Souad Mekhennet

Souad Mekhennet is an investigative journalist who has covered some of the most challenging stories of our times for ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Daily Beast'', ''International Herald Tribune'', ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', and German television channel ZDF. Since the early 2000s when she began reporting on major events for syndicate news broadcasts in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq, Souad has become a leading authority on extremism, terrorism, and the rise of populism.

By breaking stories, securing rare access, and leveraging a deep bank of sources, Mekhennet has propelled discourse and understanding of war zones, the recruitment of radicals, human rights abuses, and international efforts to counter extremism.

As a subject matter expert, she has appeared on CNN's ''Connect the World with Becky Anderson'', ''CBS This Morning'', MSNBC's ''Morning Joe'', BBC ''World News'', ABC News, ''The Mimi Geerges Show'', and numerous other television and radio shows and segments in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Souad is also an author of four books who has lectured at institutions including Harvard's Kennedy School, City University of New York, Columbia University, and the University of Hamburg.  She has appeared as invited speaker at organizations such as the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, Women's Forum for the Economy and Society, 9/11 Memorial Museum, the US Department of State's Ralph J. Bunche Library, and the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, among others. Provided by Wikipedia