Faisal J. Abbas is an award-winning journalist, blogger and social commentator based in London, England – renowned globally for his contributions to prominent American blog and news website, The Huffington Post.
Over the years, many of Faisal’s articles, interviews and blog posts have been instrumental references in a large number of academic research and published media-focused books. Today, with more than a decade of experience underneath his belt, he continues to be as keen as ever to better understand the world we live in and to continue writing. Read more
Faisal is currently working on his first book which seeks to investigate the impact of social media on Middle Eastern societies in light of the 2011 Arab Revolutions. The book is set to be published in 2013 by a leading English-language non-fiction publisher; in the meantime Faisal continues to blog regularly with The Huffington Post, publish a regular column with the Dubai-based Gulf News and provide frequent commentary on Arab current-affairs for the likes of BBC, CNN, International Herald Tribune, Al-Jazeera English and The Times. Read More
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- 2 July 2012 : An honour and a responsibility
An honour and a responsibility 1 July 2012 It with great pleasure that I announce that I have been named the new Editor-in-Chief of the English language website of Al Arabiya, the 24/7 free-to-air News and Current Affairs satcaster, part of the MBC Group, announced on [Read More...]
- 11 June 2012 : In the loving memory of “Dean” Ghassan Tueni
In the loving memory of "Dean" Ghassan Tueni 11 June 2012 What a sad year for Middle Eastern journalism it has been! Following the loss of Anthony Shadid a few months ago; we now mourn the "Dean of Lebanese Journalism" Ghassan Tueni. Tueni passed away [Read More...]
- 4 June 2012 : Blogging from Turkey
Blogging from Turkey 4 June 2012 I arrived in Istanbul last night to cover the first-ever World Economic Forum on Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia. The meeting comes as Turkey is emerging more and more as a regional powerhouse; as such, I've written a [Read More...]
