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Mina al Oraibi

Known For: Journalist at Asharq Alawsat
Country: United Kingdom

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Mina al Oraibi is a journalist with Asharq Alawsat, a London-based daily newspaper.  She has covered a wide range of international events that include the Euro-Med Summit in Barcelona and the Forum for the Future in Bahrain. She recently wrote a series of reports on the position of Muslims in New York.  Before joining Asharq Alawsat, Mina was the London correspondent for Al-Hayat. She has also made several media appearances on Arabic satellite channels, CNN and BBC to speak on various topics that include the Iraqi and Palestinian elections.  Mina was awarded a distinction for her MA dissertation on the 1958 coup d’etat in Iraq from University College in London, where she also completed her BA Honours in history, specializing in Anglo-American relations. An Iraqi-Briton, Mina was born in Sweden and lived in Iraq, Australia and Saudi Arabia before settling in the United Kingdom.

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