Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi is a

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, analyst on Arab affairs, and co-founder and chairman of

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, a media watchdog organization that monitors and responds to British media coverage of the Arab world.

Biography

Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi was born in

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to a

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ian- Lebanese Muslim father and an Iraqi- Syrian mother. He attended City University in

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where he studied international journalism and took interest in the way the media reported the

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while studying for a master's degree in international journalism. In March 2000, Nashashibi was a signer of a letter from Palestinian intellectuals who insisted that the people of Israel fully withdraw - including from Jerusalem, and permit the return of Palestinian refugees. In October 2001, about a month after the

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by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the

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, Nashashibi noted how Palestinians supported Osama bin Laden's call for justice concerning their plight and how, unless Palestinians' plight is justly addressed, "the likes of bin Laden will continue to find favour." In 2008, Nashashibi received a "Breakaway Award," awarded to promising new journalists, from the Next Century Foundation's

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. The award recognises achievements in balanced reporting on the Middle East. Nashashibi's work includes writings and publications, interviews on television and radio, and invited speaking and debating at universities and colleges. He has worked and trained with many organisations such as

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, the UN Development Programme in Palestine, the Middle East Broadcasting Centre, and the

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Biography

Selected publications

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