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'''Jennifer Jajeh''' is an American actress and 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cainkar |first1=Louise |last2=Vinson |first2=Pauline Homsi |last3=Jarmakani |first3=Amira |title=Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies |date=4 August 2022 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0-8156-5522-0 |page=330 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=okuCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA330}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kritzer |first1=Amelia Howe |title=Enough! Women Playwrights Confront the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |journal=Theatre Journal |date=2010 |volume=62 |issue=4 |pages=611–626 |doi=10.1353/tj.2010.a413934 |jstor=41000803 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41000803 |issn=0192-2882}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | newspaper=[[The Minnesota Daily]] | url=https://mndaily.com/198878/arts-entertainment/art/i-heart-hamas-explores-identity/ | title="I Heart Hamas" explores identity | first=Mark | last=Brendan | date=17 February 2010 | accessdate=14 June 2023}}</ref>
Jajeh was born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]] to parents of Palestinian Christian descent. Jajeh gained a Double B.A. in History and Philosophy from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], then pursued acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Conservatory in [[New York City]].


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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnically Ambiguous: We Are Jennifer Jajeh on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-jennifer-jajeh/id1260618706?i=1000533541314 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lenika |first=Cruz |date=26 June 2011 |title=Alumna Jennifer Jajeh receives critical acclaim for solo theater show 'I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You' |newspaper=Daily Bruin |url=https://dailybruin.com/2011/06/26/alumna_jennifer_jajeh_receives_critical_acclaim_for_solo_theater_show_039i_heart_hamas_and_other_thi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailybruin.com/2011/06/26/for_ucla_alumna_jennifer_jajeh_working_in_entertainment_offers_way_to_create_meaning_explore_people039s_lives |newspaper=Daily Bruin |title=For UCLA alumna Jennifer Jajeh, working in entertainment offers way to create meaning, explore people's lives}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-10 |title=Palestinian-American Comedian Takes Show on Identity to Beirut - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2012/al-monitor/jenniferjajehhamaspalesinian.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.al-monitor.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Maureen Clare |date=2010-03-02 |title=Pushing the boundaries of identity: an interview with Jennifer Jajeh |url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/pushing-boundaries-identity-interview-jennifer-jajeh/8706 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The Electronic Intifada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abney |first=Andrea |date=2009-09-17 |title='I Heart Hamas': Palestinian immigrant's story |url=https://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/article/i-heart-hamas-palestinian-immigrant-s-story-3286755.php |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=SFGATE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Elshair |first1=Sarah |date=2017-04-29 |title=These Middle Eastern comedians most definitely make America LOL |url=https://stepfeed.com/these-middle-eastern-comedians-most-definitely-make-america-lol-3158 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=StepFeed}}</ref>
Her solo show "I Heart [[Hamas]]: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You," is currently touring Europe. Jajeh has also explored filmmaking, with short films "Fruition" and "In My Own Skin" to her credit. "In My Own Skin" was screened at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York City and on [[PBS]]. As a producer, she has worked on a number of documentary, and narrative film and video projects.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://jenniferjajeh.com/ Jennifer Jajeh] – Official Website.
* {{IMDb name|1420522}}
* {{IMDb name|1420522}}
*[http://palestine.mei.columbia.edu/film-makers/2016/9/23/jennifer-jajeh Jennifer Jajeh], Center for Palestine Studies | Columbia University


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Latest revision as of 19:21, 30 August 2023

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]

References

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  1. ^ Cainkar, Louise; Vinson, Pauline Homsi; Jarmakani, Amira (August 4, 2022). Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies. Syracuse University Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-8156-5522-0.
  2. ^ Kritzer, Amelia Howe (2010). "Enough! Women Playwrights Confront the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict". Theatre Journal. 62 (4): 611–626. doi:10.1353/tj.2010.a413934. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 41000803.
  3. ^ Brendan, Mark (February 17, 2010). ""I Heart Hamas" explores identity". The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ethnically Ambiguous: We Are Jennifer Jajeh on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ^ Lenika, Cruz (June 26, 2011). "Alumna Jennifer Jajeh receives critical acclaim for solo theater show 'I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You'". Daily Bruin.
  6. ^ "For UCLA alumna Jennifer Jajeh, working in entertainment offers way to create meaning, explore people's lives". Daily Bruin.
  7. ^ "Palestinian-American Comedian Takes Show on Identity to Beirut - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Murphy, Maureen Clare (March 2, 2010). "Pushing the boundaries of identity: an interview with Jennifer Jajeh". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  9. ^ Abney, Andrea (September 17, 2009). "'I Heart Hamas': Palestinian immigrant's story". SFGATE. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Elshair, Sarah (April 29, 2017). "These Middle Eastern comedians most definitely make America LOL". StepFeed. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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