Mishal Husain and George Arney George Arney is a journalist for

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and was until 2009 one of the hosts of '' The World Today'' and '' Outlook'' on the

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. He was educated at

Clifton College ''The spirit nourishes within'' , established = 160 years ago , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent boarding and day school , religion = Christian , president = , head_label = Head of College , head ...

and Cambridge.

Life

Arney was a BBC producer and a BBC correspondent in

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in the 1980s. He hosted BBC Radio 4's ''

Crossing Continents ''Crossing Continents'' is a half-hour BBC Radio 4 documentary strand focusing on foreign affairs issues. It takes listeners right to the heart of story through its on-location reporting and feature making. The programmes are character driven an ...

''. He has written a book book on

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. He was BBC correspondent in

from 1986 to 1988, and BBC correspondent in Sri Lanka from 1994 to 1996. Arney has written for newspapers and journals including ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' and ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Econo ...

''. In 2007 he was named International Radio Personality of the Year by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB).

Personal life

Arney is separated from wife

Razia Iqbal Razia Iqbal (born 1962) is a journalist employed by BBC News. She is a special correspondent, reporting for outlets across the BBC. From 2011 Iqbal has also presented ''Newshour'' on the BBC World Service. She has also presented ''Talking Book ...

, a BBC journalist.

References

External links

George Arney's bio-sketch on BBC OnlineBBC World Service presenter profile of George Arney
(with a short video profile). * A review of George Arney's "Afghanistan" and {{DEFAULTSORT:Arney, George Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People educated at Clifton College BBC newsreaders and journalists BBC World Service presenters