Resume

Education

New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences – New York, NY
Ph.D. Candidate, Comparative Literature

Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism – New York, NY
M.S. Journalism, May 2010

Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, June 2009 
(Major: Comparative Literature. Minor: Government. Language Citation: Arabic)

American University in Cairo – Cairo, Egypt
Study Abroad, Spring 2008

United World College of the American West - Montezuma, NM
International Baccalaureate, May 2004

Journalism Experience

The New York Times – New York, NY
January 2011 – present, City Room, Freelancer

Reported and wrote a number of posts for the Times’ New York City’s blog, including on local rallies in support of the Egyptian Revolution, New York Muslims’ response to the killing of Osama bin Laden, discrimination in drug arrests by the NYPD, Occupy Wall Street and student protests against CUNY tuition hikes.

The Star-Ledger – Newark, NJ
May 2011 – August 2011, Metro Intern

Reported and wrote a number of breaking news stories and features in Newark and around New Jersey, with a focus on urban education, immigration and poverty. These included a story on NJ Muslims attempting to fight stereotypes, on NJ immigrants lacking health coverage, on changes to the security system of Newark public housing and on struggling programs to fight hunger in the state.  

The New Yorker – New York, NY

September 2010 – December 2010, Editorial Intern

Read and evaluated submissions to the weekly rubrics “The Talk of the Town” and “Shouts & Murmurs” and helped with editing and research. 

The Christian Science Monitor – Port-au-Prince, Haiti
July 2010 – January 2011, Correspondent

Reported and wrote a number of stories on post-earthquake Haiti, including reported analysis pieces on the failures of the recovery process, a story on forced evictions from refugee camps, close coverage of the build-up to the presidential election and the return of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. 

Agence France-Presse (AFP) – Port-au-Prince, Haiti
May 2010 – January 2011, Stringer

Reported and wrote a number of breaking news and features including on violence against women in refugee camps, demonstrations against foreign intervention in the interior of the country, features on the struggles of Haitian farmers and an investigation of child trafficking across the border. 

The Haitian Times - Port-au-Prince, Haiti 
May 2010 – September 2010, Correspondent

Reported and wrote a number of features for an English-language newspaper for the Haitian diaspora in the United States. 

Al Jazeera English – New York, NY
February 2010 – May 2010, United Nations Bureau Intern

Helped report and produce daily coverage of the United Nations, including on security council and general assembly meetings, UN interventions after the Haiti and Chile earthquakes and an international conference on non-proliferation. 

Freelance Work - New York, NY and Port-au-Prince, Haiti
2009 – present,

Contributed print, photo and audio reporting to Glamour magazine, GQ Italy, PRI’s The World, The Queens Tribune, The New York Times, Truth-Out.org, The WIP and others.

Other Professional Experience

Faculty for Israeli and Palestinian Peace – Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories
Summer 2009, Coordinator of International Internship Program

Coalition for the International Criminal Court – Cotonou, Benin
Summer 2008, Assistant to the Regional Coordinator for Francophone Africa

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Cambridge, MA
2006-2009, Research Assistant to journalist Amy Waldman (06-07), historian Beshara Doumani (07-08) and human rights lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim (08-09)

Ramallah Centre for Human Rights Studies – Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories
Summer 2007, Project Assistant

Let’s Go Travel Publications – Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Turkey
Summer 2006, Research Writer

Academic Awards

Thomas T. Hoopes Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Work, Harvard University, 2009

Languages

English, Italian and French (fluent), Arabic, Spanish and German (proficient), Haitian Creole (basic)

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro, Bridge, Photoshop, WordPress, investigative databases, photo and audio journalism.

Having had experience working for a wire service, as well as broadcast TV and magazines, I am able to present my stories in a variety of ways and I am comfortable working under tight deadlines as well as on months-long investigative projects.

Other Interests

Travel, politics, literature. Lived and worked in Italy, India, the Palestinian Territories, Egypt and Haiti.

Traveled to over forty countries.