About me

Dear Sir/Madam, I 'd like to be considered for the position of a copy writer.

In total I have three years of experience in working in the media industry. I have superb research skills which I developed while writing my MA and PhD at a top UK university: the University of Exeter.

I worked for a year as an assistant editor for Al-watan, Arabic daily newspaper. For two years now I have been writing as a freelancer to major websites: Open Democracy, Your Middle East and also the Beirut based magazine The Outpost.

I have also published in major academic journals in my field: Journeys, International of Travelling and Travel Writing, Settler Colonial Studies and the Arabic World Geographer.

Now I am doing an internship for at a UK top news website: the Week. This website is an online magazine which twins with a major UK print magazine The Week. I am working there as a writer but I also make sure the website runs smoothly as far as posting stories and also reader's newsletters are concerned. Great attention to details is an important part of my work on this website.

At the moment I am also editing my PhD dissertation so that it takes the shape of a book, a project which will be published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2017.

I am an Arabic-English bilingual. I have great love and passion for reading and writing. And I know what it takes from me to edit stories which grab the attention of readers. I am a good communicator and public speaker.

I have spoken in several academic conferences and literary events. I have also spoken for TV reporters in front of cameras about literary events in the UK.

In case you think of inviting me for interview, I will be delighted to answer all your questions.

I have full rights to work full time in the UK without restrictions. I do not need any sponsorship letter to work full time here in the UK.

Sincerely Yours,

Dr Mohammad Sakhnini

Samples of my Work:

The Week:

Your Middle East:

Open Democracy:

- sakhnini/palestinianisraeli-cohabitation-pluralising-suffering