Huda Kattan, the founder of the popular makeup and beauty brand Huda Beauty, said she would risk her entire business over her standpoint on the dispute in Gaza. In a video uploaded on TikTok and Instagram on Sunday, the 40-year-old Iraqi-American beauty mogul said she received threats for her pro-Palestinian stance online.

Huda Kattan, the founder of the popular makeup and beauty brand Huda Beauty, said she would risk her entire business over her standpoint on the dispute in Gaza. In a video uploaded on TikTok and Instagram on Sunday, the 40-year-old Iraqi-American beauty mogul said she received threats for her pro-Palestinian stance online. "I have been experiencing so much intimidation from so many different ways, trying to get me to be silent. I had to ask myself, 'Why do they want me to be silent?' I'm talking about innocent people being hurt," she said in the video. Kattan, who was on Forbes's list of 100 most powerful businesswomen 2023, attacked the Israeli government in her video, saying, "I really feel the Israeli government is putting the Jewish people if they do care about them, they're putting the Jewish people in harm's way by mixing all the different things that they're mixing, and it's really sad." "I've always said that the Israeli government uses their religion and their people as human shields. I've always believed that they deflect and project everything that they do on the Palestinian people, and they're just caught up in a web of lies," she added. ALSO READ | Zelensky arrives in US for last-ditch effort for more aid Kattan's cosmetics business is worth $1.2 billion, Newsweek reported. According to Forbes, Huda Beauty brings about $200 million in annual sales. She also has 54 million followers on Instagram. However, Kattan is in no mood to hold herself back from expressing her opinion online. The Dubai-based businesswoman also criticised any notion that she was antisemitic. Kattan said in her video, "I'm willing to risk to my entire business, everything I have on that, in seek of truth and justice, and we have to be willing to do that." "We have to remember that we can't be afraid to lose anything. We have to trust the process, and we have to trust that if we lose something, something else will come to us the right way because we are doing good work. We have to believe that. I believe that wholeheartedly," she added. Huda Kattan has been vocal about her support for the Palestinian people for a long time. In 2021, she criticised Israel for the airstrikes on Gaza and the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. She has also spoken about the war many times in the last few months. In November 2023, Kattan pledged to donate $1 million to Human Appeal and Doctors Without Borders, two humanitarian organisations working in Gaza. She faced a boycott by some Israeli customers and supporters of Israel after she openly expressed her support for the Palestinian people. In an Instagram post on her 40th birthday, an Israeli user criticised her for supporting Gaza despite doing so much business in Israel. The comment said, "So remember this as soon as no Israeli buys from you again, anywhere in the world. And it's a shame because we buy a lot." Kattan replied to the remark, saying, "I don't want blood money." However, this led to a petition demanding beauty product retailer Sephora remove Huda Beauty from its stores in the United States. (With inputs from agencies)

'Don't want blood money': Makeup mogul Huda Kattan 'willing to risk entire business' over pro-Palestine stance

The BBC has found itself mired in a controversy over alleged impartiality after some of its Middle East-based journalists appeared to justify the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas in their social media posts, reported the Telegraph. The charges of bias come&nbsp;as a result of social media activity by several of the network's journalists in the Middle East that seemed to celebrate the attack by Hamas which left around 1,300 Israeli people dead. 
 
The report also mentions that the "corporation is 'urgently investigating' anti-Israel bias displayed by several of its taxpayer-funded journalists in the Middle East."

The controversy was sparked after several social media posts by BBC News Arabic reporters appeared to endorse&nbsp;comments that likened Hamas, a designated terrorist group, to freedom fighters. The journalists also referred to the Hamas attack on October 7 as a "morning of hope," reported the Telegraph.

One senior correspondent posted comments making fun of Israeli relatives of a grandmother who was abducted by Hamas. Another journalist tweeted that "Israel's prestige is crying in the corner."

Additionally, BBC Arabic has faced complaints about bias and inaccuracy in its output, particularly regarding its terminology in reference to towns within Israel's internationally recognised territory. The network has used terms like "settlements" and "settlers" for these areas and their residents, which some believe "whitewashes" the targeting of Jewish civilians.

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<h2>The BBC's impartiality guidelines</h2>

The BBC is required to maintain "due impartiality" in all its content, as stated in its editorial guidelines. These guidelines also emphasise that news journalists, in particular, bear a "particular responsibility" to uphold this principle, even on social media.

There is a growing call for the BBC to refer to Hamas as terrorists rather than simply a "militant group."

The broadcaster's established <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67083432">editorial stance</a> is to exercise caution when employing the term "terrorist," as per its editorial guidelines, recognising that this wording may hinder rather than facilitate comprehension.

<h2>BBC Arabic in focus</h2>

A review by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis focused on the Arabic department of the BBC. It looked into the social media activity by six BBC journalists and one affiliated freelancer that suggested an anti-Israel bias.

Some of the journalists questioned the designation of Israeli non-combatants as civilians, despite evidence of indiscriminate attacks on women, children, and the elderly by Hamas. Some even suggested that young Israelis were essentially combatants.

In response to these allegations, the Telegraph has stated in its&nbsp;report that the BBC&nbsp;is "urgently investigating" the matter.&nbsp;

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The BBC has found itself mired in a controversy over alleged impartiality after some of its Middle East-based journalists appeared to justify the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas in their social media posts, reported the Telegraph.

The BBC has found itself mired in a controversy over alleged impartiality after some of its Middle East-based journalists appeared to justify the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas in their social media posts, reported the Telegraph. The charges of bias come as a result of social media activity by several of the network's journalists in the Middle East that seemed to celebrate the attack by Hamas which left around 1,300 Israeli people dead. The report also mentions that the "corporation is 'urgently investigating' anti-Israel bias displayed by several of its taxpayer-funded journalists in the Middle East." The controversy was sparked after several social media posts by BBC News Arabic reporters appeared to endorse comments that likened Hamas, a designated terrorist group, to freedom fighters. The journalists also referred to the Hamas attack on October 7 as a "morning of hope," reported the Telegraph. One senior correspondent posted comments making fun of Israeli relatives of a grandmother who was abducted by Hamas. Another journalist tweeted that "Israel's prestige is crying in the corner." Additionally, BBC Arabic has faced complaints about bias and inaccuracy in its output, particularly regarding its terminology in reference to towns within Israel's internationally recognised territory. The network has used terms like "settlements" and "settlers" for these areas and their residents, which some believe "whitewashes" the targeting of Jewish civilians. Image: Screenshot of the BBC Arabic homepage used by the Telegraph in its report. Courtesy: Telegraph Also read | 'Butchered, limbs mutilated, raped': Israeli forensic teams describe Hamas atrocities The BBC's impartiality guidelines The BBC is required to maintain "due impartiality" in all its content, as stated in its editorial guidelines. These guidelines also emphasise that news journalists, in particular, bear a "particular responsibility" to uphold this principle, even on social media. There is a growing call for the BBC to refer to Hamas as terrorists rather than simply a "militant group." The broadcaster's established editorial stance is to exercise caution when employing the term "terrorist," as per its editorial guidelines, recognising that this wording may hinder rather than facilitate comprehension. BBC Arabic in focus A review by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis focused on the Arabic department of the BBC. It looked into the social media activity by six BBC journalists and one affiliated freelancer that suggested an anti-Israel bias. Some of the journalists questioned the designation of Israeli non-combatants as civilians, despite evidence of indiscriminate attacks on women, children, and the elderly by Hamas. Some even suggested that young Israelis were essentially combatants. In response to these allegations, the Telegraph has stated in its report that the BBC is "urgently investigating" the matter. Also watch | Israel-Hamas war: 'We will get to that man': Israel vows to kill top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

BBC Middle East journalists’ social media posts on Hamas attack spark ‘bias’ concerns

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