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Zeina Awad ( ar, زينة عوض) is a Lebanese/Canadian news correspondent who used to co-host ''
Fault Lines
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'',
's flagship current affairs programme about the Americas. Awad says she believes that ''Fault Lines'' strives to identify and patch information gaps by "asking the tough questions" of the countries and people in power.
Before joining Al Jazeera English, Awad was a producer for the
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's ''
HARDtalk
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Broadcast times and days vary, depending on broadcasting platform and geographic location. ''HARDtalk' ...
'' and ''
Panorama'' programmes (2004–2006), as well as Al Jazeera Arabic (2003–2004) and the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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(2000–2002). Later on, she left Al Jazeera in 2013, then joined
TRT World
TRT World is a Turkish public broadcaster international news channel which broadcasts in English 24 hours a day, operated by the TRT and based in Taksim Square, Istıklal Avenue, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. It provides worldwide news and current affai ...
from 2015 to 2017.
Beginnings
She studied bachelor at the
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...
, then earned a master's degree in Comparative Politics from the
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
in November 2003.
Career
''Fault Lines''
Awad's ''Fault Lines'' coverage brought her to India where she reported on US pharmaceutical companies conducting clinical research abroad.
She also traveled to Puerto Rico, projected to be the world's slowest growing economy, to analyze the economic policies imposed on its people.
She rounds out this season's coverage with an exploration of the growing gap between the wealthiest 1% of Americans and the rest of society.
Awad says she believes that ''Fault Lines'' strives to identify and patch information gaps by "asking the tough questions" of the countries and people in power.
Other coverages
Prior to joining the ''Fault Lines'' team, Awad covered some of the Middle East and Africa's most important stories for Al Jazeera English's People and Power, including the rise of
Islamism in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
's forgotten refugees, and the underground world of
Zimbabwean
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human trafficking. Based in the Middle East, Awad traveled throughout the region extensively, covering news stories ranging from the Gaza war
to Lebanon's violent unrest. Awad's reporting also brought her to Africa, where her coverage spans the continent and focuses on issues such as the Darfur conflict and the Zimbabwean exodus.
Awad has reported from
Syria,
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
,
Israel
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,
Jordan
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, the
Occupied Palestinian Territories
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,
South Africa
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, Kenya, Morocco,
Algeria, Canada,
the US and India. Awad has interviewed numerous world leaders, including former Nigerian
President Obasanjo, Hamas
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh,
veteran Lebanese politician
Walid Jumblatt
Walid Kamal Jumblatt ( ar, وليد جنبلاط; born 7 August 1949) is a Lebanese Druze politician and former militia commander who has been leading the Progressive Socialist Party since 1977. While leading the Lebanese National Resistance ...
and members of the US Congress, as well as Arab and African ministers.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Al Jazeera people
McGill University alumni
Alumni of the London School of Economics