Bisan Owda
Bisan Owda (born 1997/1998) is a Palestinian filmmaker.[1]
Career
Owda has worked with the United Nations on gender equality,[2] as a member of UN Women’s Youth Gender Innovation Agora Forum.[2] Owda has also worked with the European Union on climate change,[1][3] and is an EU Goodwill Ambassador.[4]
Owda has produced a show, Hakawatia, which is aired by Roya TV.[2][4]
Owda works for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).[5][6]
Online presence
As of October 15, Owda had accumulated over 180,000 followers on Instagram.[1] By November 7, she had gained 1.3 million.[citation needed]
Owda's videos on life during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war have been shared by ABC News,[7][8] Al Jazeera,[9] the BBC,[1] and Le Monde.[10]
On November 2, 2023, The Jerusalem Post claimed Owda was a member of Hamas' propaganda team, saying her posts had received attention from "well-known figures associated with antisemitism and conspiracy theories, including Shaun King".[11] They also cited an Instagram post Owda made on October 7, in which she said "For every action, there is a reaction. This means: What was expected after 75 years of occupation and 17 years of siege?" in reference to the Hamas attacks that day, and to her reporting that Israeli forces bombed the Al-Ahli Hospital, and "that Israel was killing people who fled to the south".[11] The claim that Owda is associated with Hamas has not been claimed by any other major news media as of November 6.[citation needed]
Personal life
After the IDF told Gaza residents to evacuate, Owda and her parents relocated from Beit Hanoun to Al-Shifa Hospital.[12] Her family's home and her office in Rimal were both bombed, destroying all of Owda's filming equipment.[12]
Owda witnessed the Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike on November 3, 2023.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d Jon, Donnison (2023-10-15). "One week in Gaza: 'There are no safe places here'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b c "In the Words of Bisan Owda "Content Creation is an Effective Tool to Advance Gender Equality in Palestine"". UN Women – Palestine Country Office. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "No Water No Life". EU Neighbours. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b "Bisan Owda". EU Neighbours. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Blanco, Patricia R. (2023-11-03). "Pregnant women in Gaza in dire straits with no food, water or anesthesia for Cesareans". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (2023-10-28). "Israel Says Al Shifa Hospital Conceals Hamas Underground Command Centers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Video Seeing the war from the ground in Gaza". ABC News. October 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Video Palestinian filmmaker, influencer talks about the difficulties of life inside Gaza". ABC News. October 30, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Najjar, Farah; Stepansky, Joseph (November 3, 2023). "Israel-Hamas war updates: Israeli strike hits Gaza medical convoy". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Rémy, Jean-Philippe; Zerrouky, Madjid (2023-11-06). "Israeli army intensifies strikes on Gaza, plunging civilians into horror and hunger". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (2023-11-02). "Exposed: Hamas's propaganda team". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b Paccalin, Claire (2023-10-24). "'Not sure I'm lucky to be alive': Gazans fear worse is to come as public health 'catastrophe' looms". France 24. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Red Crescent says 15 killed in strike on Gaza ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital". BBC News. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
