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paydesk has 89 reporters who cover Islamic State (IS). Our journalists are already on location, all over the world, and ready to work at a moment's notice. Our top correspondents who cover Islamic State (IS) are Raja Furqan Ahmed and Azhar Al-Rubaie. Use our journalist directory to find an Islamic State (IS) member to work for you.
Journalists Who Cover Islamic State (IS)
Raja Furqan Ahmed
Raja Furqan Ahmed is a journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. He covers Politics, security, militancy and terrorism. He worked for various print and digital media outlets. Email: ******* Twitter: @furqanraja1122 Instagram: **** Facebook: ****
English
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Investigative Journalism
+3
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
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Azhar Al-Rubaie
Azhar Al-Rubaie has worked as a journalist in Iraq since 2014. In 2018 he did a series of articles in many topics, including Politics, health, society, wars, militias ,human rights and LGBTQ rights. His is featured in the Arab Weekly, VICE news, Al-Jazeera, DW, Raseef 22, Washington Institute for ...
Arabic
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+7
Politics
Science & Environment
Arts & Books
+10
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Shahira Amin
Shahira Amin is a journalist based in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Print journalist - Feature stories, interview, research . Broadcast Journalist _Interview, Live Phoner for Radio or TV , documentary film maker , fixer. Speaks / writes fluent English. Mainly reports on current affairs (politics, ...
English
Feature Stories
Fact Checking
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Alessandra Bajec
Alessandra Bajec is a journalist based in Cairo since 2013. From 2010 to 2011, she lived Palestine where she made her first steps as a freelance journalist. She has experience in writing for print, online media along with some radio experience. Her work has appeared in UN's IRIN, Russia Today's rt....
Arabic
English
French
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Feature Stories
+7
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+2
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Kiyya Baloch
Kiyya Baloch is a freelance journalist from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. He contributed to the Guardian, the Economist, Al Jazeera, the Diplomat Magazine and Daily Times. Baloch has more than six years’ experience working with various national and international media outlets ...
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+5
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Jobs Completed 2
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Nick Barnets
Nick Barnets is a freelance journalist based in Athens, Greece.
English
Greek
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+2
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Jobs Completed 2
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Suddaf Chaudry
Suddaf Chaudry is based in London & Islamabad, she is available for commissions. She has covered politics, developmental issues, and conflict globally. Her special focus is the Middle East and South Asia, she possesses copious newsroom and online experience including editorial and reporting roles ...
English
Punjabi
Urdu
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Feature Stories
+6
Politics
Current Affairs
Fact Checking
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Khaled Diab
Khaled Diab is an award-winning freelance journalist, blogger and writer who is currently based in Belgium. He has previously been based in Tunis, Jerusalem, Brussels, Geneva and Cairo. Khaled writes for leading publications in Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Asia. He also ...
Arabic
Dutch
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Fact Checking
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Kreshnik Gashi
Kreshnik Gashi is a journalist based in Pristina, .
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Jobs Completed 1
Fereshteh Ghazi
I am an Iranian-American Journalist and Iran Analyst. When I was 14 I was lucky enough to get a work experience placement at newspaper in Iran. That was begining, From 1997 through today and I have worked with such as great Media inside and outside of Iran. I worked as a beat reporter for many ...
English
Research
Fact Checking
Politics
Fact Checking
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Jobs Completed 41
Job Success Rate 100%
Rebecca Greig
Rebecca Greig is a REPORTER, EDITOR, PRODUCER and MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST covering the wider Israeli/Palestinian region from her base in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. She works across DIGITAL, PRINT and VIDEO platforms, specializing in politics, economics (business & high-tech) and current affairs. As a senior ...
English
Hebrew
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Business
Finance
Politics
+15
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Jobs Completed 5
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Joseph Hammond
Joseph Hammond has reported in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He has written for a number of publications including The Economist, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Newsweek Middle East Edition, International Business Times, Monocle Magazine, and the Economist. Hammond’s worked as Cairo ...
English
Spanish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+2
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Jobs Completed 6
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Shenaz Kermalli
Shenaz Kermalli is a freelance journalist based in Toronto, Canada. She currently teaches journalism at Humber College in Toronto. Shenaz is a former producer and writer with Al Jazeera English, BBC News, and CBC Television. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The ...
English
Vox Pop
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+9
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+1
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Jobs Completed 1
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Nasir Khan
Nasir Khan is a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan.
English
Punjabi
Sindhi
+1
News Gathering
Corporate Content
Research
+1
Business
Current Affairs
Media Training
+1
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Ayanangsha Maitra
With over 5 years experience in Print and Digital media, I've been covering issues on/in Indo-Bangladesh border, Drug Smuggling, Border Security etc for media as well as global research organization. As the Senior editor of New Delhi based The CEO Magazine ( and the group's other publication), ...
Assamese
Bengali
English
+1
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Corporate Content
+5
Business
Finance
Politics
+17
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Rachel Marsden
Rachel Marsden is a journalist based in Paris, France.
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Franz J. Marty
Franz J. Marty is a freelance journalist and, since September 2023, based in Tbilisi, Georgia, from where he covers the wider Caucasus region and also keeps a close eye on Afghanistan. Before moving to Tbilisi, Franz J. Marty has, between December 2014 and June 2023, including during the Taliban’...
English
French
German
+1
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+5
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Jobs Completed 22
Job Success Rate 88%
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Khalid Mohammed
Khalid Mohammed is a photographer and photo editor based in Baghdad, Iraq.
English
Photography
Breaking News
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Dario Sabaghi
Journalist interested in human rights and International news. Coverage of Ukrainian crisis in 2014 from Kiev and Crimea. Reporting conditions of Syrian and Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. Investigation about violation of human rights towards Kurds in Southeastern Turkey. Feature Photo ...
English
Italian
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+6
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+9
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Jobs Completed 4
Giacomo Sini
Giacomo Sini is a journalist/photojournalist based in Livorno, Italy. Giacomo born in Pisa, (Italy) in 1989 but has always been living in Livorno. In 2014 he obtained a degree in social sciences at Pisa University. By several years of work, has passed through fifty countries documenting their ...
Corsican
English
Italian
+2
Documentaries
Feature Stories
Photography
+2
Politics
Current Affairs
War Reporter
+4
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Jobs Completed 1
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Jorge Valero
Jorge Valero is EU correspondent since 2008. He works for Euractiv and for the Spanish national daily El Economista. His articles have been published in numerous national and international media, including The Guardian, European Voice, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Miami Herald, El Comercio, La Razón,...
English
Spanish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+6
Fact Checking
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Cassandra Vinograd
Cassandra Vinograd is a freelance journalist and producer specializing in conflict, human rights and migration. She previously worked for NBC News, The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal. Her reporting has taken her throughout Africa, Europe and the Middle East. She is HEFAT certified....
English
French
Wolof
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+10
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+8
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Vivienne Walt
Vivienne Walt is a seasoned, award-winning foreign correspondent for TIME Magazine and other major US publications. She travels widely from her base in Paris, with broad expertise on war and terrorism in Europe and beyond. Walt has covered the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, and the Egyptian, Tunisian ...
English
French
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+5
Fact Checking
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Jobs Completed 13
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour