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Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Eg

► Captured, produced, and edited stories for my TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube delving into the intersection of culture and social justice. Focusing on underrepresented communities, my social media first stories include a fashion show in Africa’s largest slum, activists combatting plastic pollution in Nairobi’s informal settlements, Afro-Greeks navigating their identity in Athens, a blind bookkeeper’s journey in Istanbul, the essence of Sufism in Tunis, and more.►Dedicate current storytelling efforts to spotlighting Palestinian narratives from Amman, Jordan. Told 10 stories, and counting, amplifying their voices and experiences on a global scale. Interviewed Nakba survivors in Amman’s refugee camps, a Palestinian woman collecting traditional dresses as a form of resistance, a street artist painting murals for Gaza, and a young man in Gaza speaking about the toll wars and occupation have taken on his mental health. ►Amassed 4 million+ views and 22K followers on TikTok, and a million views and 15K followers on Instagram in one year.►Strategically analyze TikTok trends and topics to create highly engaging content with maximum impact.

Nairobi, Kenya

► Led the social media content strategy and video production team for Glimmer, a creator management platform. ► Interviewed top creators and brands to write 10 blog posts a month for Glimpse. Topics include how to thrive as a freelance creator, the new frontiers of storytelling, and creative self-expression. ► Doubled the growth of the monthly newsletter from 50,000 to 100,000 subscribers. ► Pitched and produced premium branded content, including the “Creator Collaboration Series” for the company's relaunch, reaching out to renowned artists (PES, Lily Hevesh, Vineet Vohra), hiring DPs globally, remotely managing multiple shoots, collaborating with the post-production team to script and finalize videos, and crafting in-depth blog posts for each artist to enhance the storytelling.► Conceptualized social media templates and work with designers worldwide to execute the vision across social media platforms. ► Cultivated a deep understanding of the video production industry from both the brand and creator perspectives

Istanbul, Turkey

► Develop and oversee digital media strategy for YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the goal of growing TRT's digital audience► Write all social copy across platforms► Manage and train a team of three people on how to create engaging digital content► Provide insight into emerging platforms, trends and behaviors on social media► Track success through engagement rates, growth statistics, readers responses and othermetrics► Liaise with TRT digital and creative departments to create new, striking templates

Greater New York City Area

► Produced high impact mid-form field reported documentaries for Mic Dispatch, a former show on Facebook Watch. Covered topics aligning with Mic’s core editorial priorities (social justice, gender equality, LGBTQ rights, emerging artists and movements). Pitched and produced a story on NYC's decision to cap Uber vehicles, a climate lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by 21 young people in Oregon, the controversial 287(g) program among others.► Put together and managed production schedules for shoots; field produced stories from New York Fashion Week and coordinated logistics for an exclusive in-house shoot featuring the full cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10.► Set up in-studio, multi-cam shoots and helped conceptualize set design.► Filmed short-form social media features in the field using Canon C100/C300. Interviewed a woman who is spotlighting street harassment through her project “Catcalls of NYC.” This piece garnered over 700,000 views on Facebook.

New Delhi Area, India

► Pitched, field produced, interviewed, and filmed feature stories from Morocco, Turkey and India.

New York City

► Assistant to Harris Faulkner, "Fox Report" Anchor & "Outnumbered" Co-Host• Scripted, researched, and gathered elements for the web series "Harris Faulkner's America"• Maintained calendar and all scheduling, arranged travel, set-up appearances, researched news stories and reports ► Weekday Daytime Production Assistant• Worked closely with writers and producers to find and gather the best quality and relevant news material from Fox database and other sources; live shows include Fox Report, Shepard Smith Reporting, America's Newsroom, Happening Now and The Real Story• Responsible for airing most up-to-date footage and monitoring multiple databases• Inputted media clips into rundown in iNEWS under deadline, ensuring all story elements are delivered, and stay informed of last-minute changes to rundown• Organized local shoots, field reported and produced news features for the web► Weekend Graphics Associate Producer • Created visuals (maps, polls, head shots, quotes, bullets, backgrounds) using VIZ and pull elements from external sources such as AP Images for live news programming• Use creativity and strong editorial judgment to effectively tell stories through pictures and graphics► Fox News Apprentice (November 2014 - November 2015)• Set-up local shoots, reported on camera, and produced video features for the web. Reported stories on New York Fashion Week, U.S. Open and other major events

New Delhi Area, India

• Pitched and reported a multi-format enterprise story on the lives of Afghan refugees in India; article featured on The Washington Post, ABC News and Voice of America among other news outlets• Reported a multi-format enterprise story on a 24-hour matrimonial television station in India• Filmed using Panasonic 171, edited and scripted a spot news story on Indian rupee depreciation for AP Television News • Shot and captioned 11 photographs for the global wire of daily life in New Delhi. One photo internally recognized among AP’s “Best of Asia.”

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked as a booking producer for Inside Story Americas, a thirty minute daily news program that focuses on in-depth leading topics. Contributed to editorial meetings, researched show segments, and booked and greeted guests • Pre-interviewed guests on a range of topics such as Guantanamo force-feeding policy, press freedoms and sequestration

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pitched, filmed using a DSLR camera, and edited stories for online publication• Produced a piece on the Afghanistan Youth Orchestra highlighting their performance at the Kennedy Center • Reported 8 print stories on city politicians, government transparency, and the campus smoking policy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reported stories under daily deadline for the metro section on transportation, crime and politics. Topics included Maryland’s concealed-carry gun law and Virginia’s high-occupancy toll lanes• Wrote a front-page story on the resurgence of area stinkbugs

New Delhi Area, India

• Pitched, filmed using a Kodak HD pocket camera, scripted and edited a six-minute feature on child trafficking in India • Reported metro news to accompany print stories on topics such as Delhi’s eco-friendly auto rickshaws

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pitched, interviewed, filmed, scripted, and edited two videos for web publication • Produced and narrated a news piece for international radio broadcast• Researched daily news pertaining to Asia for radio broadcasts and set up and edited on-camera interviews with many authors, directors and political activists

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Booked, interviewed, and profiled D.C. mayoral candidates Tommy Wells and Andy Shallal and wrote bi-weekly election round-ups• Wrote 20 articles for publication on local events and created 6 photo galleries • Pitched and produced 6 online videos, covering events such as the Dalai Lama’s visit• Researched news topics for writing daily broadcast scripts • Gained experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic news environment

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the daily content of the intranet on SharePoint, which included drafting, editing, and uploading articles• Participated in meetings on how to increase communication among components of the department. Also worked with a team on special projects that involved planning Secretary Napolitano’s town hall meeting

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Wrote 10 articles for front-page publication covering homelessness in D.C., and edited stories for biweekly publication • Managed layout and design using Adobe Creative Suite

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism And Mass Communication

Activities and Societies: The GW Hatchet, Global China ConnectionCourses: Advanced News Reporting Broadcast News Reporting Digital Media.

Mandarin Chinese, International Relations, Chinese History, Globalization

Studied in Shanghai for a fall term with the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) program.

Education record