Chido Murambiwa, Grade 11
UWC Waterford Kamhlaba
Amal Clooney (born Alamuddin; Arabic: أمل علم الدين; born 3 February 1978). Amal Alamuddin Clooney was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She is a Lebanese-British barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in international law and human rights.
Her first name is from أمل, ʾamal in Arabic, meaning "hope" Her family left Lebanon when she was two years old, during the Lebanese Civil War, and settled in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Amal is known for defending the smallest voices and the largest voices. She was named woman of the year by the Time’s magazine for her fight against human rights violations globallly. Moreover, Amal has been recognized for her fashion influence in the professional world and how she has reshsaped views regarding beauty and smarts. She is married to George Clooney and they have twins named Ellla and Alexander.
Me: hello Amal, how are you doing?
Amal: Hello I’m doing well, how are you?
Me: I’m good thanks. What would say is your favurite colour?.
Amal: probably red and a dark red. I wear it a lot now that I think about it.
Me: you picked a really hard job.. What inspires you to do this?
Amal: I wanted to give back to communities that couldn’t give even to themselves. I don’t do this for praises or claps. I do it because people deserve to have their voices heard and their stories which all vary in uniqueness deserve to be projected.
Me: I actually want to pursue law specifically international criminal and human rights law but I’m terrified, there’s a level of uncertainity that I’m not yet confident in. What advice would you give to people out there who want to follow a similar path to yours?
Amal: Well… to really understand what you’re getting into and the meaning behind the career they are following, I think it’s easy to see me on front pages look glitz and glam and presume that everything is great and working out, but sometimes the cases we deal with are hard and they are crimes that can be triggering. It’s ok to be scared, fear is normal when anything is uncertain but trying and seeing if you actually want to do will guide you.
Me: There have been so many articles about your private life that overlook everything you do for oppressed communities. How do you deal with the misogyny from social media?.
Amal: It’s hard at first to see people scrutinize you for going out for dinner or not dressing formally everytime you’re in the public eye. I am a lawyer but being a lawyer isn’t my identity it’s part of my identity. I’m now viewed as more of a celebrity than a well known lawyer and I’m judged in the lenses of a celebrity and a lawyer. I know the truth about myself, I don’t need to prove that I’m anything to anyone. I know Amal the most and that’s what matters.
Me: Do you think that there’s pressure that comes with being an idol figure in people’s lives.
Amal: yes, of course there’s pressure. I’m not perfect so nay mistake I make is judged immediately. But trying to be perfect makes me seem artificial. I think upholding what I love and believe and is the best. I cannot please everybody and it is their choice to support me.
Me: Thank you talking with Amal it has been a great pleasure.
Amal: Thank you.
Image Courtesy: https://images.derstandard.at/img/2020/09/19/Amal-Clooney.jpg?w=1600&s=8b2bcd7c
Her first name is from أمل, ʾamal in Arabic, meaning "hope" Her family left Lebanon when she was two years old, during the Lebanese Civil War, and settled in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. Amal is known for defending the smallest voices and the largest voices. She was named woman of the year by the Time’s magazine for her fight against human rights violations globallly. Moreover, Amal has been recognized for her fashion influence in the professional world and how she has reshsaped views regarding beauty and smarts. She is married to George Clooney and they have twins named Ellla and Alexander.
Me: hello Amal, how are you doing?
Amal: Hello I’m doing well, how are you?
Me: I’m good thanks. What would say is your favurite colour?.
Amal: probably red and a dark red. I wear it a lot now that I think about it.
Me: you picked a really hard job.. What inspires you to do this?
Amal: I wanted to give back to communities that couldn’t give even to themselves. I don’t do this for praises or claps. I do it because people deserve to have their voices heard and their stories which all vary in uniqueness deserve to be projected.
Me: I actually want to pursue law specifically international criminal and human rights law but I’m terrified, there’s a level of uncertainity that I’m not yet confident in. What advice would you give to people out there who want to follow a similar path to yours?
Amal: Well… to really understand what you’re getting into and the meaning behind the career they are following, I think it’s easy to see me on front pages look glitz and glam and presume that everything is great and working out, but sometimes the cases we deal with are hard and they are crimes that can be triggering. It’s ok to be scared, fear is normal when anything is uncertain but trying and seeing if you actually want to do will guide you.
Me: There have been so many articles about your private life that overlook everything you do for oppressed communities. How do you deal with the misogyny from social media?.
Amal: It’s hard at first to see people scrutinize you for going out for dinner or not dressing formally everytime you’re in the public eye. I am a lawyer but being a lawyer isn’t my identity it’s part of my identity. I’m now viewed as more of a celebrity than a well known lawyer and I’m judged in the lenses of a celebrity and a lawyer. I know the truth about myself, I don’t need to prove that I’m anything to anyone. I know Amal the most and that’s what matters.
Me: Do you think that there’s pressure that comes with being an idol figure in people’s lives.
Amal: yes, of course there’s pressure. I’m not perfect so nay mistake I make is judged immediately. But trying to be perfect makes me seem artificial. I think upholding what I love and believe and is the best. I cannot please everybody and it is their choice to support me.
Me: Thank you talking with Amal it has been a great pleasure.
Amal: Thank you.
Image Courtesy: https://images.derstandard.at/img/2020/09/19/Amal-Clooney.jpg?w=1600&s=8b2bcd7c
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