Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
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| Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 16, 1984 Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Boston University |
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (Arabic: أحمد شهاب الدين) (born September 16, 1984) is a Kuwaiti-American[1] of Palestinian descent. He is a journalist and columnist formerly at Huffington Post and a former host at HuffPost Live.[2]
Early life
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was born in California to Kuwaiti parents of Palestinian origin. He spent his childhood living between Kuwait, Egypt, California and Austria.[3] During his childhood, he studied at the American International School of Vienna, Austria and Cairo American College.
Career
Shihab-Eldin started out in the United States as a News Producer with the New York Times in 2008.[4] For six months, he worked in Doha with the international 24-hour news channel Al Jazeera English. He also worked as a reporter and producer for The Doha Film Institute and helped launch the first Doha Tribeca Film Festival, leading the online editorial team there. Ahmed later worked as a multimedia producer on PBS's documentary series Wide Angle,[5] and as a producer for the New York Times.
In 2011, Shihab-Eldin created, produced and co-hosted Al Jazeera English’s social media show, The Stream.[6]
Shihab-Eldin graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, inspiring him to begin teaching digital media as an adjunct professor.[7]
Shihab-Eldin has blogged for the Huffington Post since 2008. He also worked on special projects as a videographer for the Rockefeller Foundation and Frontline/World. In 2008, his master’s digital media project earned him a Webby Award for “Defining Middle Ground: The Next Generation of Muslim New Yorkers.”[8]
In 2012 Shihab-Elbin was featured on Forbes’ “30 under 30” list of “young disruptors, innovators and media entrepreneurs impatient to change the world”.[9]
In 2014, Shihab-Eldin was released from his contract by HuffPo.[10]
Education
Shihab-Eldin holds a bachelor of science in communication from Boston University and in 2007 he graduated as a master of science in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He speaks German, English, Arabic and French.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Shaking things Up 2013
- ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
- ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: Journalist, Videographer, Nomad
- ↑ http://www.bespoke-magazine.com/204/Article/Shaking-things-Up
- ↑ FRONTLINE/World: Election 2008 - The World is Watching: The Arab-American View: From a Comedic Perspective | PBS
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-shihabeldin/
- ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
- ↑ http://conference.freepress.net/presenter/102409/ahmed-shihab-eldin
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- ↑ http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/06/8546487/ahmed-shihab-eldin-out-huffpost-live
External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2013
- Kuwaiti people
- Kuwaiti journalists
- American bloggers
- American male journalists
- American Muslims
- American people of Kuwaiti descent
- American people of Palestinian descent
- Boston University alumni
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
- The Huffington Post writers and columnists
- Living people
- 1984 births
