Amjad Atallah
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| Born | Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) University of Virginia (MA) American University (JD) |
Amjad Atallah is the managing director of Doha Debates, a solutions-focused global debate series launched in December 2018.[1] He previously served as a news executive, human rights activist and humanitarian.[2]
Biography[edit]
A native of Gary, Indiana[3], Atallah received Bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law. He is a member of the New York Bar.[4]
Before joining Doha Debates, Atallah served as Al Jazeera America's editor-in-chief and Al Jazeera English's bureau chief for the Americas. He also was part of the AJ+ launch team. Atallah was in senior roles with Al Jazeera 2011-2017.[2]
From 2008 to 2011, Atallah was director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation and co-editor of Foreign Policy magazine's Middle East Channel.[5]
In 1993, he co-founded Women for Women International, a non-profit humanitarian organization that helps and supports women survivors of war.[3]
In July 2018, Atallah was chosen to relaunch and lead Doha Debates, a production of Qatar Foundation.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Varghese, Joseph (2018-12-13). "Doha Debates back with a new concept". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Amjad Atallah: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amjad Atallah". america.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Amjad Atallah". Doha Debates. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Amjad Atallah". KCRW 89.9FM | Music, NPR News, Culture Los Angeles. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ Atallah, Amjad (2018-12-03). "It's Time for a New Kind of Debate". Doha Debates. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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