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Jessica Chasmar

jchasmar@washingtontimes.com

Jessica Chasmar was a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering topics on culture and politics.

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Isra Almodallal, 23, the first spokeswoman for Hamas, the conservative Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, talks on her cellphone at her office during an interview at the Hamas Information Ministry in Gaza City. The appointment of Ms. Almodallal by Hamas, which at times has sought to curb women’s freedoms, indicates an attempt by the group to project a new, friendlier face abroad. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Hamas hires first spokeswoman to promote softer image

The Islamist Hamas government of the Gaza Strip has for the first time appointed a woman to represent it, in hopes to present a softer image to its own citizens and the world.The Islamist Hamas government of the Gaza Strip has appointed, for the first time, a woman to represent it, in hopes of presenting a softer image to its own citizens and the world.

November 10, 2013
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Houston-area school trashes boy’s meal over 30 cents

The mother of a 12-year-old boy at a Houston-area middle school in Texas is outraged after a lunch worker reportedly threw the boy's breakfast away because he didn't have the 30 cents to pay for it.

November 7, 2013