Alaa Al-Burai

Alaa Al-Burai

Alaa Al-Burai

Alaa Al-Burai is a Palestinian journalist and political analyst, with over a decade of experience covering human rights, displacement, gender issues, and Middle Eastern politics.

Alaa is deeply committed to ethical storytelling and amplifying marginalized voices. Her work spans written reports, in-depth interviews, field investigations, and digital content production. She focuses on untold stories from Gaza, refugee communities, and the intersections of media, power, and resistance.

  • Reported for prominent international platforms such as, Al-Monitor and many other Arab platforms
  • Attended Training Program for Palestinian journalists with United Nations in New York
  • Fluent in Arabic and English, and brings a unique insider perspective to regional and diaspora narratives
  • Middle East politics and conflict reporting
  • Human rights and displacement
  • Gender and social justice narratives
  • Palestinian issues (inside and outside of Gaza)
  • Interviewing and storytelling
  • News writing, long-form features, and blog content
  • Arabic-English bilingual reporting
  • Field reporting & remote story coordination
  • Advocacy journalism