Khouloud Al-Gamal
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Khouloud Al-Gamal (also spelled Khouloud ElGamal and خلود الجمل) is an Egypt
ian journalist
/TV producer Director based in London
since 2001. She started as reporter for French speaking outlets like for Al-Ahram Hebdo
(www.ahram.org.eg/hebdo) and Radio Cairo. She is best known for her Grand Reportages and travel writing. She received few awards on her reporting on sufism
, exorcism
, bedouin
s as well as on radical Islam. She started her TV career as a producer for Video Cairo, then later as a fixer/producer for TV5
and France 2
.
Later on, she joined the Associated Press TV in London while continuing reporting as a foreign correspondent in Arabic
and in French
as well as a producer on Documentaries screened on Arte
, Channel 4 News
as well as Al Jazeera English. Khouloud El-Gamal was a consultant at some Middle East Art festivals as well as on some UN agencies projects.
She is married to Hosam El Sokkari, the head of the BBC Arabic
since 2001 and they have one girl and one boy.
Egypt
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ian journalist
Journalist
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/TV producer Director based in London
London
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since 2001. She started as reporter for French speaking outlets like for Al-Ahram Hebdo
Al-Ahram Hebdo
Al-Ahram Hebdo is the leading French-language newspaper in Egypt. It was established by the Al-Ahram newspaper which also runs an English-language version, Al Ahram Weekly....
(www.ahram.org.eg/hebdo) and Radio Cairo. She is best known for her Grand Reportages and travel writing. She received few awards on her reporting on sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
, exorcism
Exorcism
Exorcism is the religious practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed...
, bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
s as well as on radical Islam. She started her TV career as a producer for Video Cairo, then later as a fixer/producer for TV5
TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
and France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
.
Later on, she joined the Associated Press TV in London while continuing reporting as a foreign correspondent in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as well as a producer on Documentaries screened on Arte
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
, Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
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as well as Al Jazeera English. Khouloud El-Gamal was a consultant at some Middle East Art festivals as well as on some UN agencies projects.
She is married to Hosam El Sokkari, the head of the BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic may refer to the Arabic-language radio station run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC’s Arabic-language satellite TV channel, and the website that serves as an Arabic language news portal and provides online access to both the TV and radio broadcasts.The radio service is...
since 2001 and they have one girl and one boy.