Yama Wolasmal
Yama Wolasmal | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Wolasmal in 2011 | |
| Born | 28 November 1982 Kabul |
| Nationality | Afghan-born Norwegian |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Known for | Anchor of Norway's main television news program, Dagsrevyen |
Yama Wolasmal (born 28 November 1982) is an Afghan-born Norwegian news anchor.[1]
Yama Wolasmal was born in Kabul. His family fled to Pakistan when he was three months old, and immigrated to Norway as refugees a few years later. He grew up in the Grünerløkka and Bjørndal neighborhoods of Oslo.[2] Wolasmal had journalistic assignments in Dagbladet and TV 2, and was also a correspondent in Afghanistan. When employed by TV 2 he became moderator of the debate show Underhuset.
In November 2017 he was hired as anchor of Norway's main television news program, Dagsrevyen. In 2024, he conducted an intense interview with Israeli Government Spokesperson David Mencer which garnered worldwide attention. There he asked the interviewee several critical questions on the potential Israeli war crimes and the allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza.
Interviews[edit]
Yama Wolasmal did a great job interviewing David Mencer, the Israeli Government Spokesman, about the genocide in Gaza. Wolasmal in front of the Israeli Government Spokesman who claimed that the Israeli army is the "most humane" army in history! He fiercely defended the Palestinian people. Yama Wolasmal said: You tell people to go to safe areas, but your forces are bombing that area. You even shot at people with white flags.[3] [4]
References[edit]
- ^ Silvola, Nils Martin (2022-12-19). "Yama Wolasmal tar oppgjør med Qatar-dekning: – Har kanskje gått litt på overgir" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ De Rosa, Marie (11 November 2017). "Ankermannen". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). pp. 22–25.
- ^ "The passionate defense of the presenter of the Norwegian network for the Palestinian people". Iranian Students' News Agency. 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Norway TV reporter grills Israeli spokesperson on Rafah". Middle East Monitor. 30 April 2024.
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