Al Jazeera Tells its Story: In-Depth Studies

Notes on Contributors Lhaj Mohamed Nacik is a Researcher at Al Jazeera Centre for Studies (AJCS) with a doctorate in history. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including “Tabayyun”, published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, as well as “Hespéris-Tamuda” published by Mohammad V University in Rabat, Morocco. His most recent works include a chapter in the book “Morocco’s Contemporary History: Past and the Present” , published in 2021 by Mohammad V University. He joined Al Jazeera in 2004 and has produced a number of programmes and documentary films. Karim Mejri is a Researcher focused on the Balkans and Eastern Eu- rope with a doctorate in international and diplomatic relations from the Centre d’Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques (CEDS) in Paris. He joined Al Jazeera in 2009 as part of the Department of International Media Relations. He then moved to the newsroom as a Producer for the “Mir’at al-Sahafa” programme, and then to the Quality Control Depart- ment as an Executive Producer. He has worked as a Senior Researcher for Al Jazeera Centre for Studies as well as Al Jazeera’s Public Liberties and Human Rights Centre, and published two books, a number of re- search papers, and translated books and academic studies. Mohammed Mukhtar Al Khalil has been the Director of Al Jazeera Centre for Studies since 2018 and holds a doctorate in political science. He began his professional media career in Mauritania, then worked for Qatar’s al-Sharq newspaper as a Journalist and head of its political sec- tion before joining Al Jazeera in 2000. He was among the founding members of the Aljazeera.net website as an Editorial Secretary, then assistant to the Managing Editor and finally as Managing Editor. He specializes in international relations and geopolitics of the Arab world and western Africa. He also has experience in training and consulting on electronic journalism, journalistic editing and establishment and management of media organisations. Abdullah Al-Tahawi is a Journalist and Writer who oversees the proj- ect section of AlJazeera.net. He specializes in documentaries and has helped produce several of them, including Pope Shenouda , al-Azhar

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