Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-American journalist
- Born
- 3 April 1971, Jerusalem
- Died
- 11 May 2022, aged 51
- Birth name
- شيرين نصري أنطون أبو عاقلة
Shireen Abu Akleh (April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022) was a prominent Palestinian-American journalist who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera, before she was killed by Israeli forces while wearing a blue press vest and covering a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh was one of the most prominent names across the Middle East for her decades of reporting in the Palestinian territories, and seen as a role model for many Arab and Palestinian women. She is considered to be an icon of Palestinian journalism.
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