Jennifer Jajeh

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Jennifer Jajeh
Occupation(s)Actor, writer

Jennifer Jajeh is an American actress and writer.

In 2008, Jajeh wrote a solo performance, I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You, which she has performed. [1] [2] [3]

Jajeh has written screenplays for the short films Fruition and In My Own Skin, with the latter screening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and on PBS. As a producer, she has worked on documentaries, narrative film, and video projects. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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