Rula Jebreal
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Jebreal in October 2010.
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| Born | April 24, 1973 Haifa, Israel |
| Citizenship | Israeli and Italian[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Occupation | Journalist, commentator, author |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Altschul, Jr. (m. 2013-2016)[2][3] |
| Children | Miral Rivalta[4] |
| Website | Official Web site |
Rula Jebreal (Arabic: رولا جبريل, Hebrew: רולא ג'בריל; born April 24, 1973) is a Palestinian[5][6][7] foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.[8]
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Early life and education[edit]
Jebreal was born in Haifa, Israel, to 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[9] when Jebreal was 5.[10] She and her sister Rania were put into the Dar El-Tifel orphanage by their father,[9][10] 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.[11]
In 1993 she received a scholarship from the Italian government to study medicine at the University of Bologna, where she graduated with a degree in physiotherapy. She worked as a physiotherapist while she went back to the University of Bologna and earned her masters in Journalism and Political Science.[12]
Career[edit]
Journalism[edit]
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.[13]
Books and films[edit]
Jebreal's wrote her first novel Miral in 2003. It was eventually made into a film that was directed by Julian Schnabel, from Jebreal's screenplay.[4][9][14]
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.[15]
Personal life[edit]
She has a daughter whose father is an Italian artist.[4]
She was in a relationship with American-Jewish artist Julian Schnabel from 2007 to 2011.[16] In 2013, she married Arthur Altschul, Jr., son of banker Arthur Altschul and member of the Lehman family.[2] The couple divorced in 2016 after she had an affair with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters. [17]
She is fluent in four languages: Italian, English, Arabic and Hebrew.[18] She describes herself as a "secular Muslim".[19]
Works[edit]
- 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.
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Minority Life in Israel". The New York Times. 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b New York Post: "Arthur Altschul, Jr. engaged to Rula Jebreal" May 2, 2013
- ^ "Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Reportedly Dating Friend's Ex". 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Kazanjian, Dodie (2010-10-26). "Rula's View". Vogue.com. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
- ^ "Palestinian broadcaster in Italy, Rula Jebreal, enjoys increasing acclaim". Haaretz. December 11, 2008.
- ^ a b c Peter M. Brant (2010). "Rula Jebreal". Interview Magazine.
- ^ Wemple, Erik. "Rula Jebreal deplores MSNBC's 'Palestinian Journalist' label". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Rula Jebreal". TalkingPointsMemo. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Julian Schnabel falls for Palestinian tale, then for its writer". McClatchy Newspapers. 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ a b Malle, Chloe (2011-03-23). "One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another". New York: The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Dodie Kazanjian, 'Rula’s View,'Vogue 24 October 2010.
- ^ Delinda C. Hanley,'Diplomatic Doings_Lunch with Rula Jebreal,' WRMEA June–July 2013
- ^ 'Rula "senza testa", caccia al colpevole ma è un giallo di cattivo gusto,' La Repubblica 5 November 2006
- ^ Arifa Akbar (3 September 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,8 March 2011
- ^ "Schnabel's new young love". The New York Post. April 17, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Pink Floyd's Roger Waters dating Palestinian writer Rula Jebreal".
- ^ 'Rula Jebreal' Huffington Post.
- ^ 'Maher vs. Muslim Journo on Berkeley Speech: "Whoever Told You You Only Had To Hear What Didn't Upset You?",' Real Clear Politics October 31, 2014
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- Official website
- Rula Jebreal at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Rula Jebreal in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- 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
