Daoud Kuttab (), (born 1 April 1955) is a Palestinian-American journalist.
Journalism
In 1980, Kuttab began his career at ''
Al-Fajr'', an English-language weekly newspaper. Over the next seven years, he was promoted to features editor and then managing editor. In 1987, he left ''Al-Fajr'' for ''
Al-Quds
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'', an Arabic-language daily newspaper based in
East Jerusalem
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.
[ He also contributed to '']The Jerusalem Post
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''.[ During this period, he became the first Palestinian to receive an exclusive interview with ]Yitzhak Rabin
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, as well as from Shimon Peres
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and several other Israeli leaders.[
Kuttab was critical of press censorship by both the Israel government and the ]Palestinian Authority
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. On several occasions, he participated in rallies against Israeli censorship, resulting in his being arrested and searched.[ In 1994, Kuttab led journalists to rally in protest of the banning of the daily newspaper '' Al-Nahar'' by the Palestinian National Authority. ''Al-Quds'' subsequently fired Kuttab at the direct order of President ]Yasir Arafat
Yasser Arafat (4 or 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of the Stat ...
.[ Kuttab continued to work as a journalist, however, writing for papers including '']The Daily Telegraph
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'', '' Daily Yomuri'', ''International Herald Tribune
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'', ''Los Angeles Times
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'', ''The New York Times
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'', and ''The Washington Post
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''. In April 1996, he also created the Arabic Media Internet Network, an online magazine for uncensored Palestinian journalism.[
In May 1997, Kuttab was detained without charge by Arafat's government, reportedly for producing live broadcasts of ]Palestinian Legislative Council
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meetings.[
]
Awards
He has won several international awards, including a 1996 International Press Freedom Award of the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The '' American Journalism ...
.International Press Institute
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named him one of its fifty World Press Freedom Heroes
International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes are individuals who have been recognized by the Vienna-based International Press Institute for "significant contributions to the maintenance of press freedom and freedom of expression" and " ...
of the previous fifty years.
Kuttab sits on the board of the International Press Institute, which lists him as the "Director General, Community Media Network" and "Founder, AmmanNet, Jordan."
References
External links
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AmmanNet, Internet radio station
The Arab Radio Internet Network
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1955 births
American journalists of Arab descent
American writers of Palestinian descent
20th-century Palestinian journalists
Living people
Palestinian columnists
Palestinian emigrants to the United States
People from Bethlehem