News and Business Correspondent at Al-Monitor
new york, new york, united states
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Claim your profileI'm a multimedia journalist covering the Middle East for Al-Monitor. I write daily articles on a variety of news topics, including the Israel-Hamas war, Syria’s political transition, business, Gulf investment in sports, China in the Middle East, Iraqi politics, Iranian foreign policy and Congress. I also host The Al-Monitor Brief podcast.I was previously a freelancer in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, where I reported on the fight against ISIS, the Turkey-Kurdish conflict, the Iraqi Christian community, anti-Iran protests in Iraq, the Syrian civil war and US foreign policy. I have primarily contributed to Al Jazeera English, The Washington Times, The National, Middle East Eye and Happs News in addition to Al-Monitor. My work has additionally appeared in The Associated Press (AP), U.S. News & World Report and Il Giornale. I have also appeared on TalkTV several times to discuss a variety of Middle Eastern and international news stories, as well as regional shows and podcasts in both English and Arabic. I speak Arabic and Spanish proficiently as well as some Kurdish and Hebrew.






Bachelor Of Arts, International Relations at The George Washington UniversityGraduated: 2013