Ayza Omar
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Reporter & Freelance Civil Rights Journalist |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Introduction | Ayza Omar began her career as a junior reporter at Dawn News in 2006. She led a eventful journey at the 24-hour Pakistani English-language news channel, covering local and provincial news. As an added bonus, her finance education enabled her to cover financial and economic news with an in-depth technical point of view. After three years of work experience in Pakistan, Omar graduated from Columbia University’s prestigious Journalism School with a master’s degree in Broadcast journalism. Besides qualifying for the Fulbright Scholarship in 2009, she further went on to win Madam Vivian Wu Yen Innovation fund scholarship from Columbia University. She was also appointed executive editor after her stint as managing editor of her class’ news website ‘NYC in Focus’ (www.nycinfocus.org). Omar has enjoyed learning new video and writing techniques at Columbia University. Always a curious person, Omar feels journalism enables her love for learning and communicating new developments. Her future goals include undertaking theoretical/political studies, which would facilitate transitioning her political and international affair reporting to a world-class level. |
| Interests | civil rights, terrorism, Muslims in America, Muslim students in USA and Europe, treatment of foreign students |