MARIANE PEARL

'Mariane van Neyenhoff Pearl' (b. July 23, 1967 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a French freelance journalist^[1] and a reporter and columnist^[2] for ''Glamour'' magazine. She is the widow of Daniel Pearl,^[3] the ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter who was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in early 2002.
Of Dutch-Jewish, Afro-Latino-Cuban and Chinese Cuban ancestry^[4][5][6] and raised in Paris, Van Neyenhoff met Daniel Pearl while he was on assignment in Paris.^[7]
They married in August 1999, lived for a time in Mumbai, India where Daniel was the South Asia bureau chief for ''The Wall Street Journal,'' and later traveled to Karachi, Pakistan to cover aspects of the war on terrorism. Their son Adam was born in Paris three months after his father was killed.^[8]
Pearl's memoir, ''A Mighty Heart,'' was adapted for the film ''A Mighty Heart.'' Co-produced by Brad Pitt, Andrew Eaton and Dede Gardner^[9] and directed by Michael Winterbottom, the film stars Angelina Jolie and Dan Futterman as Mariane and Daniel Pearl.^{[10][11][12][13]}
Mariane Pearl is a practicing Nichiren Buddhist and a member of Soka Gakkai International.^[14][15][16] Her brother Satchi Van Neyenhoff is a sound editor.^[17]

Contents

Daniel Pearl Foundation

Lawsuit

Book

Filmography

References

Daniel Pearl Foundation

Pearl is a member of the honorary board of the Daniel Pearl Foundation^[18] with international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, former President Bill Clinton, Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, president of Stanford University John L. Hennessy, founding ''Nightline'' anchorman Ted Koppel, Queen Noor of Jordan, Palestinian professor and president of Al-Quds University Sari Nusseibeh, violinist Itzhak Perlman, Nobel Peace Prize winning author Elie Wiesel, Daniel Pearl's parents Ruth and Judea Pearl and others.

Lawsuit

In July 2007, Pearl filed suit in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York^[19][20] against terrorists and a bank which may have financed them, for their alleged roles in the abduction, torture and murder of her husband. Those named in the suit include Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Habib Bank.

Book

★ ''A Mighty Heart.'' Mariane Pearl and Sarah Crichton. New York: Scribner, 2003. ISBN 0-7432-4442-7, ISBN 978-0-743-24442-8.

Filmography

★ ''Tout le monde en parle'' (2003)^[21]

★ ''The Robert MacNeil Report'' (2002)

★ ''American Morning'' (2002)

References

1. Jim Lehrer interviews Mariane Pearl, the wife of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2. Global Diary
3. Intersection of Faith and Freedom: Richmond Group That Promotes Religious Tolerance Presents Listing of Top 10 Issues Bill Broadway
4. The woman who gave me my strength Mariane Pearl
5. Collateral Damage Heller McAlpin
6. Beyond the Multiplex Andrew O'Hehir
7. Larry King Live: Transcript of Interview With Mariane Pearl
8. Pearl's widow gives birth to their son Adam Daniel Pearl
9. A Mighty Heart: Cannes Film Festival Review
10. Jolie and Pitt, with 'Heart' Scott Bowles
11. Angelina Jolie and Mariane Pearl discuss 'A Mighty Heart' Agence France Presse
12. A Part Colored By History Teresa Wiltz
13. A Mighty Shame Asra Q. Nomani
14. A Spirit of Defiance: Transcript of Radio Program.
15. Widow's Strength Inspires Faithful; Public Statements Demonstrate Pearl's Buddhist Beliefs Bill Broadway
16. Pearl's widow champions Buddhist beliefs, inspires the faithful Bill Broadway
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18. The Daniel Pearl Foundation.
19. "Pearl Widow Sues Pakistan Bank Over Murder of Husband (Update5)."
20. "Mariane Pearl sues al Qaeda over husband's killing." Reuters
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