Hussain Abdul-Hussain
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a journalist and expert on the Middle East. He currently works as a correspondent with the Kuwaiti daily Al Rai
http://www.alraimedia.com (formerly Al-Rai-al-Aam) and lives in Washington DC.
, as a news producer. Prior to joining Alhurra, he worked as a reporter and later as editor for Beirut
's The Daily Star http://www.dailystar.com.lb. He was in Baghdad
in April/May 2003 where he reported on the downfall of the Saddam Hussein
regime. He has contributed articles to the New York Times, The Washington Post
, The Christian Science Monitor
, The International Herald Tribune, the USA Today
and the Baltimore Sun and has appeared on CNN
, MSNBC
and the BBC
. He often contributes editorials to Arabic daily Annahar of Lebanon, Egypt's Al-Ahram Weekly Supplement as well as Al-Ahram's Democracy Periodical, and Abu Dhabi's The National. He appears regularly on Arabic satellite TV stations.
Abdul-Hussain is a former Visiting Fellow with Chatham House
, London
.http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk
Abdul-Hussain is a graduate of the American University of Beirut
where he studied history of the Middle East with a minor in political studies.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3LFJ9AOZWL9WM?sort%5Fby=MostRecentReview
He is one of the creators and translators of the Samir Kassir website. http://www.samirkassir.net
The World Today - Chatham House
- Lebanon Elections: Into the Shadows
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/twt/archive/view/-/id/1904/
- Democracy in Iraq: Praise the Leader
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/twt/archive/view/-/id/1844/
His published Op-Eds in US Newspapers include:
The New York Times
- A Vote of Thanks (2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/opinion/06iht-edhussain.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
- Now It is Up to US (2009)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17iht-edhussain.html
- In Iraq, the Play was the Thing (2007)
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B14FA355A0C748CDDAC0894DF404482
- My First Day of Freedom (2003)
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E16FD3C5F0C728DDDAD0894DB404482
The Washington Post
- Standing Up to Killers (2007)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301982.html?hpid=opinionsbox2
The Christian Science Monitor
- Two Faces of the Arab Street (2007)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0703/p09s01-coop.html
The International Herald Tribune
- Are the Leaving? An Email from Baghdad (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/18/opinion/edhussain.php
- Meanwhile: Fearing a return of the bad old days (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/opinion/edhussain.php
- Learning about the Enemy (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/07/opinion/edhussain.php
The USA Today
-Justice for Lebanon (2007)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-06-11-oplede_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip
The Baltimore Sun
- The True Story of the Islamic Republic in Lebanon
And in Arab English publications
Al Ahram Weekly Supplement
- The End of the American Superpower (2010)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1011/op8.htm
- None but Us to Blame (2009)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/956/op6.htm
- Syrian propaganda is behind stories of Lebanese terror in Syria, and some journalists are playing along (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/op12.htm
- Does Tehran know what's up? (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/911/op5.htm
- Hezbollah should share its power (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/883/op12.htm
- My way or the highway (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/897/op4.htm
The National (Abu Dhabi)
- What the US Learnt from Iraq... and the Arab World Didn't (2009)
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090412/OPINION/436363513/1080/COMMENTARY?template=opinion
- In war or peace, heroic Syria leads…from the rear (2008)
http://thenational.ae/article/20081230/OPINION/340754973/1080
NOW Lebanon
- The Cyber Bully
http://nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=72396
- The Hersh Hype
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=66896
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/PublicEvents/events/2009/20090522t1711z001.aspx
- Crisis in Lebanon: The Emergence of a Hezballah State? (Hudson Institute)
http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=554
- Democracy in Lebanon: A Dream Deferred? (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/5-08.html
- Religious Minorities in the Muslim World: A Reality Check (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/11-07.html
- Islam vs. Islamism: Defining the struggle between religion and politics (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/10-07.html
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B35LxaKpjlgIM2QzOTgzMDItOTQxMS00ZmNhLTg1MTctNDI4NjA3M2I2YTMy&hl=en_GB
- A Quest for Democracy in a World of Realism: The Cases of Lebanon and Iran (2009)(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713604487~db=all
- Hezbollah: The State within a State (2008)(Hudson Institute, Current Trends)
http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/detail/hezbollah-the-state-within-a-state
Al Rai
Al Rai , formerly known as Al Rai al Aam, is a Kuwaiti daily newspaper.According to a 2007 survey by the Washington-based Intermedia group, Al Rai ranked one among Kuwaiti newspapers for the fifth year in a row...
http://www.alraimedia.com (formerly Al-Rai-al-Aam) and lives in Washington DC.
Biography
Hussain Abdul-Hussain worked for the Congress-funded Arabic TV, AlhurraAlhurra
Alhurra is a United States-based Arabic-language satellite TV channel funded by the U.S. Congress that broadcasts news and current affairs programming to audiences in the Middle East and North Africa...
, as a news producer. Prior to joining Alhurra, he worked as a reporter and later as editor for Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
's The Daily Star http://www.dailystar.com.lb. He was in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
in April/May 2003 where he reported on the downfall of the Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
regime. He has contributed articles to the New York Times, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday to Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of 2009, the print circulation was 67,703.The CSM is a newspaper that covers...
, The International Herald Tribune, the USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and the Baltimore Sun and has appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. He often contributes editorials to Arabic daily Annahar of Lebanon, Egypt's Al-Ahram Weekly Supplement as well as Al-Ahram's Democracy Periodical, and Abu Dhabi's The National. He appears regularly on Arabic satellite TV stations.
Abdul-Hussain is a former Visiting Fellow with Chatham House
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk
Abdul-Hussain is a graduate of the American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
The American University of Beirut is a private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries in 1866...
where he studied history of the Middle East with a minor in political studies.
Works
Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a ranked book reviewer on Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3LFJ9AOZWL9WM?sort%5Fby=MostRecentReview
He is one of the creators and translators of the Samir Kassir website. http://www.samirkassir.net
Selected works
His published Op-Eds in UK publications include:The World Today - Chatham House
- Lebanon Elections: Into the Shadows
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/twt/archive/view/-/id/1904/
- Democracy in Iraq: Praise the Leader
http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/twt/archive/view/-/id/1844/
His published Op-Eds in US Newspapers include:
The New York Times
- A Vote of Thanks (2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/opinion/06iht-edhussain.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
- Now It is Up to US (2009)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17iht-edhussain.html
- In Iraq, the Play was the Thing (2007)
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B14FA355A0C748CDDAC0894DF404482
- My First Day of Freedom (2003)
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E16FD3C5F0C728DDDAD0894DB404482
The Washington Post
- Standing Up to Killers (2007)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061301982.html?hpid=opinionsbox2
The Christian Science Monitor
- Two Faces of the Arab Street (2007)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0703/p09s01-coop.html
The International Herald Tribune
- Are the Leaving? An Email from Baghdad (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/18/opinion/edhussain.php
- Meanwhile: Fearing a return of the bad old days (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/21/opinion/edhussain.php
- Learning about the Enemy (2007)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/07/opinion/edhussain.php
The USA Today
-Justice for Lebanon (2007)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-06-11-oplede_n.htm?loc=interstitialskip
The Baltimore Sun
- The True Story of the Islamic Republic in Lebanon
And in Arab English publications
Al Ahram Weekly Supplement
- The End of the American Superpower (2010)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1011/op8.htm
- None but Us to Blame (2009)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/956/op6.htm
- Syrian propaganda is behind stories of Lebanese terror in Syria, and some journalists are playing along (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/923/op12.htm
- Does Tehran know what's up? (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/911/op5.htm
- Hezbollah should share its power (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/883/op12.htm
- My way or the highway (2008)
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/897/op4.htm
The National (Abu Dhabi)
- What the US Learnt from Iraq... and the Arab World Didn't (2009)
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090412/OPINION/436363513/1080/COMMENTARY?template=opinion
- In war or peace, heroic Syria leads…from the rear (2008)
http://thenational.ae/article/20081230/OPINION/340754973/1080
NOW Lebanon
- The Cyber Bully
http://nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=72396
- The Hersh Hype
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=66896
Briefings, Lectures and Panel Discussions
- The Lebanese Elections and Middle Eastern Democracy - London School of Economics (LSE):http://www2.lse.ac.uk/PublicEvents/events/2009/20090522t1711z001.aspx
- Crisis in Lebanon: The Emergence of a Hezballah State? (Hudson Institute)
http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=hudson_upcoming_events&id=554
- Democracy in Lebanon: A Dream Deferred? (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/5-08.html
- Religious Minorities in the Muslim World: A Reality Check (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/11-07.html
- Islam vs. Islamism: Defining the struggle between religion and politics (Capitol Hill)
http://www.aicongress.org/prog/cap/10-07.html
Published Papers
- How Far Can Democracy Go? The Case of Lebanon 2005 (2010)(National University of Singapore, Middle East Institute)https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B35LxaKpjlgIM2QzOTgzMDItOTQxMS00ZmNhLTg1MTctNDI4NjA3M2I2YTMy&hl=en_GB
- A Quest for Democracy in a World of Realism: The Cases of Lebanon and Iran (2009)(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713604487~db=all
- Hezbollah: The State within a State (2008)(Hudson Institute, Current Trends)
http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/detail/hezbollah-the-state-within-a-state