Journalists Who Cover ISLA

Akeem Alao

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Akeem Alao is a Lagos-based freelance journalist and language instructor.

He works at Parkchester Times, The Naija News and Edugist.

He also writes opinions media platforms. He can write fluently in English and Yoruba languages.

Behnam Amini

Washington, United States of America

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Behnam Amini is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.

Rafael Baptista

Lisbon, Portugal

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Rafael Baptista, a 25-year-old Portuguese freelance journalist, is driven by an unwavering passion for storytelling. Inquisitive and resolutely determined, he specialises in politics and security. For more than six years his work has examined the rise of the far right and the activities of several ...

Rebecca Bird

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Rebecca Bird is an ethical multimedia journalist and news editor based in Newcastle, United Kingdom. She has more than 17 years of experience working on newspapers, news websites and radio stations in the UK and the Caribbean.

Rebecca has additional related skills in photography, videography, ...

Amelie Botbol

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Amelie Botbol is a freelance journalist based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. She specializes in Defense, Tech and Current Affairs. Amelie holds a Bachelor in journalism from Reichman University in Herzliya and a Masters in Counterterrorism. She was published on Fox News Digital, JNS.org, ToI, The JC and ...

Nelson Chukwudi

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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Nelson Chukwudi holds Diploma (Mass Comm); BSc (Public Admin); and Post-Graduate Diploma (Journalism). He began Journalism practice over 33 years ago at The Tide Newspapers in Rivers, Nigeria. He has held various Editorial positions: Reporter; Investigative & Crime; Oil & Energy Correspondent, ...

Kevin Craigens

Lerwick, United Kingdom

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Kevin Craigens is a journalist based in Lerwick, United Kingdom.

I have worked on local democracy, breaking news, live events (such as Up-Helly-Aa) as well as sports reporting at live matches in basketball and football and for major sporting events.

Lea Dlugosch

Berlin, Germany

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Lea Dlugosch is a journalist based in Berlin, Germany.

Umar Farooq

Istanbul, Turkey

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Umar Farooq is a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey.  He reports regularly for the Los Angeles Times from the region.  In the past year, his work has also appeared in Foreign Affairs, National Geographic, The Guardian, Boston Review, and The Nation.  

He received a Pulitzer Center Crisis ...

Ruksana Hussain

Los Angeles, United States of America

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Ruksana Hussain is a journalist based in Los Angeles, United States of America.

Queen John

Ikeja, Nigeria

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Queen John is a journalist based in Lagos Nigeria with over 11 years experience in presentation, reporting and writing. She covers major sports in Nigeria but has a keen interest in basketball which has contributed  a lot to her career and as such traveled around Africa to cover the game of ...

Justus Kiprono

Eldoret, Kenya

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Justus Kiprono is a Journalist in Kenya. He reports and writes about business, technology, science, immigration, and guides.

He began his career in digital publishing around a decade ago, contributing to platforms like Hivisasa and the Voice of Djibouti, before gaining wider recognition for his ...

Mohamed Konate

Troyes, France

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Je suis journaliste et directeur de publication de Monde Hebdo. Je couvre les questions de géopolitique, de médias, de gouvernance et de sécurité en Afrique de l'Ouest depuis plus de 7 ans. J'ai dirigé plusieurs projets éditoriaux internationaux et j'intervient régulièrement sur les enjeux liés aux ...

Muhammad Luqman

Lahore, Pakistan

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Muhammad Luqman is a journalist based in Lahore, Pakistan with over 30 years experience in print, wire and broadcast modes of journalism. He started his journalistic career as reporter of the national news agency of Pakistan, APP on November 16, 1990. He switched to electronic media on September 16,...

Antonio Manaytay

Ipil, Philippines

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Antonio Manaytay is a journalist, editor, and pastor whose work bridges the local realities of Mindanao with the national conversation. Based in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, he is leading the Daily Sun Chronicle in his role as editor-in-chief. He also serves as a correspondent for Rappler, bringing ...

Faten Omar

Salmiya, Kuwait

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Faten Omar is a freelance journalist, works for several Arabic and English news agencies.Currently, she works for Xinhua, Chinese news agency. Previously she was a reporter at Kuwait-based daily English newspaper Kuwait Times, daily Arabic newspaper Al-Kuwaityah, senior editor at Al-Mustagbal ...

Park Pang

Toronto, Canada

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Park Pang (彭栢骏, 박지훈) is an ethnic Korean adopted and raised by Hong Kong SAR Chinese parents in Canada. Pang is currently a Bachelor of Arts (BA) student at Western University (London, ON) double-majoring in Popular Music Studies and Political Science. Following the completion of this degree, Pang ...

Nikhil Pradeep

Thiruvananthapuram, India

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Nikhil Pradeep is a journalist based in Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Yasmin Rasidi

South Tangerang, Indonesia

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Hi, there, I am Yasmin Rasidi. I once wrote for now-defunct www.citizentruth.org and www.insideover.com (sorry as the latter's editor has yet to confirm whether my English-language articles are accessible or not). I also wrote for www.ibtimes.sg and www.media-magelang.com. After a two-year hiatus, ...

Dimo Silva Aurelio

Juba, South Sudan

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Dimo Silva Aurelio, is a South Sudanese freelance journalist, who has written extensively on South Sudan's conflict and human rights issues in the Country, he visited refugees in camps in Uganda who gave their accounts of the conflict.

Before the conflict broke out in South Sudan in 2013, he ...

Mike Wagenheim

Washington, United States of America

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I am a TV, radio and print journalist, specializing in covering the Middle East through the American lens. Available for live reports and other assignments and projects in New York City, Washington and points in between. Credentialed for the White House, State Department, Congress and the UN. I ...

Ollie Williams

London, United Kingdom

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Freelance reporter and videographer specializing on environment/sustainability. 

Bylines in Forbes (senior contributor), FT, Guardian, Spectator, etc.

Todd Williams

Taipei City, Taiwan

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Todd Williams is a journalist based in Taipei City, Taiwan.