Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Born September 16, 1984
Los Angeles, California
Education Boston University

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (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.

References

  1. ↑ Shaking things Up 2013
  2. ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
  3. ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: Journalist, Videographer, Nomad
  4. ↑ http://www.bespoke-magazine.com/204/Article/Shaking-things-Up
  5. ↑ FRONTLINE/World: Election 2008 - The World is Watching: The Arab-American View: From a Comedic Perspective | PBS
  6. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-shihabeldin/
  7. ↑ Ahmed Shihab-Eldin - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  8. ↑ http://conference.freepress.net/presenter/102409/ahmed-shihab-eldin
  9. ↑ "Emmy-Nominated Journalist and Host at HuffPost Live". National Conference for Media Reform. April 2013.
  10. ↑ http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2014/06/8546487/ahmed-shihab-eldin-out-huffpost-live

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