Jamal Dajani () is a

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journalist and an award-winning producer. He is the co-founder o
Arab Talk Radio
He formerly served as Director of Strategic Communications & Media for former Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. Prior to this he was Vice President of Middle East and North Africa at Internews. He is currently a lecturer at

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Biography

Born in

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to a prominent Palestinian family that served as custodians of

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’s mausoleum in

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, Dajani completed his early studies at Collège des Frères and attended

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in New York City, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. Dajani is former Vice President of Middle East and North Africa at Internews, an international non-profit organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of International News at Link TV and co-creator and series producer of '' Mosaic: World News from the Middle East'', winner of a

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. In 2006, Dajani launched the ''Mosaic Intelligence Report'', a weekly video analysis broadcast on Link TV and distributed online. He has also worked as producer and in an editorial capacity on several television productions, including Occupied Minds (a documentary about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict), ''Who Speaks for Islam?'', and PBS Frontline World ''War of Ideas'', where he acted . as a consultant. Dajani has made guest appearances on numerous television and radio networks, and is a contributor to the ''Listening Post'' on

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. He has published several articles on the Middle East and blogs regularly on

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. He is the co-host of ''Arab Talk'' on KPOO radio. Dajani was appointed by then-Mayor

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to the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission where he served as Chair (2005–2009), and served on the

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(2009–2011). He served for two years (2003–2004) as President of the Arab Cultural and Community Center of San Francisco, and served on the board of New America Media, a collaboration of ethnic news organizations in the U.S.

Awards

* 64th Annual

for excellence in radio and television broadcasting – Producer, ''Mosaic'' * 10th Annual

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Honoree – Producer, Mosaic * ACCC- Community Service Award – 2005 * New California Media "Pathbreaker" Special Achievement Award – 2003 * City & County of San Francisco – Certificate of Honor – 2010 * San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission – Certificate of Honor – 2009 * State of Californian Senate – Certificate of Recognition – 2009

References

External links

Jamal Dajani Home Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dajani, Jamal American male journalists Columbia College (New York) alumni Palestinian film directors Journalists from Jerusalem Living people Palestinian emigrants to the United States 1957 births

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