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'''Farah Baker''' is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] woman living in the [[Gaza Strip]], who became popular while live-[[Tweet (Twitter)|Tweeting]] the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bora|first1=Kukil|title=Farah Baker, A Gaza Teenager, Becomes Social Media Phenomenon By Tweeting About War|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/farah-baker-gaza-teenager-becomes-social-media-phenomenon-tweeting-about-war-1654456|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|date=August 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=al-Mughrabi|first1=Nidal|title=Gaza teen's war tweets make her a social media sensation|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/mideast-gaza-twitter-idINKBN0GB0K220140811|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=Aug 11, 2014}}</ref> As of July 2018, Baker is 20 years old. She describes herself as the [[Anne Frank]] of today. Her Tweets became a [[Internet phenomenon|social network phenomenon]], and Baker's following on [[Twitter]] jumped from 800 to 166,000 in a few days.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Alexander|title=Palestinian Teen Farah Baker Live Tweets Nighttime Bombardment in Gaza|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/palestinian-teen-farah-baker-live-tweets-nighttime-bombardment-gaza-n167601|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sanghani|first1=Radhika|title=Teen girl 'live tweets Gaza bomb attack'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/10997610/Teen-Palestinian-girl-on-Twitter-live-tweets-Gaza-bomb-attack.html|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=29 Jul 2014}}</ref><ref name="Aljazeera">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Azmat |title=Sudden Gaza spokesgirl: ‘This is my third war … but this is the worst one’ |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/8/1/gaza-s-sudden-spokesgirlthisismythirdwarandthisistheworstone.html |accessdate=31 July 2020 |publisher=Aljazeera |date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> |
'''Farah Baker''' is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] woman living in the [[Gaza Strip]], who became popular while live-[[Tweet (Twitter)|Tweeting]] the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bora|first1=Kukil|title=Farah Baker, A Gaza Teenager, Becomes Social Media Phenomenon By Tweeting About War|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/farah-baker-gaza-teenager-becomes-social-media-phenomenon-tweeting-about-war-1654456|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|date=August 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=al-Mughrabi|first1=Nidal|title=Gaza teen's war tweets make her a social media sensation|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/mideast-gaza-twitter-idINKBN0GB0K220140811|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=Aug 11, 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite web |title=16-year-old describes life in Gaza |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2014/07/31/nr-bts-life-of-gaza-resident-farah-baker.cnn |publisher=CNN |accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> As of July 2018, Baker is 20 years old. She describes herself as the [[Anne Frank]] of today. Her Tweets became a [[Internet phenomenon|social network phenomenon]], and Baker's following on [[Twitter]] jumped from 800 to 166,000 in a few days.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Alexander|title=Palestinian Teen Farah Baker Live Tweets Nighttime Bombardment in Gaza|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/palestinian-teen-farah-baker-live-tweets-nighttime-bombardment-gaza-n167601|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sanghani|first1=Radhika|title=Teen girl 'live tweets Gaza bomb attack'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/10997610/Teen-Palestinian-girl-on-Twitter-live-tweets-Gaza-bomb-attack.html|accessdate=16 August 2014|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=29 Jul 2014}}</ref><ref name="Aljazeera">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Azmat |title=Sudden Gaza spokesgirl: ‘This is my third war … but this is the worst one’ |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/8/1/gaza-s-sudden-spokesgirlthisismythirdwarandthisistheworstone.html |accessdate=31 July 2020 |publisher=Aljazeera |date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> |
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Farah Baker is a Palestinian woman living in the Gaza Strip, who became popular while live-Tweeting the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.[1][2][3] As of July 2018, Baker is 20 years old. She describes herself as the Anne Frank of today. Her Tweets became a social network phenomenon, and Baker's following on Twitter jumped from 800 to 166,000 in a few days.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ Bora, Kukil (August 11, 2014). "Farah Baker, A Gaza Teenager, Becomes Social Media Phenomenon By Tweeting About War". International Business Times. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ al-Mughrabi, Nidal (Aug 11, 2014). "Gaza teen's war tweets make her a social media sensation". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "16-year-old describes life in Gaza". CNN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Smith, Alexander. "Palestinian Teen Farah Baker Live Tweets Nighttime Bombardment in Gaza". NBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Sanghani, Radhika (29 Jul 2014). "Teen girl 'live tweets Gaza bomb attack'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Khan, Azmat (August 1, 2014). "Sudden Gaza spokesgirl: 'This is my third war … but this is the worst one'". Aljazeera. Retrieved 31 July 2020.