Biography
Nabila Ramdani is a Paris-born freelance journalist of Algerian descent who specialises in Anglo French issues, Islamic affairs, and the Arab World.
Nabila is also particularly interested in America’s War on Terror and terrorism issues linked
to Al Qaeda.
Nabila writes regular columns for The Guardian, The Observer, London Evening Standard, and New Statesman.
She also produces features and news stories for a wide range of other Fleet Street publications, including the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Mirror, Daily Express, and Sunday Times.
Nabila contributes to Middle Eastern outlets, including The National, Gulf News, Daily News Egypt, Al Jazeera.Net, and The Majalla magazine.
Her work also appears in French publications like Le Parisien, Marianne, L’Express, Le Monde, Le Nouvel Observateur, and Le Figaro.
Nabila’s articles are syndicated worldwide.
Broadcast
Nabila is an authoritative commentator for the BBC, BBC Arabic, Al Jazeera, Sky News, Channel 4, ITV1, Al Arabiya, CNN, PBS, CBS, NPR, American Public Media, Russia Today, and other international channels and radio stations.
In the UK, Nabila regularly participates in flagship current affairs programmes, including the BBC’s Woman’s Hour, Today, You and Yours, PM, Newsnight, Dateline London, BBC Arabic’s Seven Days, Sky News’ Press Preview, and Al Jazeera’s Inside Story.
She has worked on the other side of the camera too, producing documentaries for prime time television in the UK for Channel 4 and ITV1.
Nabila also has experience working for French TV and radio stations such as France Télévisions (France 2, France 3 and France 5), Canal +, France Inter, Europe 1, RTL, BFM, among others.
Awards
Nabila is a winner of the inaugural European Muslim Woman of Influence (EMWI) Award 2010.
She was a nominee for the 2010 EU Journalist Award - Together Against Discrimination.
Education
Nabila holds an MPhil in International History from the LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science), specialising in Middle Eastern and North African studies.
She gained an MPhil in British and American History and Literature from Paris 7 University.
Nabila has an Agrégation (France’s highest teaching qualification) in English and has held teaching positions at Oxford University (Jesus and Oriel Colleges), the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and Paris 7 University.
