10 Facts About Rula Jebreal

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Rula Jebreal is a Palestinian foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship.

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Rula Jebreal's father was an imam and groundskeeper at the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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Rula Jebreal was raised in the orphanage, and regards its founder, Hind Husseini, as her teacher and mother, crediting her with saving her life.

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Rula Jebreal worked as a journalist in Italy for twelve years.

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The film version, adapted by Rula Jebreal, and directed by Julian Schnabel, was first released in 2010.

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Rula Jebreal's 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.

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Rula Jebreal has a daughter Miral whose father is artist Davide Rivalta.

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Rula Jebreal was in a relationship with him from 2007 to 2011.

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Rula Jebreal divorced Altschul in 2016 and started dating Roger Waters, founder of Pink Floyd.

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Rula Jebreal is fluent in four languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English and Italian.