Sharida Mohamedjoesoef
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Journalist - teacher |
| Location | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | Born (1965) and bred in the Netherlands. Got an MA in English Literature and a BA in Teaching. Began working as a translator for investment company Robeco in Rotterdam. Having made a lifetime hobby out of Lebanon, I made a career switch in 2002 and moved to the capital of Dutch media, Hilversum, to work for the Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Corporation (NMO). After a couple of years I moved on to Dutch daily Dagblad De Pers in Amsterdam where I worked with amongst others Eric Smit and Kustaw Bessems. During these years of journalism I interviewed people like Naseeruddin Shah and Irene Khan (CEO Amnesty). One day I hope to add two of my favourites: Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. Moving back and forth between journalism and teaching, I finally took a leap of faith and began working as a teacher of English. First at Het Baken, a secondary school in the Dutch city of Almere and presently at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (University of Applied Sciences). Feel free to drop me a line at: s.mohamedjoesoef@planet.nl |
| Interests | Lebanon, English literature, Hinduism, Islam and economics |
| Favorite movies | Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, Water, Dead Poets Society, Billy Elliot, Shadows of Time, A Clockwork Orange, Slumdog Millionaire. |
| Favorite music | End of the Affair, Eyes Wide Shut, Sinnerman, God is a DJ |
| Favorite books | The End of the Affair, Perfume,Wuthering Heights, Macbeth, Love in the Time of Cholera, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, A Passage to India, Invisible Man, the Harry Potter series |