Sahar Baassiri

Sahar Baassiri

Sahar Baassiri (also spelled Baasiri) is a Lebanese journalist currently living in New York City.[1]

Ms. Baassiri worked for the Lebanese daily An-Nahar newspaper between 1981 and 2009. She was the foreign editor and a columnist between 1993 and 2007.[2] She was also the United Press International (UPI), Beirut correspondent between 1989 and 1991.

She is the author of two books (in Arabic): Lebanon on Hold [3] and The Wandering Arabs [4] both published in 2009 by Dar An-Nahar. Ms. Baassiri earned her BA in Political Science from the American University of Beirut and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

References

  1. ↑ "النهار - أخبار لبنان اليوم - آخر الأخبار". annahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Obstacles & Prospects for Women & Youth in the MENA Media Landscape" (PDF). Ayamm.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Dar An-Nahar | لبنان المعلّق". darannahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Dar An-Nahar | عرب التيه". darannahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
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