Reem Khalifa | |
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ريم عبد الرحمن خليفة | |
Born | Reem Abdul Rahman Khalifa February 1974 (age 50) |
Nationality | Bahrain |
Alma mater | University of Westminster |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1997 to present |
Employer | Al-Wasat |
Spouse | Mansoor al-Jamri |
Children | 2 (son and daughter) |
Reem Abdul Rahman Khalifa (Arabic: ريم خليفة, born February 1974, Kuwait) is a Bahraini writer, journalist, and human rights activist. She helped launch the Bahraini newspaper, Al-Wasat before moving on to work as a reporter for the Associated Press in Manama. Khalifa also co-founded the Migrant Workers’ Protection Society and the Bahrain Society against Domestic Violence.[1]
Khalifa used to write a daily opinion column for Al-Wasat and a weekly column for the Qatarii newspaper, Al Raya. Today, she writes for several websites.[2][3]