Daoud Kuttab

Journalist

Daoud Kuttab is an award-winning Palestinian journalist and media activist. He is a former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University and is currently director-general of Community Media Network, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing independent media in the Arab region, as well as a columnist for Palestine Pulse at Al-Monitor, Born in Jerusalem, he began his journalism career working in the Palestinian print media (al-Fajr, al-Quds, and a-Sennara) as well as in the audiovisual field (documentary producer). He founded and presided over the Jerusalem Film Institute in the 1990s. In 1995, he helped set up the Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN), a censorship-free Arab website. He established and has headed from 1996 to 2007 the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem. He is also a regular columnist for the Jordan Times, the Jerusalem Post, and the Daily Star in Lebanon.

Content by this author

Feature Story Palestinians Appeal to High Court to Demand Eased Movement at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge to Jordan

Conditions at King Hussein/Allenby Bridge Crossing have made travel impossible for many Palestinians this year.

Blog Post Israel’s Closure of Jerusalem’s Historic British Consulate Is about More than Diplomacy

How do Palestinians view Israel’s closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem?

Feature Story Israel Backs Down on Entry Permits for Private School Staff after Church and Community Pressure

As Israel pressures Jerusalem’s churches, they are increasingly taking unified positions in opposition.

Feature Story Israeli Excavations under al-Aqsa Mosque Pose Increasing Threat to the Holy Site

Stakeholders convey increasing alarm over ongoing archaeological work.

Feature Story Kufr ‘Aqab Residents Protest Intolerable Conditions at Qalandiya Checkpoint

Palestinian Jerusalemites beyond the Separation Wall take to the streets in protest.

Roundtable East Jerusalem after 59 Years of Israeli Military, Administrative, and Legal Occupation: A Roundtable

A diverse group of Jerusalemites reflect on the implications of 59 years of Israeli occupation for their lives and for the future of their city.

Feature Story Jordan Responds to Reports Alleging US-Israeli Plan to Subvert Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem’s Holy Sites

Hashemite Custodianship of al-Aqsa Mosque faces escalating threats.

Feature Story A Joyful Community Celebrating Holy Fire in a Newly Reopened Old City Faces Police Clampdown, Aggression

The Orthodox community came out joyfully to celebrate their holiest day in a newly reopened Old City, but police restrictions darkened the day.

Feature Story New Israeli Rules Send the City’s Palestinian Private Schools into Crisis

Israel’s threats to deny permits to teachers with PA IDs are creating a crisis for Palestinian private schools.