Isra al Modallal

Isra alModallal was the first female spokesperson in English for the Hamas government in Gaza between 20132014. She was born in Egypt and raised in Gaza. She attended high school in Bradford, England, and graduated from Islamic University of Gaza with a degree in media studies. She worked as a broadcast journalist before accepting the spokesperson role. Her appointment was part of a Hamas effort to change its public image.

Isra alModallal was born in Egypt to Palestinian refugees and spent her youth in Gaza. She attended Grange Technology College in Bradford, England while her father went to university. She developed a Yorkshire dialect while in England. She graduated from the Islamic University of Gaza with a degree in media studies and later worked as a broadcast journalist. She has credited camera experience at a local station and Englishlanguage satellite news channel as formative career experiences.

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