I began my career in factual where I primarily worked as a TV foreign correspondent in the Middle East, North Africa and South Sudan for networks such as Al Jazeera English, Sky, and TVC. I have a special interest in this region, having worked in it’s challenging environments, it has honed my drive to find unique rich stories as well as ... Read More

I began my career in factual where I primarily worked as a TV foreign correspondent in the Middle East, North Africa and South Sudan for networks such as Al Jazeera English, Sky, and TVC. I have a special interest in this region, having worked in it’s challenging environments, it has honed my drive to find unique rich stories as well as building trust and access to contributors.

My wide-ranging set of skills, enable me to carry out production on time, and on budget. I have produced on and off the field, setting up shoots and organising logistics in often unstable climates. I have a strong love for piecing together meticulous research to prepare the team to produce a high-impact, substantive, quality storytelling. While in addition, I have extensively reported, presented as well as managed two bureaus in Cairo and Tunis for TVC news. 

Later, I moved into producing documentary films for the BBC with Panorama and others. More recently, I made a move into fiction where I was brought on to co-produce my first TV drama, “Crossfire”, a BBC One series. 

My work as a correspondent gave me exceptional intimacy with unique stories. I have covered mass protests, revolutions, the rise of ISIS, conflicts in the Middle East and the civil war in South Sudan. Working in scripted meant for me that I would have the privilege to creatively delve into, explore and expand on these emotional truths. Working on Crossfire allowed me to do just that. I worked alongside the director and writer on the editorial and tonal challenges in the script. I worked closely and carefully with all the HOD’s as well as technicians, to bring the story to life under pandemic circumstances. 

More recently, I founded a collective called Out of Frame, to bring together Muslim creatives in the scripted world and highlight Muslim stories across the spectrum. From coming-of-age teen films in Norway to Canadian queer Muslim stories, and Iranian horror shorts. Read Less