In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Isra Almodallal, 23, the first woman to be appointed as a spokesperson for Hamas, the conservative Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, speaks during an interview at Hamas information ministry in Gaza City. The appointment of Almodallal as a spokeswoman for the Hamas-dominated Gaza government, which has at times sought to curb womens freedoms, indicates an attempt by the group to project a new, friendlier face abroad. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

