Susanne Fischer
Lead Consultant Digital Security, Middle East
Lead Consultant Digital Security, Middle East
Susanne Fischer reported for major German newspapers such as Der Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung before joining IWPR in 2005. From her position as Country Director in Iraq, where she implemented the Women Media Initiative, she moved on to Beirut in 2008 as manager of IWPR’s Middle East program. Susanne has published three books, two of them on Iraq. Her next project, a work on the Arab Spring and the media, is due to come out in summer 2012.
Stories by the Author
Return to Baghdad
13 Mar 08
Introduction
A series of reports by IWPR journalists in six key regions show the rule of law ranges from being woefully inadequate to effectively non-existant.
14 Aug 07
Tribute to Arif Ali Flaih
Violence claims IWPR reporter who helped establish a ground-breaking radio show on women’s issues.
15 Jul 07
Requiem for a Brave Woman
Sahar al-Haideri, killed by insurgents on June 7, used the pen to counter violence and intolerance in Mosul, her home town.
26 Jun 07
A Tribute to Yasin
A courageous and talented journalist, IWPR contributor Yasin al-Dulaimi was recently killed in a roadside bombing.
14 Jun 07
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