Name: Reem Sherif Nasr

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2013

School Name: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Major: Broadcast Journalism

Description: Reem Nasr is a graduate of New York University, where she majored in journalism and Middle Eastern studies. She is of Egyptian and Lebanese descent and is interested in affairs of the Muslim American communities. She was born in Detroit but has spent most of her time in New Jersey. Reem has worked at many different media outlets including The Princeton Packet, Al Jazeera, CBS and WNYC. She has also held the role of executive producer of the radio show, Muslim State of Mind, which aired on 99.5 FM WBAI NY. The show covered various stories relating to the Muslim American communities. Fluent in English and Arabic, she hopes to continue her journalistic work in the United States and abroad. Reem travels to the Middle East often to visit her extended family. She completed a Master’s degree at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism in 2014, where she studied broadcast journalism. She has since held the role of News Associate at CNBC.

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