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Rania Abouzeid

Award-Winning Journalist in the Middle East

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Rania Abouzeid Biography

As a journalist with well over fifteen years experience in the Middle East, Rania Abouzeid knows the history of the region, how it impacts current events and how social and cultural conditions shape today’s news.

Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Australia and was schooled there, but is the daughter of Lebanese immigrants. Abouzeid traveled to Beirut during its civil war for family vacations. Even in war, there was life in Beirut, a childhood lesson that guides her work.

She is a print and television journalist, fluent in Arabic. She's been honored with more than half a dozen journalism awards including the 2015 Michael Kelly Award, the 2014 George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting, and the 2013 Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism. My first documentary, Syria: Behind Rebel Lines, won a Canadian Screen Award. Shortlisted for more than a dozen other international accolades, including thrice a finalist for the Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents and twice for the One World Media International Journalist of the Year, Abouzied has received fellowships from the European Council on Foreign Relations (twice), New America, and the Ochberg at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is a class of 2020 Nieman fellow at Harvard University.

She was invited to writing residencies at Yaddo and the Carey Institute’s non-fiction program, both in New York, to work on her first book, No Turning Back. Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria. The book won the prestigious Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan Award for the best non-fiction book on international affairs, and was a finalist for both the Lionel Gelber Prize and NYPL’s Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, among other honors, including being selected as a NYT Notable Book of 2018 and a Financial Times’ Best Book of 2018. It was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize, given to a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that invokes “the spirit of a place.”

Abouzeid has written for TIME, the New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The Australian, CSM, and a host of other publications, and have appeared on France 24, BBC, CBC, CBS, PBS, Al-Jazeera and Channel 4 to name a few television and radio outlets. She has given talks and participated in panel discussions at Princeton, New America, John Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies, Harvard University and many other institutions in the US and Europe.

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  • What are the speaker fees for Rania Abouzeid

    Speaking fees for Rania Abouzeid, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Rania Abouzeid are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Rania Abouzeid, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Rania Abouzeid speak about?

    Rania Abouzeid is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Broadcasting, Culture, Entertainment, Influential Women, Journalism, Leadership Speakers, Media, Speakers by Industry, Women In Leadership, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Rania Abouzeid travel from?

    Rania Abouzeid generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Rania Abouzeid’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Rania Abouzeid for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Rania Abouzeid for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Rania Abouzeid or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Award-Winning Journalist in the Middle East

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Rania Abouzeid Biography

As a journalist with well over fifteen years experience in the Middle East, Rania Abouzeid knows the history of the region, how it impacts current events and how social and cultural conditions shape today’s news.

Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Australia and was schooled there, but is the daughter of Lebanese immigrants. Abouzeid traveled to Beirut during its civil war for family vacations. Even in war, there was life in Beirut, a childhood lesson that guides her work.

She is a print and television journalist, fluent in Arabic. She's been honored with more than half a dozen journalism awards including the 2015 Michael Kelly Award, the 2014 George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting, and the 2013 Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism. My first documentary, Syria: Behind Rebel Lines, won a Canadian Screen Award. Shortlisted for more than a dozen other international accolades, including thrice a finalist for the Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents and twice for the One World Media International Journalist of the Year, Abouzied has received fellowships from the European Council on Foreign Relations (twice), New America, and the Ochberg at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is a class of 2020 Nieman fellow at Harvard University.

She was invited to writing residencies at Yaddo and the Carey Institute’s non-fiction program, both in New York, to work on her first book, No Turning Back. Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria. The book won the prestigious Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan Award for the best non-fiction book on international affairs, and was a finalist for both the Lionel Gelber Prize and NYPL’s Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, among other honors, including being selected as a NYT Notable Book of 2018 and a Financial Times’ Best Book of 2018. It was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize, given to a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that invokes “the spirit of a place.”

Abouzeid has written for TIME, the New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, The Australian, CSM, and a host of other publications, and have appeared on France 24, BBC, CBC, CBS, PBS, Al-Jazeera and Channel 4 to name a few television and radio outlets. She has given talks and participated in panel discussions at Princeton, New America, John Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies, Harvard University and many other institutions in the US and Europe.

Rania Abouzeid Videos

  • 'No Turning Back' author Rania Abouzeid on the Syrian Civil War
    Rania Abouzeid joins the BBC studio to discuss the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian civil war and her book on the subject, No...
  • Stories of survival from the Syrian conflict
    Rania Abouzeid discusses her new book 'No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria.'
  • Reporter: In Syria, Assad 'Formidable Regime' to Pull Apart
    Time's Rania Abouzeid reports from Beirut, Lebanon, on the fallout from the massacre in Houla, Syria.

FAQs on booking Rania Abouzeid

  • How do I book Rania Abouzeid to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Rania Abouzeid for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Rania Abouzeid, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Rania Abouzeid or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Rania Abouzeid

    Speaking fees for Rania Abouzeid, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Rania Abouzeid are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Rania Abouzeid, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Rania Abouzeid speak about?

    Rania Abouzeid is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Broadcasting, Culture, Entertainment, Influential Women, Journalism, Leadership Speakers, Media, Speakers by Industry, Women In Leadership, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Rania Abouzeid travel from?

    Rania Abouzeid generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Rania Abouzeid’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Rania Abouzeid for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Rania Abouzeid for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Rania Abouzeid or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Rania Abouzeid is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Rania Abouzeid for your event is available upon request. Rania Abouzeid generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mika Brzezinski, Lindsey Granger, Suzanne Kianpour, Zahra Joya and Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rania Abouzeid for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Rania Abouzeid Speaker Videos

  • 'No Turning Back' author Rania Abouzeid on the Syrian Civil War
    Rania Abouzeid joins the BBC studio to discuss the seventh anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian civil war and her book on the subject, No Turning Back - Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime...
    Stories of survival from the Syrian conflict
    Rania Abouzeid discusses her new book 'No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria.'
  • Reporter: In Syria, Assad 'Formidable Regime' to Pull Apart
    Time's Rania Abouzeid reports from Beirut, Lebanon, on the fallout from the massacre in Houla, Syria.

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