Canadian journalist
Nahlah Ayed
(
Arabic
: ???? ??????) is a Canadian journalist, who is currently the host of the academic documentary program
Ideas
on
CBC Radio One
and a reporter with
CBC News
. She was previously a
foreign correspondent
with the network and has also worked as a parliamentary correspondent under
The Canadian Press
. Her reporting on contemporary Middle Eastern politics has garnered multiple awards, both domestic and international.
Early life
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Ayed was born in
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
in 1970 to
Palestinian refugees
Hassan and Nariman Ayed. The couple had immigrated to Canada in 1966 after experiencing difficulty in
Germany
, where Ayed’s father Hassan had initially sought refuge, and lived in suburban Winnipeg until Ayed was six years old. Despite living in a primarily white neighbourhood, Ayed’s parents sought to give her and her three siblings a traditional Arab upbringing: from a young age, Ayed became fluent in
English
,
French
, and
Arabic
, learning the first two languages from her
immediate schooling
and the last from her mother at home.
[1]
At this point, fearing that their children would lack traditional values, Hassan and Nariman decided to move to a
Palestinian refugee camp
in
Amman
,
Jordan
, where the family would live with their other relatives and be entirely immersed in Arab culture. The family stayed there for seven years before moving back to Winnipeg in 1983.
[2]
After completing high school in Winnipeg, Ayed pursued a
Bachelor of Science
in genetics and a
master’s degree
in interdisciplinary studies at the
University of Manitoba
. Her time as a writer with the student newspaper at the university led her to the Master of Journalism program at
Carleton University
in
Ottawa
, where she also worked as a freelance writer for the
Ottawa Citizen
newspaper. Shortly after graduating, Ayed began working as a parliamentary correspondent for The Canadian Press in 1997, which marked the beginning of her career in political journalism.
[3]
Career
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Ayed joined the CBC in 2002 on a freelance contract and, in 2003, served as the network’s Amman correspondent during the
American invasion of Iraq
. Ayed spent months in
Baghdad
prior to the outbreak of the subsequent
war
, and later returned to report live from Baghdad as the city fell.
[4]
Her coverage of
Iraq
in the aftermath earned her a
Gemini Award
nomination.
From 2004 until 2009, Ayed was the CBC's
Beirut
correspondent, covering events throughout the
Middle East
region, including the
2006 Lebanon War
and the 2008-2009
Gaza War
. She received her second
Gemini Award
nomination in 2010 for her coverage of the
Iran presidential elections the year prior
, and her third nomination for her coverage of the
2011 uprisings in Egypt
.
[5]
In 2012, Ayed published her memoir, titled
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring
, describing her early life and her experiences covering conflict in the Middle East. The book was a finalist for the 2012
Governor General's Literary Awards
.
[6]
She joined the CBC's
London, UK
bureau in 2012.
[7]
She returned to Canada in 2019 when it was announced that she would be the new host of
Ideas
,
taking over from the retiring
Paul Kennedy
in September.
[7]
Ayed has continued to regularly provide coverage of both Middle Eastern politics and international affairs at large, reporting on events such as
Russia's annexation of Crimea
,
[8]
Brexit
,
[9]
and
Europe's refugee crisis
.
[10]
Awards
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Year
|
Award Name
|
Category
|
Organization
|
Work
|
Result
|
2004
|
Gemini Award
|
News Reportage, National
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National
(Coverage of postwar Iraq)
|
Nominated
[11]
|
2010
|
Gemini Award
|
News Reportage, National
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National
(Iran presidential elections)
|
Nominated
[12]
|
2011
|
Prix Italia
|
Best Interactive Website Linked to a TV or Radio Program
|
RAI
|
Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon
|
Won
[13]
|
|
Online Journalism Award
|
Digital Video Storytelling (Medium Site)
|
Online Journalism Awards
|
Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon
|
Won
[14]
|
|
Online Journalism Award
|
Multimedia Feature Presentation (Medium Site)
|
Online Journalism Awards
|
Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon
|
Won
[15]
|
|
Gemini Award
|
News Reportage, National
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National
: "Mubarak Refuses to Resign"
|
Nominated
|
2012
|
Governor General's Literary Award
|
Non-Fiction
|
Canada Council for the Arts
|
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to Arab Spring
|
Nominated
[6]
|
|
Canadian Association for Journalists Award
|
JHR/CAJ Award for Human Rights Reporting
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
CBC News, The National
: "Seeking Safety"
|
Won
[16]
|
|
J-Source Award
|
Newsperson of the Year
|
Canadian Journalism Project
|
|
Nominated
[17]
|
2013
|
Canadian Screen Award
|
Best Web Program or Series, Non-Fiction
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon
|
Nominated
|
2015
|
Canadian Screen Award
|
News Reportage, National
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National:
"Charlie Hebdo"
|
Nominated
|
|
Canadian Association for Journalists Award
|
Open Media
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
Refugee Crisis: Walking Across a Continent
|
Nominated
[18]
|
|
Canadian Association for Journalists Award
|
JHR/CAJ Award for Human Rights Reporting
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
CBC News, The National
: "Inside India's Gender Revolution"
|
Nominated
[19]
|
2016
|
Canadian Screen Award
|
News Reportage, National
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National:
"Trapped at the Border"
|
Won
[20]
|
|
Canadian Screen Award
|
News or Information Segment
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National:
"Dirty Work"
|
Nominated
|
|
Foreign Press Association Award
|
Story of the Year
|
Foreign Press Association
|
CBC News, The National
: "Dirty Work"
|
Won
[21]
|
|
Canadian Association for Journalists Award
|
Photojournalism Award
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
CBC News
: "The Rescuers"
|
Won
[22]
|
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
Open Broadcast News
|
Canadian Association for Journalists
|
CBC News, The National
: "Rohingya Muslim Crisis"
|
Nominated
[23]
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2019
|
Canadian Screen Award
|
Best National Reporter
|
Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
|
CBC News, The National:
"Rohingya Muslim Crisis"
|
Nominated
[24]
|
Undated Awards
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- The Canadian Press President's Award
- The LiveWire Award
Honorary Degrees
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References
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- ^
Nahlah, Ayed (2012). "One: My Father's Camera".
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring
. Penguin.
ISBN
978-0-14-317046-4
.
OCLC
977938684
.
- ^
Nahlah, Ayed (2012). "Two: Refugees by Design".
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring
. Penguin.
ISBN
978-0-14-317046-4
.
OCLC
977938684
.
- ^
Nahlah, Ayed (2012). "Three: The Store".
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring
. Penguin.
ISBN
978-0-14-317046-4
.
OCLC
977938684
.
- ^
Nahlah, Ayed (2012). "Four: War".
A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring
. Penguin.
ISBN
978-0-14-317046-4
.
OCLC
977938684
.
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"Nahlah Ayed"
.
CU75
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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a
b
"CBC journalist Nahlah Ayed up for GG lit awards"
.
CBC News
. October 2, 2012
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
- ^
a
b
"CBC News foreign correspondent Nahlah Ayed to host CBC Radio's Ideas"
.
CBC News
. June 24, 2019.
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Ayed, Nahlah (March 8, 2014).
"Nahlah Ayed: Military observers in Crimea face risky situation"
.
CBC News
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
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Ayed, Nahlah (March 28, 2017).
"From dreaded possibility to looming eventuality ? Brexit is here: Nahlah Ayed"
.
CBC News
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
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Ayed, Nahlah (September 8, 2015).
"Refugee crisis brings out best and worst in Europe: Nahlah Ayed"
.
CBC News
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
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"Nahlah Ayed"
.
CU75
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"25th Annual Gemini Awards Nominations"
(PDF)
.
Wayback Machine
. p. 13.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 2013-11-02
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
- ^
"Exile Without End: Palestinians in Lebanon"
.
curio.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"2011 Online Journalism Awards Winners"
.
Online Journalism Awards
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"2011 Online Journalism Awards Winners"
.
Online Journalism Awards
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"Canadian Association of Journalists"
.
caj.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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Alzner, Belinda (2013-02-07).
"Announcing the J-Source Newsperson of the Year Shortlist"
.
JSource
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"Canadian Association of Journalists"
.
caj.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"Canadian Association of Journalists"
.
caj.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"CBC takes home 49 Canadian Screen Awards"
.
CBC Radio-Canada
. March 13, 2017
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
- ^
"CBC child labour doc Dirty Work wins Foreign Press Association award"
.
CBC News
. November 30, 2016
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
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"Canadian Association of Journalists"
.
caj.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"Congratulations to the 2017 CAJ Awards finalists!"
.
caj.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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"Nahlah Ayed"
.
Academy.ca
. 2019-02-07
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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University of Manitoba.
"Honorary Degree Recipients"
.
University of Manitoba
. Retrieved
May 12,
2021
.
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"Honorary degree citation - Nahlah Ayed"
.
www.concordia.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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Townsend, Sean.
"UAlberta names honorary degree recipients for 2018 spring convocation"
.
www.ualberta.ca
. Retrieved
2021-05-12
.
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