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Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | May 2009
M.S.; (Broadcast Television and Radio)
Coursework: Broadcast (video shooting, editing, production); Radio Skills; Multimedia Newsroom (multimedia slideshows, interactive graphics)
Masters thesis: Iraqi Refugees Build New Lives in New York City
New York University | April 2007
M.A. Near Eastern Studies
Fluent: Urdu and Hindi; basic knowledge of Arabic
Masters thesis: The Discourse of Development & Post-invasion Iraq
Barnard College of Columbia University | May 2003
B.A.; graduated magna cum laude
Double Major: Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures, Political Science
Thesis with honors: violence, identity, and international law in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Journalism Experience
Alfred I. duPont Awards, Administrative | New York, NY
(August 2006 – July 2009)
Coordinated logistics for duPont and Chancellor Awards awards process and ceremony. Supervise two research assistants and 25 volunteers for ceremony. Coordinated duPont site web updates: CMS familiarity; Assisted in developing online process for duPont Awards.
Current TV Collective Journalism, Co-produced, Shot and Edited | New York, NY
(November 2008)
Researched, co-filmed, co-produced and co-edited profile on tight schedule of a former Bears Stearns worker after the market collapse.
Network 2020, Pakistan Policy Research, Field Researcher | Pakistan
(May 2008)
Co-produced report on US-Pakistan relations: A Different Kind of Partner: A Paradigm for Democracy and Counter-Terrorism in Pakistan. Conducted approximately 60 field interviews (ambassadors, radical Islamists, businessmen, university chancellors, politicians, Pakistani military, intellectuals and persons-on-the-street).
Current TV Short Segment, Co-produced, Shot and Edited | New York, NY
(February 2008)
Produced segment about an online medical practice.
Showtime Documentary “Shame”, Freelance Translator | New York, NY
(May 2006 – July 2006)
Translated some of the footage from Urdu to English.
Documentary for Current TV, Production Associate | New York, NY
(April 2006 – October 2006)
Conducted interviews with family of Brooklyn immigrant youth charged with planning to bomb NYC subways. Gained access to family and the prosecution and defense teams for interviews. Translated footage from Urdu to English.
Arab Studies Journal, Book Review Editor | New York, NY
(November 2005 – November 2006)
Edited and reviewed articles for this academic journal. Solicited articles and book reviews.
Policy & Administrative Experience
South Asian Construction Workers’ Project, Organizer | New York, NY
(July 2005 – January 2006)
Involved in launch; organization lobbying for fair wages for immigrant workers. Interviewed workers and served as translator to establish case histories for lawsuits.
Afghan Communicator (community non-profit), Program Coordinator | Queens, NY
(October 2003 – July 2004)
Edited and did lay-out of bi-monthly Community Bulletin and wrote articles. Commissioned free-lance submissions. Created internship program and supervised 2 volunteers.
Skills and Interests
Languages: Fluent in Urdu and Hindi; basic Arabic
Multimedia (video, audio, web): Final Cut Pro, Avid, ProTools, Audacity, Soundslides, basic Flash, CSS, Fatwire, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge
Technological proficiency in use of HD, SD camcorders, digital SLRs and audio equipment.