Rawya Rageh

Rawya Rageh
Born
Rawya Rageh

Cairo, Egypt
EducationAmerican University in Cairo
Columbia University
OccupationBroadcast journalist
Years active2006–present
Notable credit(s)Al Jazeera English Correspondent (2006–2015)
Associated Press Reporter (2001–2006)

Rawya Rageh (Arabic: راوية راجح) is an Egyptian journalist and Senior Crisis Adviser for Amnesty International based in New York City. She was previously a broadcast journalist known for her in-depth coverage of notable stories across the Middle East and Africa, including the Iraq War, the Darfur crisis in Sudan, the Saddam Hussein trial, the Arab Spring, and the Boko Haram conflict in Northern Nigeria. Working as a correspondent for the Al Jazeera English network her contribution to the Peabody Award-winning coverage the network provided of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and the Arab Spring was documented in the books 18 Days: Al Jazeera English and the Egyptian Revolution[1] and Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation.[2] The news story she broadcast on 25 January, the first day of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, was selected by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as one of the "50 Great Stories" produced by its alumni in the past 100 years.[3] In addition to her broadcast reporting, Rageh is an active social media journalist, recognized by the Washington Post as one of "The 23 Accounts You Must Follow to Understand Egypt"[4] and by Forbes Middle East Magazine as one of the "100 Arab personalities with the most presence on Twitter."[5]

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  3. ^ "N. Ram's Bofors exposé in '50 great stories' by Columbia J-School alumni". The Hindu. 13 April 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ Fisher, Max (16 August 2013). "Washington Post – The 23 Accounts you must follow to Understand Egypt". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Global Journalist". Tweeting from the Heart of Egypt. University of Missouri-Columbia. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2015.