Nour Odeh
Nour Odeh | |
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Nationality | Palestinian |
Occupation | political analyst, activist, researcher, public diplomacy consultant, journalist and author |
Known for | first Palestinian woman to serve as government spokesperson |
Nour Odeh is a Palestinian political analyst, activist, researcher, public diplomacy consultant, journalist, author and former spokesperson to Palestinian Authority.[1][2] She was notably Palestine's first ever female government spokesperson.[3] She is the founding member and committee member of the Democratic National Assembly of Palestine.[4][5] She is a 1999 graduate of Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Career[]
Odeh has been an independent media professional communications consultant and freelance journalist for over 20 years.[6] She also worked as the Al Jazeera English network's senior correspondent for the West Bank for five years from 2006 to 2011.[7] Additionally, she has served as a senior communications consultant and public relations advisor to the Palestinian government.[7] In 2012, she was appointed Palestinian Authority spokesperson and thus became the first Palestinian women in that role.[8][3] She was a candidate of Palestinian Legislative Council for the 2012–13 Palestinian local elections. She has also appeared as a regular guest in various international news outlets such as Al Jazeera.[6]
References[]
- ^ El-Haroun, Zainah (16 February 2021). "Ashrawi will not run in Palestinian elections, to mentor new generation". Reuters. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Rashida Tlaib rejects Israel's offer for 'humanitarian' visit to West Bank". the Guardian. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Nour Odeh". alaraby. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Palestinian Paper: US Understands If Abbas Postpones Elections". The Media Line. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "A third Palestinian uprising? | Inside Story - The Global Herald". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Why Palestinians consider the UAE-Israel Deal a strategic betrayal". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Nour Odeh – Foreign Policy". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Greenwood, Phoebe (21 October 2012). "Fatah claims Palestinian election victory". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- Living people
- Palestinian women journalists
- Palestinian activists
- Palestinian women in politics