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'''Ola Tahsin Abdul Raouf Al-Fares''' was born in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] on November 6, 1985 to a well known political family.
'''Ola Tahsin Abdul Raouf Al-Fares''' was born in [[Amman]], [[Jordan]] on November 6, 1985 to a well known political family.
Her grandfather was Abdul Raouf Al Fares, a member of the Jordanian Parliament from 1954 until his death in 1984.
Her grandfather was Abdul Raouf Al Fares, a member of the Jordanian Parliament from 1954 until his death in 1984.
She graduated from high school at the age of 16. She later graduated from law school at a young age of 19. She started working as a reporter at the age of 17 and OK British magazine described her as one of the youngest reporters in the [[Middle East]]. In Decemeber 2017 she was outed from [[MBC Group]] due to a tweet shed posted criticizing the Saudi Arabian policy towards [[Jerusalem]]. She the signed a contract with the Qatar-based [[Al Jazeera Media Network]]
She graduated from high school at the age of 16. She later graduated from law school at a young age of 19. She started working as a reporter at the age of 17 and OK British magazine described her as one of the youngest reporters in the [[Middle East]]. In Decemeber 2017 she was outed from [[MBC Group]] due to a tweet she posted criticizing the Saudi Arabian policy towards [[Jerusalem]]. She then signed a contract with the Qatar-based [[Al Jazeera Media Network]]


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Ola Al-Fares
علا الفارس
File:Image of ola al- fares.jpg
Born
Ola Tahsin Abdul Raouf Al-Fares

(1985-11-06) November 6, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Occupation(s)Journalist, Television presenter, Model
Years active2004-
WebsiteOla ALfares's twitter account

Ola Al-Fares(Template:Lang-ar, born November 6, 1985) is a Jordanian lawyer, journalist and television presenter who works at Al Jazeera channels. She is currently the second most followed Jordanian woman on Twitter after Queen Rania.[2] Most known for presenting a TV show called MBC in a week by Middle East Broadcasting Center channel.[3] She was also the first Arab woman to climb Burj Khalifa. She won the young TV presenter Arab woman of the year award on December 3, 2015.[4]

Biography

Ola Tahsin Abdul Raouf Al-Fares was born in Amman, Jordan on November 6, 1985 to a well known political family. Her grandfather was Abdul Raouf Al Fares, a member of the Jordanian Parliament from 1954 until his death in 1984. She graduated from high school at the age of 16. She later graduated from law school at a young age of 19. She started working as a reporter at the age of 17 and OK British magazine described her as one of the youngest reporters in the Middle East. In Decemeber 2017 she was outed from MBC Group due to a tweet she posted criticizing the Saudi Arabian policy towards Jerusalem. She then signed a contract with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network

Endorsements

Since 2016, she has been working as the brand ambassador for L'Oréal in the Middle East.[5][6] Al Fares has been working as the brand ambassador for the Jordanian utility company Zain Jordan.[7]

Controversy

In 2017, controversy sparked over Al-Fares due to a misunderstanding of intention by her followers. She has repeatedly apologized for what happened after she lined up the six female foreign domestic workers and photographed them, suggesting that they have to work on their "fashion sense. The incident was widely condemned by her own followers and those in the media, insisting she had crossed the line. Some of those who were appalled by her actions even contacted her sponsors such L'Oreal and demanded they retract her contract with them.[8] Al Fares quickly responded to her fans by apologizing for her Snapchat posts, while insisting that she had nothing but good intentions when she shared those photos. And proclaimed that she was a humanitarian and those who know her would vouch that she truly believes in equality regardless of race or ethnicity.[9]

Awards

  • Young Arab Media Professionals Award (2009)
  • Best Jordanian Media Award (2009)[10]
  • Creative Youth Shield (2010)
  • Jordanian Model for Successful Youth (2011)[11]
  • Arab Woman Of The Year (2015)

References