Leila Sansour
Leila Sansour | |
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| ليلى صنصور | |
Sansour at the 2024 Chiswick Book Festival | |
| Born | 16 February 1966 |
| Education | Sorbonne University, Moscow State University, University of Warwick |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Founder, CEO of Open Bethlehem |
| Spouse | Nicholas Blincoe |
| Website | www |
Leila Sansour (Arabic: ليلى صنصور; Russian: Лейла Сансур), is a Russian-born Palestinian film director and film producer. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Open Bethlehem, a non-governmental foundation established to promote and protect the life and heritage of the city of Bethlehem. Sansour developed the Bethlehem Passport in partnership with the city council and governor of Bethlehem. Pope Benedict XVI became the first recipient of the Bethlehem passport when he accepted the citizenship of Bethlehem from Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in December 2005.