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SENIOR JOURNALISTS SEMINAR BRIDGING GAPS IN U.S. RELATIONS WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD 2003 – 2016

Senior Journalists Alumni List

Afghanistan

Mr. Mujahid M. AKBAR News Manager and Presenter, Tolo and Lemar TVs, Kabul (2007)

Mr. Ramin ANWARI Online Producer, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Kabul (2010)

Kawa PARWIZ Senior Political Editor, Hasht e Sobh Daily Newspaper, Kabul, (2011)

Mr. Jawad SUKHANYAR Reporter, The New York Times, Kabul Bureau, Kabul (2015)

Mr. Habib Khan TOTAKHIL Reporter, Wall Street Journal, Kabul (2016)

Bangladesh

Mr. Mahbubul ALAM Editor, The Independent, (English Daily), Dhaka (2003)

Mr. Mashiul ALAM Assistant Editor, The Daily Prothom Alo, Dhaka (2005)

Mr. Iqbal Sobhan CHOWDHURY Editor, The Bangladesh Observer, Dhaka (2003)

Mr. Ashfaqul HAQUE News Editor, The Daily Star, Dhaka (2005)

Mr. Anisul HOQUE Deputy Editor, The Daily Prothom Alo, Dhaka (2004)

Mr. Shah Husan IMAM Associate Editor, The Daily Star, Dhaka (2004)

SENIOR JOURNALISTS SEMINAR, East-West Center, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601 Telephone: 808-944-7384; Fax: 808-944-7600; [email protected]; www.eastwestcenter.org/jefferson The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue. Ms. Syeda Gulshan Ferdous JANA Editor and Blog Facilitator, Somewhere In Blog, Dhaka (2014)

Mr. Sajjad SHARIF Deputy Editor, The daily “Prothom Alo” C.A. Bhaban, Dhaka (2007)

Canada

Mr. Muhammad LILA Special Correspondent, CNN, Toronto (2016)

China

Ms. Ailing QIN Senior Reporter, South Reviews Magazine, Guangzhou Daily News Group, Guangzhou (2015)

Egypt

Mr. Hany DANIAL Assistant Editor, Albwabh News, Cairo (2016)

Ms. Ethar EL-KATATNEY Senior Producer, AJ+, San Francisco, California, USA/Egyptian (2015)

India

Mr. Mobshar Jawed AKBAR Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director, The Asian Age, New Delhi (2003)

Mr. Syed Firdaus ASHRAF Chief Correspondent, Rediff.com, Mumbai (2005)

Mr. Syed Shujaat Ahmad BUKHARI Special Correspondent (Bureau Chief), The Hindu, Kashmir (2009)

Mr. Raj CHENGAPPA Managing Editor, India Today, New Delhi (2003)

Mr. Bidhayak DAS Asia Correspondent, Eastern Chronicle, Guwahati (2011)

Ms. Syeda Saadia Azim DAYAL Bureau chief, Eastern India, Sahara India TV Network, Kolakata (2010)

Mr. Vijay JOSHI Assistant Asia Pacific Editor, Associated Press, Bangkok, Thailand/India (2014)

Ms. Aisha KHAN Correspondent, Munsif Daily, Hyderabad (2006)

2 Mr. Shahid Ahmed KHAN Regional Manager (East) and Bureau Chief, The Press Trust of India (PTI), Kolkata, West Bengal (2007)

Mr. Sameer Arshad KHATLANI Chief Copy Editor, The Times of India, New Delhi (2015)

Mr. Ayaz MEMON Editor-Special Projects, Times of India, Mumbai (2004)

Ms. Shahira NAIM Special Correspondent, Tribune Trust, Chandigarh (2005)

Mr. Yunus Ashfaq Husain SAYED Senior Editor, Indian Express Newspapers, Mumbai (2007)

Mr. Zaffar Iqbal SHEIKH Bureau Chief, New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), Srinagar(2016)

Mr. George THOMAS Chief Sub Editor, Malayala Manorama, Kerala (2006)

Mr. Riyaz WANI Principal Correspondent, The Indian Express, Srinagar (2008)

Mr. Shazi ZAMAN Executive Producer, TV Today Network Limited, New Delhi (2004)

Indonesia

Ms. Dessy ANWAR Executive Producer, Metro TV, Jakarta (2003)

Mr. Mauludin ANWAR News Producer, SCTV Jakarta, Jakarta (2006)

Mardiyah CHAMIM Managing Editor, TEMPO News Weekly Magazine, Jakarta (2011)

Ms. Devianti FARIDZ Producer, “Indonesia Now,” Metro TV, Jakarta (2008)

Mr. Heru HENDRATMOKO Production Director / Editor in Chief, (Radio News Agency) KBR & PortalKBR.com, Jakarta (2014)

Mr. Helmi HIDAYAT Chief Editor, Potensi BUMN, Jakarta (2005)

Mr. Dandy KOSWARAPUTRA Indonesian Correspondent, IslamOnline.net, Jakarta (2010)

3 Mr. Sunandar NANDAR Lecturer, University of Islam, Jakarta and Executive Director, Gontor Magazine, Jakarta Selatan (2004)

Ms. Purwani Diyah PRABANDARI Bureau Chief for , Central Java and Yogyakarta, Tempo Inti Media, Yogyakarta (2009)

Ms. Najwa SHIHAB Anchor, Metro TV, Jakarta Barat (2006)

Mr. Abdul Latif SIREGAR News Producer, TPI TV, Jakarta Timur (2007)

Mr. Mohamad Arief SUDITOMO News Production Manager & Senior Anchor, PT Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia, Jakarta (2004)

Ms. Yulia SUPADMO Executive Producer, RCTI Television, Jakarta (2005)

Iran

Mr. Reza Zandi AGHORI Member of Association of Iranian Journalists Iranian Journalist Association, Tehran (2009)

Mr. Saeed Kamali DEHGHAN Foreign Reporter, The Guardian, London, England/Iran (2014)

Mr. Amir A. FAKHRAVAR President, Iranian Freedom Institute, Falls Church, Virginia/Iran (2010)

Mr. Roozbeh MIREBRAHIMI Editor-in-Chief, Iran dar Jahan Magazine, Brooklyn, New York/Iran (2011)

Mr. Kourosh ZIABARI Op-ed Writer, Tehran Times and Correspondent, Iran Review, Tehran (2015)

Iraq

Mr. Hayman H. MOHAMMED Head of Digital Media, RudawMedia Network, Erbil (2015)

Mr. Zeyad Nihad Al ZUBAIDI Senior Correspondent, Alhurra-Iraq Television, Baghdad (2014)

Kuwait

Ms. Chaitali B. ROY Special Correspondent, Arab Times Kuwait and Producer/Editor, Radio Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait/Indian (2015)

4 Malaysia

Ms. Non Einai Mohammed AMIN Journalist, Utusan Melayu (M’sia) Bhd., Kuala Lumpur (2007)

Ms. Norzie Binti Pak Wan CHEK Senior Executive Broadcast Journalist, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3), Selangor (2006)

Mrs. Norila Mohd. DAUD Sub-Editor, Utusan Melayu (M) BHD, Kuala Lumpur (2005)

Ms. Yee Ping FOO Deputy News Editor, The Star, Selangor (2010)

Ms. Shahanaaz Sher HABIB Senior Writer, The Star (M) Publications, Petaling Jaya (2003)

Mr. Masood HAIDER United Nations Correspondent, Daily Dawn, New York City, New York/Pakistan (2004)

Mr. Mohammad Herman HAMID News Editor, Utusan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2016)

Ms. Darshini KANDASAMY Assistant News Editor, Malaysiakini, Kuala Lumpur (2014)

Ms. Theresa MANAVALAN Senior Journalist, New Straits Times Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (2004)

Mr. Kamaruzaman MOHAMAD Assistant News Editor, Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd, Kuala Lumpur (2004)

Mr. Krishnan Kutty PARKARAN Deputy Editor, News, The Star, Petaling Jaya (2005)

Mr. Tomi SOETJIPTO Deputy News Editor, Al Jazeera English, Kuala Lumpur (2008)

Ms. Seen Hau THAM Head of Content, Kinitv, Kuala Lumpur (2015)

Mr. Azman UJANG Executive Editor, Bernama, Kuala Lumpur (2003)

Mr. Kai Ping YONG Chinese Editor, Malaysiakini.com, Kuala Lumpur (2011

Pakistan

Mr. Ashraf ALI Producer/Reporter, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC World Service), Peshawar (2007)

5 Mr. Imtiaz ALI Reporter, BBC Office, Peshawar (2006)

Mr. Rana Tanveer ALI Senior Reporter, The Express Tribune, Lahore (2015)

Mr. Talat ASLAM Editor, The News, Karachi, Karachi (2005)

Mr. Muhammad AYUB Deputy Editor, The News International, Lahore (2006)

Mr. Syed Talat HUSSAIN Senior Correspondent, Anchor Person, News and Current Affairs, ARY-TV, Islamabad (2003)

Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim KHAN Senior Staff Reporter, News Network International (NNI), Peshawar Cantt, NWFP (2009)

Mr. Muhammad Riaz KHAN Bureau Chief, The Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, Peshawar Cantt, NWFP (2010)

Mr. Muhammad Yasir PIRZADA Columnist/News Analyst, Daily Jang, Lahore (2014)

Mr. Rasheed Khan SAFI Bureau Chief, Daily Jinnah Islamabad, Peshawar (2008)

Mr. Waseem Ahmed SHAH Senior Staff Correspondent, Dawn Newspaper, Peshawar (2016)

Mr. Md. Zahir Shah SHERAZI Bureau Chief, DwanNews, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and FATA (2011)

Palestine

Mr. Khaldoun ABUKHATTAB International News Editor, Alhayat Aljadida Newspaper, Albireh (2014)

Mr. Abdelrauof ARNAOUT Senior Political Reporter, Al-Ayyam Newspaper, Ramallah (2015)

Mr. Muamar Orabi NAKHLA General Director/Chief Editor, Wattan Media, Ramallah (2015)

Philippines

Ms. Elena L. ABEN Senior Reporter, The Manila Bulletin, Manila (2015)

Mr. Art BONJOC, Jr. Area News Manager, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Cagayan de Oro City (2009)

6 Ms. Ethel Cantor CONSTANTINO Senior Reporter, National Broadcasting Network, Davao City (2010)

Ms. Marilou Cadelina MANAR Programming Director, Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation (NDBC), North Cotabato (2007)

Ms. Ana Marie PAMINTUAN Executive Editor, The Philippine Star, Manila (2011)

Mr. Fernando (Jun) SEPE, Jr. Deputy Editor, Multimedia, ABS-CBN News Digital, Manila (2016)

Mr. Edmund “Edd” K. USMAN Reporter, Manila Bulletin, Manila (2008)

Singapore

Ms. Emillia AMIN Senior Broadcast Journalist, Media Corp. Pte. Ltd. (2014)

Mr. Chairul Fahmy HUSSAINI Correspondent, Berita Harian (2008)

Mr. Mohd Puad IBRAHIM Digital Editor, Berita Harian, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (2016)

Ms. Mazlena A. MAZLAN Deputy Editor, DETIK, Malay Current Affairs Unit, Mediacorp News PTE Ltd. (2005)

Mr. Mohamed Guntor SADALI Editor, Berita Harian/Berita Minggu, Singapore Press Holdings (2003)

Mr. Saini Bin SALLEH Assistant Editor, Berita Harian (2009)

Mr. Mafoot SIMON Senior Writer, The Straits Times (2004)

Tunisia

Ms. Chadia KHEDHIR Editor-in-Chief, Tunisian Public Television, El Manar (2016)

Turkey

Ms. Gonul GEZBUL Senior News Correspondent, Turkish Radio and Television, Istanbul (2016)

7 United States

Ms. Lorraine Mahia ALI Senior Culture Writer, The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California (2016)

Ms. Kimberly BARKER National Correspondent/Reporter, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois (2003)

Mr. Jon BEAUPRE Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism, California State University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (2008)

Mr. Antonio BERNHARDT, Jr. Senior Assignment Editor, WTTG Fox News, Washington, DC (2009)

Ms. Emily BOBROW U.S. Online Editor, The Economist, Washington, DC (2014)

Mr. Jeffrey BROWN Senior Producer, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Arlington, Virginia (2004)

Mr. Timothy CONNOLLY International Editor, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas (2005)

Ms. Katherine CORCORAN Race and Demographics Writer, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, California (2005)

Mr. David M. CRUMM Religion Writer, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan (2004)

Mr. William DOBSON Managing Editor, Foreign Policy, Washington, DC (2006)

Ms. Maria EBRAHIMJI Associate Director & Senior Editorial Producer, CNN Network, CNN Worldwide, Atlanta, Georgia (2008)

Mr. Kevin ECKSTROM Editor-in-Chief, Religion News Service, Washington, DC (2014)

Ms. Patricia C. ESCOBEDO Editor News Editor, The CNN Wire CNN, Time Warner/CNN, Atlanta, Georgia (2009)

Mr. Paul D. FELDMAN Assistant Foreign Editor, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California (2009)

Ms. Barbara FRAZE International Editor, Catholic News Service, Washington, DC (2010)

Mr. Howard FRENCH Shanghai Bureau Chief, The New York Times, Shanghai, China/USA (2003)

8 Mr. James GIBNEY Deputy Managing Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Washington, DC (2007)

Mr. Dan GILGOFF Politics Editor, Beliefnet.com, New York City, New York (2008)

Mr. Eric D. GORSKI Religion Writer, The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado (2007)

Ms. Neva GRANT Senior Producer, Morning Edition, NPR, Chevy Chase, Maryland (2008)

Ms. Cathy GROSSMAN Religion Reporter, USA Today, McLean, Virginia (2007)

Mr. David HAGE Editorial Writer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2006)

Ms. Ashley HAYES Hews Desk Editor, The CNN Wire, Atlanta, Georgia (2011)

Mr. Tom HENEGHAN Senior Correspondent & Religion Editor, Thomson Reuters, Paris, France/USA (2016)

Mr. John HUDSON Senior Reporter, Foreign Policy, Washington, DC (2015)

Mr. Jack JENKINS Senior Religion Reporter, ThinkProgress, Washington, DC (2016)

Mr. Larry JOHNSON Foreign Desk Editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington (2006)

Ms. Toni M. JOHNSON Staff Writer, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York (2010)

Mr. Jaweed KALEEM Religion Reporter, The Huffington Post, New York City, New York (2014)

Mr. Michael KENNEDY Assistant Foreign Editor, National Public Radio, Washington, DC (2010)

Mr. Howard LAFRANCHI International Affairs Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor, Washington, DC (2011)

Mr. Eli J. LAKE National Security Reporter, Washington Times, Washington, DC (2010)

Mr. David LAMB Reporter/Washington Bureau, Los Angeles Times, Washington, DC (2003)

9 Ms. Kim LAWTON Managing Editor/Correspondent, Religion & Ethics News Weekly, Public Broadcasting System, Washington, DC (2015)

Ms. Donna LEINWAND National Reporter, USA Today, Washington, DC (2008)

Mr. Michael MCGOUGH Senior Editorial Writer, Los Andeles Times, Wahsington Bureau, Washington, DC (2011)

Ms. Margaret MCGURK Features Staff Writer, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio (2006)

Ms. Sue MCMILLIN Local News Editor, Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2011)

Mr. Adam S. NAJBERG Senior Editor, Video, The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York (2009)

Ms. Anjum NIAZ Columnist, Dawn, East Hanover, New Jersey (2003)

Ms. Kyrstin K. NGUYEN HA Host/Reporter, Pacific Time, KQED Radio, San Francisco, California (2007)

Mr. James P., O’TOOLE Politics Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2007)

Mr. Wesley G. PIPPERT Associate Professor & Washington Program Director, University of Missouri School of Journalism, Washington, DC (2005)

Ms. Mallika RAO Arts Reporter, The Huffington Post, New York City, New York (2015)

Mr. Jason SCANLON Producer/Editor, FOX News Channel, Washington, DC (2011)

Ms. Allie SHAH Staff Writer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Louis Park, Minnesota (2008)

Ms. Stephanie A. SHAPIRO Features Reporter, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland (2007)

Ms. Yonat SHIMRON Managing Editor, Religion News Service, Washington, DC (2016)

Ms. Robin SHULMAN Reporter, New York Bureau, The Washington Post, New York, New York (2009)

10 Mr. Jim SIMON Metro Editor, Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington (2003)

Mr. Joseph Marshall STERLING Newsdesk editor, Cable News Network, Atlanta, Georgia (2010)

Ms. Aisha SULTAN Editor and Columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri (2015)

Dr. Muhammad A. SYED Visiting Professor, Department of South Asia Studies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2004)

Mr. Guy TAYLOR National Security Team Lead, The Washington Times, Washington, DC (2014)

Mr. Alex H. TRAVELLI Editor Online Edition, The Economist, New York, New York (2009)

Ms. I-Chin J. TU Religion Reporter, The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington (2007)

Ms. Kimberly WINSTON National Correspondent, Religion News Service, San Francisco, California (2015)

Mr. Graeme C.A. WOOD The Atlantic Monthly, Dallas, Texas (2010)