Hassan Hassan

Hassan Hassan
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Occupation Author, Journalist

Hassan Hassan is an author and journalist. He co-wrote the 2015 New York Times Bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror with Michael Weiss.[1][2][3][4] His work on Islamist groups in the Middle East is widely acclaimed.[5][6] He frequently appeared on flagship television programs, including the O'Reilly Factor,[7] Amanpour[8] and the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell,[9] and has written for the New York Times, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, Foreign Affairs, Financial Times, the Daily Beast, among other outlets.[10]

Background

Hassan is from Albu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border.[11] He moved from hometown to Damascus in 2000 to study English literature at the Damascus University.[12] He completed an MA in International Relations at the University of Nottingham, the UK.[13] After graduation, he moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2008 to work as a journalist for The National newspaper, covering domestic and Gulf affairs.[14] He covered the Syrian conflict since the uprising began in 2011.[15] His research on the Islamic State included extensive interviews with members of the organization since its rise in his area in 2014.[16]

Career

Hassan Hassan discusses his work on extremism in DC

His book on the rise of the Islamic State[17] was chosen by the Wall Street Journal as one of 10 must-read works on the evolution of terrorism in the Middle East,[18] one of the Times of London’s Best Books of 2015,[19] and the New York Times' Editors' Choice in April 2015.[20] The book was reviewed favorably twice by the New York Times.[21][22] The New York Times' chief book critic, Michio Kakutani, said the book gave readers "a fine-grained look at the organization’s evolution through assorted incarnations."[23]

Hassan studies Sunni and Shia militant organizations, as well as Iraq, Syria, and the Gulf.[24] His research was commissioned by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,[25] European Council on Foreign Relations,[26][27] Chatham House,[28] Royal United Services Institute,[29] Brookings Institution,[30] University of Oxford's Gulf studies forum.[31]

Hassan is currently a senior fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, a think-tank in Washington DC, and a weekly columnist for The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.[32][33] He was previously an associate fellow at Chatham House.[34]

Hassan frequently advises officials in the United States and the Middle East. In June 2016, Hassan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on the extremist ideology of ISIS,[35][36] a widely covered hearing.[37][38][39][40] In February 2017, he testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on defeating terrorism in Syria.[41]

References

  1. ↑ "Hassan Hassan". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "ISIS:Inside the Army of Terror". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hassan Hassan on How to Uproot ISIS in Deir Ezzor". News Deeply. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Book Discussion on ISIS Hassan Hassan, co-author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror". C-SPAN. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Hassan, Hassan (2015-02-07). "Isis has reached new depths of depravity. But there is a brutal logic behind it". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ↑ "Eight Experts To Watch On Syria’s Islamist Groups". Syria Deeply. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. ↑ O'Reilly, Bill. "Bill O'Reilly: The O'Reilly Factor - U.S. Ineffective in Fighting ISIS". www.billoreilly.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. ↑ U.S. and the West 'out of cards to play' in Syria - CNN Video, retrieved 2016-10-31
  9. ↑ Hassan Hassan (2015-11-29), Hassan Hassan on the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, retrieved 2016-10-31
  10. ↑ "Hassan Hassan - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy". The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Making Sense of ISIS: an interview with Michael Weiss". Fathom. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  12. ↑ "Sign Up | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Hassan Hassan - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy". The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  14. ↑ "Hassan Hassan - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy". The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  15. ↑ "‘Why Would Someone Participate in the Beheading of Their Cousin?’ Talking With an Author Who Interviewed Dozens of ISIS Members". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  16. ↑ "‘Why Would Someone Participate in the Beheading of Their Cousin?’ Talking With an Author Who Interviewed Dozens of ISIS Members". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  17. ↑ Weiss, Michael; Hassan, Hassan (2015-02-17). ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror (First ed.). Regan Arts. ISBN 9781941393574.
  18. ↑ Russell, Anna. "10 Must-Read Books on the Evolution of Terrorism in the Middle East". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  19. ↑ Noble, Barnes &. "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror (Updated Edition)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  20. ↑ "Editors’ Choice". The New York Times. 2015-04-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  21. ↑ Negus, Steve (2015-04-01). "‘ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,’ and More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  22. ↑ Kakutani, Michiko (2015-04-02). "Review: ‘ISIS: The State of Terror,’ by Jessica Stern and J. M. Berger, and ‘ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,’ by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  23. ↑ Kakutani, Michiko (2015-04-02). "Review: ‘ISIS: The State of Terror,’ by Jessica Stern and J. M. Berger, and ‘ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,’ by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  24. ↑ "Hassan Hassan - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy". The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  25. ↑ Hassan, Hassan. "The Sectarianism of the Islamic State: Ideological Roots and Political Context". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  26. ↑ "Syria: the view from the Gulf states". ECFR. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  27. ↑ The Gulf and sectarianism.
  28. ↑ "Understanding Iran's Role in the Syrian Conflict". RUSI. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  29. ↑ "Understanding Iran's Role in the Syrian Conflict". RUSI. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  30. ↑ "Experts weigh in (part 7): Is ISIS good at governing? | Brookings Institution". Brookings. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  31. ↑ "new item". www.oxgaps.org. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  32. ↑ "Understanding the Islamic State’s Strategy: Hassan Hassan on Last Week’s Terrorism Events". Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  33. ↑ "Hassan Hassan | - The National". The National. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  34. ↑ "Hassan Hassan Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme". Chatham House. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  35. ↑ "Hearings | Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee". www.hsgac.senate.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  36. ↑ Hassan Hassan (2016-06-27), Hassan's testimony before the Senate's Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Committee, retrieved 2016-11-24
  37. ↑ "Experts: The next president will face a more dangerous ISIS". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  38. ↑ "Gains against Islamic State not yet enough, could backfire: U.S. officials". Reuters. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  39. ↑ Seldin, Jeff. "Yazidi Woman Pleads With US to Hold IS Accountable". VOA. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  40. ↑ "Syrian Refugee Subhi Nahas Gives Voice to LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  41. ↑ "Subcommittee Hearing: Defeating Terrorism in Syria: A New Way Forward - Committee on Foreign Affairs". Committee on Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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