Mariane Pearl: Difference between revisions

| nationality = French

| children = Adam Daniel Pearl1

'''Mariane van Neyenhoff Pearl''' (born 23 July 1967) is a French [[freelancer|freelance]] [[journalist]]<ref name="Lehrer"/> and a former reporter and [[columnist]]<ref name="Global Diary Column"/> for ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' magazine. She is the widow of [[Daniel Pearl]],<ref name="Intersection"/> an American journalist who was the [[South Asia]] Bureau Chief for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', who was [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] and [[murder]]ed by [[terrorism|terrorists]] in [[Pakistan]] in early 2002, during the early months of the United States' [[War on Terror]]. Pearl published a memoir, ''[[A Mighty Heart]]'' (2003), about her husband and his life. It was adapted as a [[A Mighty Heart (film)|film]] of the same name, released in 2007.<ref name="OHehir" /><ref name="TurkishDailyNews"/>

Mariane van Neyenhoff was born in [[Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine]], France, to a [[Cubans|Cuban]] mother of [[Afro-Cubans|Afro]]-[[Chinese Cubans|Chinese-Cuban]] descent and a [[History of the Jews in the Netherlands|Dutch Jewish]] father. Her paternal grandfather was a diamond merchant in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/06/books/widow-but-spare-pity-resisting-pressure-sentimentalize-over-daniel-pearl.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm | work=The New York Times | title=A Widow, But Spare The Pity; Resisting Pressure To Sentimentalize Over Daniel Pearl | date=6 October 2003}}</ref><ref name="Strength"/><ref name="McAlpin"/><ref name="OHehir"/> Mariane and her brother Satchi Van Neyenhoff were raised in Paris, where they both started their careers. Satchi Van Neyenhoff became a [[sound editor (filmmaking)|sound editor]].<ref name="Strength"/><ref name="Satchi"/>

Van Neyenhoff started in journalism. She becameas a reporter for international ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' magazine. In addition, she had a column with the magazine, known as the ''Global Diary Column''. She explored aspects of globalization as seen through fashion and its business elements.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

They married in August 1999 in Paris.<ref name="Lehrer"/> After Pearl was promoted to South Asia Bureau Chief for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', they lived for a time in [[Mumbai]], India. She also traveled with him to [[Karachi]], Pakistan, to cover aspects of the United States' [[War on Terrorism]]. In 2002, he was kidnapped after meeting a source for dinner. Pakistani militants announced the abduction. They murdered Daniel Pearl by beheading on 1 February 2002. Adam Daniel Pearl, the son of Daniel and Mariane, was born in Paris four months after his father had been murdered.<ref name="AdamBornCNN"/> Mariane Pearl is a practicingpractising [[Nichiren Buddhism|Nichiren Buddhist]]<ref name="DefianceTranscript" /> and a member of [[Soka Gakkai International]].<ref name="DefianceTranscript"/><ref name="BuddhistAbstract"/><ref name="BuddhistArticle"/>

Mariane Pearl's [[memoir]], ''[[A Mighty Heart]],'' deals with the events surrounding her husband's kidnapping and murder by Pakistani militants in 2002. Both [[Daniel_Pearl#Murder_investigation|United States and Pakistani agencies]] joinedmade to tryefforts to capture his killers and bring them to justice.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Her book was adapted for the [[A Mighty Heart (film)|2007 film]] of the same name.<ref name="BowlesUSA"/> It was [[Film producer|Coco-produced]] by [[Brad Pitt]], [[Andrew Eaton]] and Dede Gardner<ref name="Chang"/> and [[film director|directed]] by [[Michael Winterbottom]],. theThe film stars [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Dan Futterman]] as Mariane and Daniel Pearl.<ref name="BowlesUSA"/><ref name="TurkishDailyNews"/><ref name="Wiltz"/><ref name="Nomani"/>

Pearl is a member of the honorary board of the [[Daniel Pearl Foundation]]<ref name="Foundation"/> which was foundedestablished by Daniel's parents [[Ruth Pearl|Ruth]] and [[Judea Pearl]]. Honorary board members have included international correspondent [[Christiane Amanpour]]; former US President [[Bill Clinton]]; Pakistani philanthropist [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]]; former president of [[Stanford University]] [[John L. Hennessy]]; ''[[Nightline (US news program)|Nightline]]'' anchorman [[Ted Koppel]]; [[Queen Noor of Jordan]]; [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] professor and president of [[Al-Quds University]] [[Sari Nusseibeh]]; violinist [[Itzhak Perlman]]; author [[Elie Wiesel]] and others.

In July 2007, following the trials in Pakistan and revelations by Al-Qaeda terrorists held by the United States of participation in Daniel Pearl's abduction and murder, Mariane Pearl filed suit in the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]]<ref name="Hurtado"/><ref name="Lawsuit"/> against a dozen named terrorists and a bank that may have financed them; she was seeking damages for their alleged roles in the abduction, torture, and murder of her husband. Those named in the suit include [[Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh]], already convicted of murder and sentenced to death; [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], being held by the US at Guantanamo Bay; and [[HBL Pakistan|Habib Bank]] of Pakistan. On 24 October 2007, her attorneys dropped the lawsuit.<ref name="SuitDroppedABC"/>

<ref name="SuitDroppedMSNBC">{{cite web |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/21459331wbna21459331 |title= Daniel Pearl’s widow drops terror lawsuit: Wife of murdered journalist sought damages from al-Qaida, Pakistan bank |author= Associated Press |author-link= Associated Press |work= NBC News |date= 24 October 2007 }}</ref>