Jenan Moussa
Jenan Moussa | |
|---|---|
 Jenan Moussa, 19 December 2016 | |
| Born | April 14, 1981 Beirut |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter and Investigative journalist |
Jenan Moussa (Arabic: جنان موسى; born 14 April[1] 1984, Beirut) is an investigative reporter for the Dubai-based Al Aan TV network.
Early life and education
Moussa graduated from the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Beirut. She joined Al Aan, taking a position as a desk reporter in their office seven days before the Tunisian revolution. She then deployed as a field reporter, reporting from conflict zones in the Middle East and North Africa.[2]
Journalism
Moussa reported on the system of law and justice established by the 2012–2013 Islamist government in Timbuktu.[3]
In 2018, she interviewed Alexanda Kotey from a prison in Syria. Kotey was a member of the Beatles cell, a group of British Islamic State fighters known for appearing in English-language propaganda and beheading videos.[4]
Moussa tracked down Omaima Abdi, the widow of the German rapper and Islamic State fighter Deso Dogg. She obtained Abdi's cellphone and traced her to Hamburg, Germany.[5] Abdi was detained and prosecuted following Moussa's research.[6] In October 2020, Abdi was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months' imprisonment.[7]
Her reporting about ISIL came again to the news in September 2020, as the Combined Joint Task Force against the Islamic State reported that Moussa has investigated the detention of the current leader of IS (September 2020) Mohammed Said Abd Al Rahman Al-Mawla in 2008 in Iraq by the United States, and has come to the conclusion that he has been betraying members of IS and Al-Qaeda at the time.[8]
In January 2021, Moussa became the host of a new Al Aan prime time talk show, Al Niqaash, that focuses on current events and social issues.[9]
Awards
- In 2008, while still a student at the AUST, she was honored with the Ghassan Tueni Award.[10]
- In 2019, she received the Shifa Gardi International Award.[11]
References
- ^ "Jenan Moussa". Twitter Biography.
- ^ "Jenan Moussa, reporter à vie". L'Orient-Le Jour. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Moussa, Harald Doornbos, Jenan (14 February 2014). "Inside the Islamic Emirate of Timbuktu". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "أول مقابلة تلفزيونية مع أخطر مقاتل بريطاني في صفوف داعش". أخبار الآن (in Arabic). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ ""Islamischer Staat" (IS): Der Fall Omaima A. aus Hamburg". spiegel.de (in German). Der Spiegel. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Fengler, Denis (9 September 2019). "Islamischer Staat: Deso-Dogg-Witwe nach drei Jahren verhaftet". DIE WELT. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Widow of German jihadi rapper jailed for joining 'IS'". DW.COM. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "News roundup: ISIS leader Al-Mawla betrays fellow jihadists". The Global Coalition Against Daesh. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ Pereira, Nikhil (14 January 2021). "Al Aan TV launches new talk show that tackles pressing public issues". Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Press Club honors students with Gebran Tueni Awards". The Daily Star Newspaper-Lebanon. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Jenan Moussa wins Shifa Gardi International Award for her Middle East reporting". rudaw.net. Retrieved 3 October 2020.