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Laila Al-Arian | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Laila Al-Arian at the
73rd Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Education |
Columbia University (MS) Georgetown University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, author |
Laila Al-Arian is an American broadcast journalist for the Al Jazeera Media Network. She is the executive producer for the Al Jazeera English documentary series Fault Lines. She co-authored Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians with Chris Hedges. [1] She is married to American scholar of Islamic studies, Jonathan A. C. Brown.
She produced the Al Jazeera English special on the Palestine Papers in January 2011, a four-day program on the largest diplomatic leak in the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She raised national attention for an article in which she described Homeland as "TV's most Islamophobic show". [2] She has produced several documentaries, including the Peabody-winning investigative report Made in Bangladesh. [3] [4] In 2013, she spoke at New America Foundation to discuss the history and impact of surveillance on targeted communities. [5]
Since graduating from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2006, Laila Al-Arian's work has appeared in The Nation, The Independent, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Salon, and several other publications. [6] She is the daughter of Sami Al-Arian. On October 1, 2018, Laila won an Emmy for her film, The Ban: The human cost of Trump's travel ban.
Works
- When your father is accused of terrorism
- Exploring the Roots of 'The Abortion War'
- Our Veterans Have Spoken
- The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
- TV's Most Islamophobic Show
References
- ^ "Frank Schaeffer: Al Jazeera and the Abortion Wars". The Huffington Post. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Is 'Homeland' Islamophobic? The Debate About Showtime's Critically Acclaimed Series (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Al Jazeera America Wins Two 2013 Peabody Awards". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards - Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh (Al Jazeera America)". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Collect it All: America's Surveillance State". New America Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Former Tampa resident Laila Al-Arian takes home a Peabody Award | Political Animal | Creative Loafing Tampa". cltampa.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
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Laila Al-Arian | |
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Laila Al-Arian at the
73rd Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Education |
Columbia University (MS) Georgetown University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, author |
Laila Al-Arian is an American broadcast journalist for the Al Jazeera Media Network. She is the executive producer for the Al Jazeera English documentary series Fault Lines. She co-authored Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians with Chris Hedges. [1] She is married to American scholar of Islamic studies, Jonathan A. C. Brown.
She produced the Al Jazeera English special on the Palestine Papers in January 2011, a four-day program on the largest diplomatic leak in the history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She raised national attention for an article in which she described Homeland as "TV's most Islamophobic show". [2] She has produced several documentaries, including the Peabody-winning investigative report Made in Bangladesh. [3] [4] In 2013, she spoke at New America Foundation to discuss the history and impact of surveillance on targeted communities. [5]
Since graduating from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2006, Laila Al-Arian's work has appeared in The Nation, The Independent, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Salon, and several other publications. [6] She is the daughter of Sami Al-Arian. On October 1, 2018, Laila won an Emmy for her film, The Ban: The human cost of Trump's travel ban.
Works
- When your father is accused of terrorism
- Exploring the Roots of 'The Abortion War'
- Our Veterans Have Spoken
- The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
- TV's Most Islamophobic Show
References
- ^ "Frank Schaeffer: Al Jazeera and the Abortion Wars". The Huffington Post. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Is 'Homeland' Islamophobic? The Debate About Showtime's Critically Acclaimed Series (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Al Jazeera America Wins Two 2013 Peabody Awards". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards - Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh (Al Jazeera America)". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Collect it All: America's Surveillance State". New America Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Former Tampa resident Laila Al-Arian takes home a Peabody Award | Political Animal | Creative Loafing Tampa". cltampa.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.