenship.
'''Rula Jebreal''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: رولا جبريل) (born on April 24, 1973 in [[Haifa]]) is an [[Israeli]] journalist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/palestinian-broadcaster-in-italy-rula-jebreal-enjoys-increasing-acclaim-1.285518| title=Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim| work=Haaretz| date= December 11, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="independent2010">{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/schnabels-true-romance-inspires-tale-of-love-across-cultural-divide-2069274.html| title=Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide | author=Arifa Akbar | work=The Independent | date= 3 September 2010 }}</ref> and novelist with both Israeli<ref>{{cite web|last=Sert|first=Aysegul|title=Rula Jebreal: Born into Conflict, Striving for Peace|url=http://www.venicemag.com/news/index/view/309|work=Venice Magazine|accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref> and Italian citizenship.


She grew up in [[Jerusalem]].
She grew up in [[Jerusalem]].

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Jebreal in October 2010

Rula Jebreal (Arabic: رولا جبريل) (born on April 24, 1973 in Haifa) is an Israeli journalist[1][2] and novelist with both Israeli[3] and Italian citizenship.

She grew up in Jerusalem. Her father worked as a groundskeeper in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Her mother committed suicide[4] when she was 5.[5] She and her sister Rania were put into the Dar El-Tifel orphanage by their father[4][5] in 1978 until 1991. She received a scholarship to study medicine at the University of Bologna, where she graduated in physiotherapy.

She studied journalism.[6] She has worked as a journalist in Italy for 12 years. She moved to Cairo to work at Al-Qahira Wal-Nas, (Cairo Centric) television station.[7]

Her novel Miral was made into a film by Julian Schnabel,[8][9] her boyfriend.[2][4] The movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2010.[10] It screened at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on March 14, 2011.[11]

She has a teenaged daughter, also named Miral.[12]

Works

  • La strada dei fiori di Miral, BUR Biblioteca Univ. Rizzoli, 2005, ISBN 9788817008501
    • Miral. Translator John Cullen. Penguin. 2010. ISBN 9780143116196.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
    • Ørkenblomsten, Engelstad forl., 2005, ISBN 9788292533109
    • Miral- Ein Land. Drei Frauen. Ein gemeinsamer Traum, Translated Leon Mengden, Btb, 2010, ISBN 9783442741489
  • La sposa di Assuan, (Bride of Aswan) Rizzoli, 2005, ISBN 9788817008679
    • La promise d'Assouan, Translated Lucie Comparini, Altal éd., 2007, ISBN 9782916736044
    • A esposa de Assuão, Campo das Letras, 2007, ISBN 9789896252373

References

  1. ^ "Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim". Haaretz. December 11, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Arifa Akbar (3 September 2010). "Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide". The Independent.
  3. ^ Sert, Aysegul. "Rula Jebreal: Born into Conflict, Striving for Peace". Venice Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another". New York: The New York Times. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Miral by Rula Jebreal". Alwan For The Arts. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  7. ^ "Palestinian Journalist and Author Rula Jebreal | Arab Girls, Arabic Girls Blog". Earabgirls.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  8. ^ Kazanjian, Dodie (2010-10-26). "Rula's View". Vogue.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1366409/
  10. ^ "Rula Jebreal Pictures - Miral - Premiere:67th Venice Film Festival". Zimbio. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  11. ^ Sacks, Rebecca. "For Rula Jebreal and Julian Schnabel, Miral Is a Labor of Love | Little Gold Men". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  12. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/fashion/24RULA.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

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