Photo: Al Jazeera Media Network / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Shireen Abu Akleh is, to me, one of the most important figures this database holds. Twenty-five years reporting for Al Jazeera, then killed in a blue press vest while covering Jenin in 2022, she became a symbol of the price journalists pay to bring us the truth. What moves me is not the tragedy alone but the quiet consistency of her career: showing up, day after day, to document a story the world preferred to look away from. I admire reporters like her far more than any celebrity. Her name endures across the Arab world for good reason, and it should endure here too.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shireen Abu Akleh
- Name (Japanese)
- シェリーヌ・アブー・アクレ
- Reading
- しぇりーぬ・あぶー・あくれ
- Born
- April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Jerusalem, Quds Governorate, Kingdom of Judah
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / reporter / television journalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yarmouk University
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Order of Jerusalem
- 2022 Order of Independence
- 2023 Courage in Journalism Award
- 2003 Order of Courage
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Shireen Abu Akleh born?
April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022.
Where is Shireen Abu Akleh from?
Shireen Abu Akleh is from Jerusalem, Quds Governorate, Kingdom of Judah.
What does Shireen Abu Akleh do?
Shireen Abu Akleh works as journalist, reporter, television journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.