Hazem Balousha is a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza City. has worked as a news producer for BBC World Service and contributed to Deutsche Welle. He has written for The Guardian, Washington Post, Al-Monitor, Al-Raya (Qatar) and other publications. Balousha covered the 50- day war 2014 and Cast Read moreLead in Gaza in 2008-09 and the conflict between Fatah and Hamas in 2007. He is the founder of the Palestinian Institute for Communication and Development (PICD) and has a masters degree in international relations as well as a bachelors in journalism.

I am a multimedia journalist whose work has appeared in The Economist, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic and elsewhere.  Since 2000, I have divided my time between the U.S. and the West Bank, covering a range of political, economic and cultural issues for print, TV and radio.

Before moving back to Read morethe Holy Land in 2011, I was with Al Jazeera Arabic in Washington, D.C., for four years, producing its flagship current affairs talk show, "Min [From] Washington," which included setting up and conducting interviews with high-level politicians, community leaders and notable cultural icons.

In the U.S., I also worked with local newspapers and wire services.  I am a fluent Arabic speaker, and have two Master's degrees: from Northwestern (Journalism) and Birzeit University (International Relations). 

I am currently based in Chicago, freelancing for broadcast and print outlets in the U.S., the Levant and the Gulf. I'm available for assignments in news and production, as well as radio and TV commentary on regional events. I have been a regular guest on Monocle 24 Radio and BBC Radio. 

I am an expert in Israeli/Palestinian affairs, and regional Middle East issues as they pertain to business and economics, culture, art and U.S. foreign policy.

Samples of my print and radio work is available at: www.daliahatuqa.com