Nour Odeh

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.

Nour Odeh
NationalityPalestinian
Alma materGolden Gate University
Occupation(s)political analyst, activist, researcher, public diplomacy consultant, journalist and author
Years active20+
Known forFormer first Palestinian woman spokesperson to Palestinian Authority, Al Jazeera correspondent

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 and Gaza for five years from 2006 to 2011. In 2008, her reporting won Al Jazeera English's first Golden Nymph award in the Monte Carlo Festival. [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
  1. El-Haroun, Zainah (16 February 2021). "Ashrawi will not run in Palestinian elections, to mentor new generation". Reuters. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Rashida Tlaib rejects Israel's offer for 'humanitarian' visit to West Bank". the Guardian. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "Nour Odeh". alaraby. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Palestinian Paper: US Understands If Abbas Postpones Elections". The Media Line. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. "A third Palestinian uprising? | Inside Story - The Global Herald". 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. "Why Palestinians consider the UAE-Israel Deal a strategic betrayal". The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. "Nour Odeh – Foreign Policy". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. Greenwood, Phoebe (21 October 2012). "Fatah claims Palestinian election victory". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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