Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-American journalist (1971-2022) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 51
Shireen Abu Akleh 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.
Shireen Abu Akleh is read about 325 times a day, in 48 languages.
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Abu Akleh wearing a jacket marked "PRESS" while reporting
Official funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Ramallah
Mourners carry Abu Akleh's body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and a blue press jacket
A demonstrator in London holding pictures of Abu Akleh on May 14![A map by B'tselem showing where it says the Israel Defense Forces were exchanging gunfire with militants (B) versus where Akleh was killed (A).[100][101][102][103]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Coordinates_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh_murder.png/1280px-Coordinates_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh_murder.png)
A map by B'tselem showing where it says the Israel Defense Forces were exchanging gunfire with militants (B) versus where Akleh was killed (A).[100][101][102][103]
Memorial tent named after Akleh seen during the 2024 University of Oxford pro-Palestinian campus occupations
A tribute to Shireen Abu Akleh during a 2024 encampment at University of ExeterAwards
About this person
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.
