Rula Jebreal
Rula Jebreal | |
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رولا جبريل | |
Born | Haifa, Israel | April 24, 1973
Nationality | Palestinian |
Citizenship | Israeli, Italian[1] |
Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Occupation | journalist, commentator, author |
Children | Miral Rivalta[2] |
Website | Official Web site |
External video | |
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Jebreal on her secret interview with Jamal Khashoggi |
Rula Jebreal (Arabic: رولا جبريل, Hebrew: רולא ג'בריל; born April 24, 1973) is a Palestinian[3][4] foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.[5]
Early life and education
Jebreal was born in Haifa, Israel, to Nigeria-born Sufi imam 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 and drowning when Jebreal was 5.[7] She and her sister Rania were put into the Dar El-Tifel orphanage by their father,[8][7] 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.[9]
In 1993, she received a scholarship from the Italian government to study at the University of Bologna, where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy.[citation needed]
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 first novel Miral was published in 2003. The film version, adapted by Jebreal, and directed by Julian Schnabel, was first released in 2010.[2][8][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 Altschul, Jr., son of banker Arthur Goodhart Altschul Sr. and a member of the Lehman family.[17] She divorced Altschul in 2016 and started dating Roger Waters, founder of Pink Floyd. [18]
She is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English and Italian.[19] She describes herself as a "secular Muslim".[20]
Works
- La strada dei fiori di Miral, BUR Biblioteca Univ. Rizzoli, 2005, ISBN 978-88-17-00850-1
- Miral. Translator John Cullen. Penguin. 2010. ISBN 978-0-14-311619-6.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Ørkenblomsten, Engelstad forl., 2005, ISBN 978-82-92533-10-9
- Miral – Ein Land. Drei Frauen. Ein gemeinsamer Traum, Translated Leon Mengden, Btb, 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-74148-9
- La sposa di Assuan, (Bride of Aswan) Rizzoli, 2005, ISBN 978-88-17-00867-9
- La promise d'Assouan, Translated Lucie Comparini, Altal éd., 2007, ISBN 978-2-916736-04-4
- A esposa de Assuão, Campo das Letras, 2007, ISBN 978-989-625-237-3
- Divieto di soggiorno: l'Italia vista con gli occhi dei suoi immigrati, (Rejected) Milan, Italy: Rizzoli, 2007, ISBN 978-88-17-01270-6
References
- ^ "Minority Life in Israel". The New York Times. 28 October 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kazanjian, Dodie (October 26, 2010). "Rula's View". Vogue.com. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Rula's View". Vogue. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Rula Jebreal: How I'm Treated as a Minority in Israel". Tikkun. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Rula Jebreal". TalkingPointsMemo. 23 July 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Peter M. Brant (2010). "Rula Jebreal". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Malle, Chloe (March 23, 2011). "One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers. January 13, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Dodie Kazanjian, 'Rula’s View,'Vogue October 24, 2010.
- ^ 'Rula "senza testa", caccia al colpevole ma è un giallo di cattivo gusto,' La Repubblica November 5, 2006
- ^ Arifa Akbar (September 3, 2010). "Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide". The Independent. London.
- ^ Roberto Conti, Divieto di Soggiorno: l’Italia vista con gli occhi dei suoi immigrati, Frontiere News, March 8, 2011
- ^ "Rula Jebreal: Tutto sulla giornalista palestinese". 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Rula Jebreal". 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Julian Schnabel and Rula Jebreal Have Broken Schnup".
- ^ "Rula Jebreal Photostream".
- ^ "Arthur Altschul, Jr. engaged to Rula Jebreal". Page Six. May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Pink Floyd's Roger Waters dating friend's ex". Fox News. July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Rula Jebreal". Huffington Post.
- ^ Schwartz, Ian (October 31, 2014). "Maher vs. Muslim Journo on Berkeley Speech: "Whoever Told You You Only Had To Hear What Didn't Upset You?"". Real Clear Politics.
External links
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- Official website
- Rula Jebreal at IMDb
- Works by or about Rula Jebreal in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Rula Jebreal on C-SPAN
- Interviews
- Rula Jebreal on Charlie Rose
- "Rula Jebreal (Miral) Interview", Tribute, Ola Sturik, Toronto International Film Festival, September 14, 2010
- "Rula Jebreal on Her Novel, Miral", WNYC, December 13, 2010
- "Interview: Rula Jebreal on the struggle to make "Miral" a film", Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, 22 March 2011
- Articles
- "Rula Jebreal", collected articles at Radyoheval (Italian)
- "Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim". Haaretz. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- "Rula’s View", Vogue, Dodie Kazanjian, October 31, 2010
- "Extra | Rula Jebreal, Miral", AnOther, December 6, 2010
- Lydia Martin (January 13, 2011). "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers.
- Book review
- "Book Review: Rula Jebreal’s Miral", Muslimah Media Watch, January 20, 2011
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Palestinian television personalities
- People from Jerusalem
- American Muslims
- Palestinian novelists
- Israeli people of Nigerian descent
- Palestinian people of Nigerian descent
- Arab citizens of Israel
- University of Bologna alumni
- People from Haifa
- Lehman family
- Palestinian broadcasters
- Italian people of Israeli descent
- Italian people of Palestinian descent