Rania Abouzeid Explained

Rania Abouzeid
Birth Place:New Zealand
Known For:Middle east coverage
Occupation:Journalist

Rania Abouzeid is a Lebanese Australian independent journalist who has extensively covered the war in Syria.

Biography

Rania Abouzeid was born in New Zealand to Lebanese immigrant parents. She was raised in Australia regularly visiting Beirut to see family during holidays. Abouzeid attended the University of Melbourne, Australia. Since then she has worked for the New Yorker, TIME, Politico, The Guardian and many other publications.[1] [2] [3] [4] Abouzeid is based in Beirut. In 2014 her story The Jihad next door won a George Polk award as well as the Michael Kelly Award.[5] [6] Abouzeid won the Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism in 2013.[7] Besides her print work, Abouzeid has created documentaries, her first being Syria: Behind Rebel Lines.[8] She has also written books about the conflict. Abouzeid has been awarded fellowships from the European Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard, Columbia and New America.[9] [2] [4] [10] [11] [12] Her first book No Turning Back has won the Cornelius Ryan Award.[13]

Works

Books

Documentaries

Notes and References

  1. Rania Abouzeid . The New Yorker . en.
  2. News: Rania Abouzeid, Author at Deca . decastories.com.
  3. News: Humphreys . Joe . War reporters to speak of the hazards of the field – and Twitter – at Dublin event . The Irish Times . en.
  4. Web site: Gordon . Sarah . Rania Abouzeid - . logan nonfiction . Logan Nonfiction Program.
  5. News: University . Long Island . Long Island University Announces 66th Annual George Polk Awards In Journalism . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  6. Web site: The Kelly Award .
  7. Web site: 2013 . Kurt Schork Memorial Fund Awards in International Journalism . 29 June 2024 . ksmfund.org.
  8. Web site: 9 May 2013 . Syria: Behind Rebel Lines . 16 August 2024 . Al Jazeera.
  9. Web site: Rania Abouzeid . New America . en.
  10. Web site: List of Alumni by Class Year . Nieman Foundation.
  11. Web site: Abouzeid . Rania . Rania Abouzeid . The Atlantic.
  12. News: Blacklisted From Syria, A Journalist Says: 'I Couldn't Imagine Staying Away' . text.npr.org.
  13. Web site: No Turning Back . wwnorton.com . en.

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