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Rima Maktabi
Born (1977-05-12) May 12, 1977 (age 47)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
CitizenshipLebanon
EducationBA degree in Communication Arts/ Masters in International Affairs
Alma materLebanese American University, Beirut
Occupation(s)Television presenter and journalist
EmployerAl-Arabiya
Known forHosting CNN's Inside the Middle East
Notable workReporting during the 2006 Lebanon War

Rima Maktabi (12 May 1977- )[1] (Arabic: ريما مكتبي) is a Lebanese TV presenter and journalist who returned to al-Arabiya after hosting CNN's monthly program Inside the Middle East for two years and previously working at the Arab satellite channel since 2005.[2] She was among several female Arab journalists who first became known through her reporting during the 2006 Lebanon War and who had successful careers afterward, including Maktabi and her former colleague at al-Arabiya Najwa Qassem.[3] Maktabi is an award-winning journalist.

Personal[edit]

Rima Maktabi was born 12 May 1977 in Beirut, Lebanon. She had grown up during the Lebanese Civil War, which lasted from 1975 to 1990.[4] She graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts and a master's degree in International Affairs. She began her career in television at the age of 18 before her university education.[5]

Career[edit]

Rima Maktabi began her career in television with Lebanon's Future TV where she was a game show host and a weather presenter for 10 years.[5][6] She presented prime-time news for al Arabiya from 2005 until July 2010. Her career changed course in 2006 when she covered the 2006 Lebanon War, also known as the July War or the Israel–Hezbollah War, which was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon.[3][7] She joined CNN 5 April 2010 -- which overlapped with the end of her time at al-Aribiya -- as host for CNN's Inside the Middle East, where she covers Arab culture and news for CNN's international audience.[8][9] Maktabi is currently based in the United Arab Emirates.[6] She announced her return back to al-Arabiya in October 2012.[2]

Notable reporting assignments[edit]

Rima Maktabi at the World Economic Forum's meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World held in Jordan 2011.

2006 Lebanon War[edit]

Rima Maktabi first became known internationally for her reporting in the 2006 Lebanon War. The 2006 Lebanon War lasted from July to September 2006. The Arab TV news channels, such as al-Arabiya, al-Jazeera, NTV, and LBC-TV, introduced female reporters in numbers to the war zone for the first time during this conflict.[3] The journalists said they were not trained for war coverage prior to their assignment.[10] At the time of the war, Maktabi was a "rookie" journalist but was able to get exclusive coverage for al-Arabiya.[4]

Journalists during the conflict were oftentimes under fire. Maktabi said that Israelis targeted journalists and the International Red Cross requested the journalists to keep a distance from the relief workers when traveling in a convoy for the safety of the relief teams.[4] Female Lebanese photojournalist Layal Nejib was killed by a Israeli rocket during the conflict.[3] The conflict between Israel and Lebanon produced 1,233 civilian and about 500 military causalities along with thousands wounded or displaced. Maktabi told a TV crew interviewing her about her reporting experience, "We saw death close up."[4]

Women had reported during previous wars, like print journalist Sanaa El Jack from Asharq Alawsat, but television channels were assigning women in larger numbers.[4][11] Some female journalists were already reporting from Iraq.[11] Women made up half of the staff at some news outlets like al Arabiya.[10] In this war, female TV journalists were volunteering for the assignment.[4][11]

Al-Arabiya[edit]

Rima Maktabi was journalist and television presenter for al-Arabiya, an Arab satellite channel, for five years. Al-Arabiya announced her departure for CNN in mid-2010 with a two month period when she would be working for CNN and presenting for al-Aribiya.[7] While at al-Aribiya, Maktabi reported on significant events like elections in Iran and Lebanon, the conflict in Lebanon between the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and Fatah al-Islam militants at the Palestinian camp Nahr al-Bared in 2007, Arab League summits in Riyadh and Doha, the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, and the 2008 US Presidential election.[7]

In October 2012, al-Arabiya announced Maktabi would return after two years with CNN.[2]

CNN's Inside the Middle East[edit]

Rima Maktabi worked for CNN from April 2010 to October 2012.[12] While at CNN, Maktabi was the host of the program Inside the Middle East and produced over 100 episodes.[13][5] During this period, Maktabi covered notable events for CNN such as the beginning of the Arab Spring uprising in Tunisia, Egypt, and protests in Jordan and Bahrain.[2][14] She covered the Syrian civil war from CNN offices in Atlanta, Lebanon and Abu Dhabi as foreign reporters were forbidden entry inside Syria.[2]

Awards[edit]

Rima has recieved awards for her coverage on the Israeli and Lebanese war in 2006. These were given to her from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashed Foundation in Dubai.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rima Maktabi".
  2. ^ a b c d e "TV journalist Rima Maktabi returns to Al Arabiya". al-Arabiya. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Miles, Hugh (2006-08-12). "Arab women journalists take their place in front line of war reporting". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Abu, Magda (2012-03-28). "Arab Media & Society". Arabmediasociety.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  5. ^ a b c "CNN's Rima Maktabi: Getting closer to the Arab world". GulfNews.com. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  6. ^ a b "CNN's Rima Maktabi: Getting Closer to the Arab world". Arab Women Now. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  7. ^ a b c "Al Arabiya anchor Rima Maktabi joins CNN". Alarabiya.net. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  8. ^ "Inside the Middle East: Blog Archive - Rima Maktabi joins CNN; new host of Inside the Middle East « - CNN.com Blogs". Insidethemiddleeast.blogs.cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  9. ^ "Magda Abu-Fadil: Rima Maktabi: Al Arabiya's Stunning, Substantive, War-Tried Anchor". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  10. ^ a b "Arab women war reporters: Who cares about them?". Newssafety.com. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  11. ^ a b c "Female Arab reporters brave dangers on front lines of Lebanon war | News , Middle East". The Daily Star. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  12. ^ "CNN International Appoints Rima Maktabi to Host 'Inside the Middle East' - CNN International". News on News. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  13. ^ "Inside the Middle East". CNN.com. 1970-04-13. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  14. ^ "Inside the Middle East". CNN.com. 1970-04-13. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  15. ^ "CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Rima Maktabi". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.

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Category:Living people Category:1977 births Category:Al Arabiya people Category:CNN people Category:Lebanese journalists Category:Lebanese television presenters Category:Lebanese American University alumni

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