Abubaker Abed | |
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| Born | November 24, 2002 Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Education | Al-Aqsa University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Abubaker Abed (born 24 November 2002) is a Palestinian writer and journalist from Gaza, Palestine. Abed began his career as a sports journalist and began covering geopolitics during the Gaza war; he has written for The Guardian, Middle East Eye, TRT World, Zeteo, and Al Jazeera, among other publications. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Abed's work has appeared in English, Spanish, Arabic, and Italian. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Abed was raised in Deir al-Balah Camp in the central Gaza Strip and attended an UNRWA preparatory school and Al-Aqsa University, where he joined We Are Not Numbers as a volunteer. [9]
During the Gaza war, Abed reported extensively from the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. [10] Abed has participated in Reporters Without Borders' efforts to push against Israeli targeting of journalists in the Gaza Strip. [11]