Najwa Qassem
Najwa Qassem | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1968 |
| Died | January 2, 2020 (aged 51) |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter and journalist |
| Employer | Al Arabiya |
| Awards | Best Female Presenter, 2006, Arab Media Festival |
Najwa Qassem (Template:Lang-ar, whose last name can be written phonetically in English as Qasem, Qassim or Alqasim, and Al Qassim; 7 July 1968 – 2 January 2020) was a Lebanese journalist and television presenter (anchor) for Al Arabiya.
Qassem has received many professional awards, and she was named by Arabian Business Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in the Arab world.[1]
Personal
Najwa Qassem was born in Lebanon a few years before the Lebanese Civil War. Qassem initially aspired to study architecture but soon fell in love with media and televised broadcasting.[1]
Career
She first appeared on television in 1991 on Al-Jadeed TV (New TV Lebanon) as a programs presenter, then in 1993 moved to Future TV of Beirut. In 2003 she became a part of the team for Al Arabiya. Since 2003 Quassem has been a senior anchor and correspondent of the Al Arabiya news channel.[2] She has covered numerous wars and assassinations during her career including the assassination of Rafic Hariri in 2005,[3] and is considered a veteran news reporter.[4]
Notable reporting assignments
Throughout her years of experience she has put herself in the front lines of danger, and has covered some of the dangerous things going on in the world.
- The War on Afghanistan
- Israel Occupations
- Subsequent Withdrawals in South Lebanon
Iraq War
A year after joining the Al Arabiya team, she experienced and survived a bombing attack on the Al Arabiya's Baghdad news station. Eight people died in the bombing.[5]
Najwa Qassem reported updates on the Iraqi war from the front lines in Baghdad. During her last week in Bagdad, the capital of Iraq, restrictions were placed on journalists making it dangerous to move around.[6]
2006 Lebanon War
Najwa Qassem received extensive coverage during the 2006 Lebanon War as she was one of a number of female Arab reporters who were reporting from the front lines. Qassam and her colleague Rima Maktabi observed the bombing of a heavily populated region of south Lebanon being attacked from the air as well as the sea.[7]
Awards
Najwa Qassem was awarded Best Female Presenter in 2006 at the Fourth Arab Media Festival.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ Reuters (2004-11-03). "Risks for journalists multiply in deadly Iraq". Filmjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Crisis Coverage: Spotlight On Arab Media". Executive-magazine.com. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Najwa Kassem". Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ "Bloody Iraqi attacks include TV centre bomb". Telegraph. 2004-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ Ghanri, Ma'ali; AyasHia, Linda. "War Reporters Cross the Invisible Line for Arab Women". Arab News. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Arab women lead Lebanon coverage - Archive". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ^ "Al Arabiya wins regional media awards | Al Arabiya". AMEinfo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
Further reading
- "Arab women war reporters: Who cares about them?". Newssafety.com. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- "Female Arab reporters brave dangers on front lines of Lebanon war | News , Middle East". The Daily Star. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- "Literacy Challenges in the Arab States Region: Building Partnerships and Promoting Innovative Approaches; Media literacy: a tool to combat stereotypes and promote intercultural understanding; research paper; 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- "Najwa Qassim - 10th Arab Media Forum 2011 speakers - Arab Media Forum". Arabmediaforum.ae. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2012-10-09.