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Alaa Elassar

Writer

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NewsChannel 21 / NPG of Oregon, lucianne.com, CNN, KCRA 3 & My58 Television, The Albany Herald

Preston's Summary

Alaa Elassar is a writer whose work spans across various media outlets, including KRDO-AM/FM/TV, Telemundo, CNN, Yahoo News, and more. With a focus on multinational stories, Alaa covers a wide range of topics, including social justice issues, breaking news, and human interest stories. Their work has been featured in numerous publications and news channels, showcasing their versatility and dedication to reporting on important issues.

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Geo Focus

United States (National)

Coverage Attributes:

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Evolving Stories: 37 %
Breaking News: 27 %
Government Announcement: 18 %
Legal Policy Regulation: 6 %
Event Coverage: 4 %

Themes Covered:

Most Recent Topics:

  • Hate Crimes
  • School Shootings
  • Animal Sanctuary
  • Student Protests
  • Police Shootings
  • Natural Disasters
  • Trauma
  • LGBTQ+ Rights
  • Earthquakes
  • Book Bans

Pitching Insights

Alaa Elassar's coverage spans a wide range of topics, including evolving and breaking news stories across entertainment, weather, politics, sports, government & politics. The articles cover various themes such as LGBTQ+ rights, blizzards/weather events, Palestine-Israel conflict-related issues among others.

Given the diverse nature of her coverage and the prominence of evolving stories and breaking news in her work (including blizzards/ extreme weather conditions), pitches to Alaa could include providing expert analysis or eyewitness accounts related to these developing events. Additionally, she may be interested in human interest angles related to family tragedy or activism within communities affected by the issues that she covers.

When pitching to Alaa Elassar it is important to note that her focus seems broad without a specific geographic area highlighted.

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Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Infinite Scroll Enabled Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Updated: 6:29 AM EDT Jun 24, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled Video Player is loading. / This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Advertisement ✕ Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Updated: 6:29 AM EDT Jun 24, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racist statements, according to police.The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations identified the family as Muslim and Palestinian and called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the incident “as a hate crime and take all precautions to keep the Muslim family and the Muslim community safe,” the organization said in a news release Friday.On May 19, Euless Police Department officers responded to a call at an apartment complex pool regarding a disturbance between two women. Witnesses told officers “a woman who was very intoxicated had tried to drown a child and argued with the child's mother,” police said in a news release.The woman, identified as Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was approached by officers as she tried to leave and placed under arrest for public intoxication.The victim's mother told police Wolf was questioning where she was from and if the two children playing at the pool were hers, the release said. The mother was visibly Muslim and wore a hijab, or Islamic headscarf, and modest swimwear, according to the council.Wolf also made statements about the mother not being an American and made other racist statements, according to police.“When the mother answered her, she stated that Wolf tried to grab her 6-year-old son but he pulled away from her grasp, which caused a scratch on his finger. The mother began helping her son when Wolf grabbed her 3-year-old daughter and forced her underwater,” the news release said.The mother was able to pull her daughter from the water but she “had been yelling for help and was coughing up water.”Both children were medically cleared by the Euless Medics, according to the release.“We are American citizens, originally from Palestine, and I don't know where to go to feel safe with my kids,” the council quoted the mother, identified only as Mrs. H, as saying. “My country is facing a war, and we are facing that hate here. My daughter is traumatized; whenever I open the apartment door, she runs away and hides, telling me she is afraid the lady will come and immerse her head in the water again.”The Euless Police Department confirmed to CNN Wolf posted bail out of Tarrant County Jail.“The bond for the Attempted Capital Murder charge was $25,000. The bond for the Injury to a Child charge was $15,000,” Captain Brenda Alvarado told CNN.It is unclear if Wolf has an attorney.“We ask for a hate-crime probe, a higher bail bond, and an open conversation with officials to address this alarming increase in Islamophobia, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian sentiment,” Shaimaa Zayan, the council's Austin operations manager, said in a statement.Texas Rep. Salman Bhojani said he is “shocked and appalled by this alleged racist, Islamophobic occurrence that took place in my town,” according to the news release. “Hate has no place in Euless, District 92, or anywhere in our great state. I want to thank Euless PD for quickly apprehending the alleged provocateur, and I extend my service to the affected family.” EULESS, Texas — Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Next Story Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Updated: 3:41 PM EDT Jun 20, 2024 Video Player is loading. / This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Advertisement ✕ Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Updated: 3:41 PM EDT Jun 20, 2024 From a bear snatching a worker's cooler from a truck to crews rescuing 28 people trapped upside down on an amusement park ride, here are some of the videos you may have missed this week:Bear snatches worker's cooler from truck near Lake TahoeA viewer of sister station KCRA shared a video showing a bear snatching a cooler from a truck as workers looked on near Lake Tahoe this week.The video from Monday shows the black bear on the bed of a pickup truck, knocking the cooler onto the street.Watch the video in the player above.Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park rideEmergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park.Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers at Oaks Park to manually lower the ride, but crews had been preparing to conduct a high-angle ropes rescue if necessary. All riders were being evacuated and medically evaluated, and there were no reports of injuries.Snake on SUV surprised woman while she was drivingA Union, South Carolina, woman got a slithering shock on her way to work this week, and she has the video to prove it.Somehow, she maintained her composure enough to capture video of the snake on the hood of her SUV and continue on her way.2 curious black bear cubs help themselves to pickleball paddlesPickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America, but that popularity does not seem to apply only to humans.Video sent to sister station KCRA by viewer Josh Klekowski showed two curious black bear cubs near Lake Tahoe walking by a cabin he and his family were staying at until they spotted a wagon filled with recreational items such as basketballs and pickleball paddles.Man hailed as a hero for saving choking raccoonBill Boski of Michigan is being celebrated as a hero after he and his friends, Tyler Whalen and John Ptaszenski, saved a choking raccoon in their yard. Bear snatches worker's cooler from truck near Lake Tahoe Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement Snake on SUV surprised woman while she was driving Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement 2 curious black bear cubs help themselves to pickleball paddles Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement Man hailed as a hero for saving choking raccoon Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement

Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Infinite Scroll Enabled Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Updated: 6:29 AM EDT Jun 24, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled Video Player is loading. / This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Advertisement ✕ Woman accused of attempting to drown 3-year-old Muslim child in possible hate crime incident Updated: 6:29 AM EDT Jun 24, 2024 Infinite Scroll Enabled A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racist statements, according to police.The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations identified the family as Muslim and Palestinian and called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the incident “as a hate crime and take all precautions to keep the Muslim family and the Muslim community safe,” the organization said in a news release Friday.On May 19, Euless Police Department officers responded to a call at an apartment complex pool regarding a disturbance between two women. Witnesses told officers “a woman who was very intoxicated had tried to drown a child and argued with the child's mother,” police said in a news release.The woman, identified as Elizabeth Wolf, 42, was approached by officers as she tried to leave and placed under arrest for public intoxication.The victim's mother told police Wolf was questioning where she was from and if the two children playing at the pool were hers, the release said. The mother was visibly Muslim and wore a hijab, or Islamic headscarf, and modest swimwear, according to the council.Wolf also made statements about the mother not being an American and made other racist statements, according to police.“When the mother answered her, she stated that Wolf tried to grab her 6-year-old son but he pulled away from her grasp, which caused a scratch on his finger. The mother began helping her son when Wolf grabbed her 3-year-old daughter and forced her underwater,” the news release said.The mother was able to pull her daughter from the water but she “had been yelling for help and was coughing up water.”Both children were medically cleared by the Euless Medics, according to the release.“We are American citizens, originally from Palestine, and I don't know where to go to feel safe with my kids,” the council quoted the mother, identified only as Mrs. H, as saying. “My country is facing a war, and we are facing that hate here. My daughter is traumatized; whenever I open the apartment door, she runs away and hides, telling me she is afraid the lady will come and immerse her head in the water again.”The Euless Police Department confirmed to CNN Wolf posted bail out of Tarrant County Jail.“The bond for the Attempted Capital Murder charge was $25,000. The bond for the Injury to a Child charge was $15,000,” Captain Brenda Alvarado told CNN.It is unclear if Wolf has an attorney.“We ask for a hate-crime probe, a higher bail bond, and an open conversation with officials to address this alarming increase in Islamophobia, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian sentiment,” Shaimaa Zayan, the council's Austin operations manager, said in a statement.Texas Rep. Salman Bhojani said he is “shocked and appalled by this alleged racist, Islamophobic occurrence that took place in my town,” according to the news release. “Hate has no place in Euless, District 92, or anywhere in our great state. I want to thank Euless PD for quickly apprehending the alleged provocateur, and I extend my service to the affected family.” EULESS, Texas — Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Next Story Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Updated: 3:41 PM EDT Jun 20, 2024 Video Player is loading. / This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Advertisement ✕ Watch: Videos you may have missed this week Updated: 3:41 PM EDT Jun 20, 2024 From a bear snatching a worker's cooler from a truck to crews rescuing 28 people trapped upside down on an amusement park ride, here are some of the videos you may have missed this week:Bear snatches worker's cooler from truck near Lake TahoeA viewer of sister station KCRA shared a video showing a bear snatching a cooler from a truck as workers looked on near Lake Tahoe this week.The video from Monday shows the black bear on the bed of a pickup truck, knocking the cooler onto the street.Watch the video in the player above.Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park rideEmergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at a century-old amusement park.Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers at Oaks Park to manually lower the ride, but crews had been preparing to conduct a high-angle ropes rescue if necessary. All riders were being evacuated and medically evaluated, and there were no reports of injuries.Snake on SUV surprised woman while she was drivingA Union, South Carolina, woman got a slithering shock on her way to work this week, and she has the video to prove it.Somehow, she maintained her composure enough to capture video of the snake on the hood of her SUV and continue on her way.2 curious black bear cubs help themselves to pickleball paddlesPickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America, but that popularity does not seem to apply only to humans.Video sent to sister station KCRA by viewer Josh Klekowski showed two curious black bear cubs near Lake Tahoe walking by a cabin he and his family were staying at until they spotted a wagon filled with recreational items such as basketballs and pickleball paddles.Man hailed as a hero for saving choking raccoonBill Boski of Michigan is being celebrated as a hero after he and his friends, Tyler Whalen and John Ptaszenski, saved a choking raccoon in their yard. Bear snatches worker's cooler from truck near Lake Tahoe Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement Snake on SUV surprised woman while she was driving Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement 2 curious black bear cubs help themselves to pickleball paddles Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement Man hailed as a hero for saving choking raccoon Video Player is loading. / Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Advertisement

By: Camila Bernal, Alaa Elassar, Sarah Moon

A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racist statements, according to police.

Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible

Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible

By: Alaa Elassar

All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday. At a State Board of Education meeting, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Bible is “one of the most foundational documents used for the Constitution and the birth of our country.” “It’s crystal clear to us that in the Oklahoma academic standards under Title 70 on multiple occasions, the Bible is a necessary historical document to teach our kids about the history of this country, to have a complete understanding of Western civilization, to have an understanding of the basis

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