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| '''Bisan Owda''' (born 1997/1998) is a Palestinian filmmaker and citizen journalist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Jon |first=Donnison |date=2023-10-15 |title=One week in Gaza: 'There are no safe places here' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67116407 |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref> | |||
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| == Activism == | |||
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| Owda has worked with the ] on gender equality,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=In the Words of Bisan Owda “Content Creation is an Effective Tool to Advance Gender Equality in Palestine” |url=https://palestine.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-the-words-of/2023/08/in-the-words-of-bisan-owda-content-creation-is-an-effective-tool-to-advance-gender-equality-in-palestine |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=UN Women – Palestine Country Office |language=en}}</ref> as a member of ] Youth Gender Innovation Agora Forum.<ref name=":1" /> Owda has also worked with the ] on climate change,<ref name=":0" /> and is an EU Goodwill Ambassador.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Bisan Owda |url=https://south.euneighbours.eu/ecard/bisan-owda/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=EU Neighbours |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| Owda has produced a show, ''Hakawatia'', which is aired by ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | |||
| == Online presence == | |||
| As of October 15, Owda had accumulated over 180,000 followers on ].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Owda's videos on life during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war have been shared by ],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 19, 2023 |title=Video Seeing the war from the ground in Gaza |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/war-ground-gaza-104135739 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Video Palestinian filmmaker, influencer talks about the difficulties of life inside Gaza |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/palestinian-filmmaker-influencer-talks-difficulties-life-inside-gaza-104482765 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Najjar |first=Farah |last2=Stepansky |first2=Joseph |date=November 3, 2023 |title=Israel-Hamas war updates: Israeli strike hits Gaza medical convoy |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/3/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-forces-gather-outside-gaza-city |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> the ],<ref name=":0" /> and ''].''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rémy |first=Jean-Philippe |last2=Zerrouky |first2=Madjid |date=2023-11-06 |title=Israeli army intensifies strikes on Gaza, plunging civilians into horror and hunger |language=en |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/11/06/israeli-army-intensifies-strikes-on-gaza-plunging-civilians-into-horror-and-hunger_6231080_4.html |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref> | |||
| On November 2, 2023, the Jerusalem Post claimed Owda was a member of Hamas' propaganda team, pointing to the traction her posts have received from "well-known figures associated with antisemitism and conspiracy theories, including ]".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=Exposed: Hamas’s propaganda team |url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-771443 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en-US}}</ref> They also cited an Instagram post Owda made on October 7, in which she said "For every action, there is a reaction. This means: What was expected after 75 years of occupation and 17 years of siege?" in reference to the ] that day, to her reporting that Israeli forces ], and to her reporting "that Israel was killing people who fled to the south".<ref name=":3" /> The claim that Owda is associated with Hamas has not been claimed by any other major news media as of November 6. | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| After the ] told Gaza residents to evacuate, Owda and her parents relocated from ] to ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Paccalin |first=Claire |date=2023-10-24 |title='Not sure I'm lucky to be alive': Gazans fear worse is to come as public health 'catastrophe' looms |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231024-not-sure-i-m-lucky-to-be-alive-gazans-fear-worse-is-to-come-as-public-health-catastrophe-looms |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> Her family's home and her office in ] were both bombed, destroying all of Owda's filming equipment.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
| Owda witnessed the ] on November 3, 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-03 |title=Red Crescent says 15 killed in strike on Gaza ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67316463 |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref> | |||
| == References == | |||
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Revision as of 06:30, 7 November 2023
Bisan Owda (born 1997/1998) is a Palestinian filmmaker and citizen journalist.
Activism
Owda has worked with the United Nations on gender equality, as a member of UN Women’s Youth Gender Innovation Agora Forum. Owda has also worked with the European Union on climate change, and is an EU Goodwill Ambassador.
Owda has produced a show, Hakawatia, which is aired by Roya TV.
Online presence
As of October 15, Owda had accumulated over 180,000 followers on Instagram.
Owda's videos on life during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war have been shared by ABC News, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and Le Monde.
On November 2, 2023, the Jerusalem Post claimed Owda was a member of Hamas' propaganda team, pointing to the traction her posts have received from "well-known figures associated with antisemitism and conspiracy theories, including Shaun King". They also cited an Instagram post Owda made on October 7, in which she said "For every action, there is a reaction. This means: What was expected after 75 years of occupation and 17 years of siege?" in reference to the Hamas attacks that day, to her reporting that Israeli forces bombed the Al-Ahli Hospital, and to her reporting "that Israel was killing people who fled to the south". The claim that Owda is associated with Hamas has not been claimed by any other major news media as of November 6.
Personal life
After the IDF told Gaza residents to evacuate, Owda and her parents relocated from Beit Hanoun to Al-Shifa Hospital. Her family's home and her office in Rimal were both bombed, destroying all of Owda's filming equipment.
Owda witnessed the Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike on November 3, 2023.
References
- ^ Jon, Donnison (2023-10-15). "One week in Gaza: 'There are no safe places here'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "In the Words of Bisan Owda "Content Creation is an Effective Tool to Advance Gender Equality in Palestine"". UN Women – Palestine Country Office. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Bisan Owda". EU Neighbours. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- "Video Seeing the war from the ground in Gaza". ABC News. October 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- "Video Palestinian filmmaker, influencer talks about the difficulties of life inside Gaza". ABC News. October 30, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- Najjar, Farah; Stepansky, Joseph (November 3, 2023). "Israel-Hamas war updates: Israeli strike hits Gaza medical convoy". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- Rémy, Jean-Philippe; Zerrouky, Madjid (2023-11-06). "Israeli army intensifies strikes on Gaza, plunging civilians into horror and hunger". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ "Exposed: Hamas's propaganda team". The Jerusalem Post. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Paccalin, Claire (2023-10-24). "'Not sure I'm lucky to be alive': Gazans fear worse is to come as public health 'catastrophe' looms". France 24. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- "Red Crescent says 15 killed in strike on Gaza ambulance outside Al-Shifa hospital". BBC News. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.