The New Arab journalists and reporters

Alessandra Bajec

Istanbul, Turkey

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Alessandra Bajec is an independent journalist with nearly 15 years of experience reporting across the Middle East and North Africa. She has reported from Tunisia, Egypt, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond. Her reporting has appeared in international outlets including The New ...

William Christou

Beirut, Lebanon

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I’m a journalist based in Beirut covering Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Available for lives, both video and audio. I specialise in covering humanitarian and refugee issues.

Massinissa Benlakehal

Tunis, Tunisia

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Currently available for stories and interviews from Algeria + Tunisia, 


Freelancer after several years of staffing with newsrooms in Algeria, I'm currently fully available for news-gathering, photo-shooting, well equipped for the job. I mostly work on the NorthAfrican area, including both ...

Jessica Buxbaum

Jerusalem, Israel

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Jessica Buxbaum is an independent journalist covering Palestine, Israel, Syria, and Egypt.

Anmol Irfan

Lahore, Pakistan

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Anmol Irfan is a journalist based in Lahore, Pakistan. She has a BA in History from the London School of Economics. She is also the Founder of Perspective Magazine, an online magazine and community platform that seeks to empower marginalised voices and unheard stories in Pakistan. 
Her writing ...

Ylenia Gostoli

London, United Kingdom

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I'm a multimedia reporter and writer. I have covered social change, conflict and rights in more than ten countries across the Middle East and Europe while based out of London, Rome and the West Bank.

I'm experienced across all aspects of digital journalism - from filing breaking news to ...

Yousef Alhelou

London, United Kingdom

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Journalist, correspondent, political analyst, commentator.
TV, Radio, online 
Specialist in Palestinian-Israeli affairs as well as European and Middle Eastern affairs

Azhar Al-Rubaie

Basrah, Iraq

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Azhar Al-Rubaie is an Iraqi freelance journalist and veterinarian whose work intensively documents the intersection of human rights, conflict, and environmental crisis in Iraq. Since 2016, he has focused his reporting on climate change and environmental degradation, bringing crucial international ...

Abeer Ayyoub

Gaza

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Abeer Ayyoub is a freelance journalist from Gaza, with an MA in New Media.  Abeer worked for various international media outlets covering the situation in Gaza, Palestine for seven years. She also worked as a podcast producer, and TV reporter in Amman for the last two years.

Mohammed Harun Arsalai

San Francisco, United States of America

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Mohammed Harun Arsalai is an independent journalist - his work has been featured in the Nation, Al Jazeera,
 LA Times, TRT World, Muftah Magazine, The New Arab, OZY, AJ + among many others

Mohammed is cofounder of the independent media project, Documenting Afghanistan. Currently on the based ...

Laura Cesaretti

Kabul, Afghanistan

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Laura Cesaretti is a journalist based in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Muheet Ul Islam

Srinagar, India

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Muheet Ul Islam is a journalist and filmmaker who reports from the Indian-administered Kashmir.  His expertise lies in narrative journalism, honed at the Central University of Kashmir.

Muheet's work transcends borders, gaining recognition from a vast network of international media outlets.  ...

Laaziza Boutarit

London, United Kingdom

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Laaziza Boutarit is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom.
I am  professional and highly motivated Arabic writer   former , BBC world service and  current APTN, Broadcasting Journalist with an extensive experience and a proven track record in the news media business. I have over fourteen ...

Shenaz Kermalli

Toronto, Canada

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Shenaz Kermalli is a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Canada. She currently teaches journalism at Humber College in Toronto.
 
Shenaz is a former producer and writer with Al Jazeera English, BBC News, and CBC Television. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The ...

Youssra El-Sharkawy

Cairo, Egypt

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Youssra el-Sharkawy is a journalist based in Cairo, Egypt.

Ahmad Algohbary

Sana'a, Yemen

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Freelance Yemeni journalist | Emmy & Sheffield nominee | OJAs winner | Covering Yemen/ME impartially | Press freedom advocate.

Amy Fallon

London, United Kingdom

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I am a widely-published and versatile freelance journalist with 15 years' experience currently in London. See **** for work. I am an Australian-Canadian dual citizen who has reported from across Africa, Asia, the UK, and Australia. I have been published with The Sydney Morning Herald, News Deeply, ...

Davide Abbatescianni

Rome, Italy

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I am a freelance journalist and film critic based in Rome.

I currently work as an International Reporter for the EU-funded press agency Cineuropa, where I cover the European film industry with daily news, interviews, reports, and reviews of new releases.

My bylines have appeared in ...

Finbar Anderson

Beirut, Lebanon

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Finbar Anderson is a journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon.

Hind Khoudary

Gaza

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Hind Khoudary is a journalist based in Gaza.

María Elorza Saralegui

Aarhus, Denmark

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María Elorza Saralegui is a freelance journalist and illustrator who is currently completing an Erasmus Mundus Master in Aarhus, Denmark. She focuses on environmental and social issues with a special interest in investigative reporting on climate change and human rights abuses.
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Mellissa Fung

London, United Kingdom

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Mellissa Fung is a freelance journalist based in London, United Kingdom. After a 20 year career at the CBC in television news, long form reporting, and radio, she is now contributing to various news organisations, including the Toronto Star and the Huffington Post.  She's currently co-directing a ...

Shawn Carrié

Baghdad, Iraq

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Shawn Carrié is a features reporter working in the Middle East since 2014, when he covered Operation Protective Edge in Israel and the Gaza Strip. He has since covered migration in Europe, politics in Turkey, culture in Iraq, and civil strife in America using photography, investigation and data ...

Somaya Al Yaaqubi

Muscat, Oman

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I am a freelancer journalist from Oman. I focused on the political and Environmental issues related to Oman, The Arab Gulf countries and MENA. 

Social stories, climate change reports, media analysis and women stories is preferred.

Tamara Davison

Cairo, Egypt

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Tamara is a freelance journalist covering foreign affairs, humanitarian stories, culture, travel, and the environment. Now in Egypt, she is particularly interested in cultural narratives from the MENA region. 

Across the last seven years, she's spearheaded several features and investigations for ...