Shireen Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh (Arabic: شيرين أبو عاقلة, romanized: Šīrīn Abū ʿĀqila; 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. Upon her death on May 11, 2022, Israel denied responsibility and blamed Palestinian militants. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shireen Abu Akleh is the 496th most popular social activist (down from 415th in 2019). (down from 3,275th in 2019)