Interviewed in 2005
Palestinian Muslim West Bank/Gaza/E. Jerusalem Born in 1966 Lives in Deheishe Refugee Camp Profession: Journalist Works at Maan News, Bethlehem Television Interviewed by: Nahanni Rous
Nasser Laham was born and raised in Deheishe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem and is the Chief Editor at Ma'an News Agency in Bethlehem. He anchors a daily TV news program which translates the Hebrew evening news into Arabic for Palestinian audiences. Nasser promotes responsible media coverage of the conflict through humanizing the subjects of the news and reporting on both sides' reactions to events. Nasser served multiple prison sentences in Israeli jails during the first intifada before becoming a journalist.