Mona Alami on why she writes
Al-Monitor contributor Mona Alami shares her thoughts on journalism.
Mona Alami has been writing for Al-Monitor since September 2014. A French-Lebanese journalist and a fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East of the Atlantic Council, she writes about political and economic issues in the Arab world, mainly in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
Al-Monitor: Why did you decide to become a journalist?
Alami: I have always been very curious about politics and mostly people. I have also always been interested in the intricate events that shape history and why people decide to rally around a cause and what moves crowds. I think that journalists are in many ways the first witnesses to history and it is always amazing to be able to tell the little stories that make up the big picture.
Al-Monitor: Did you have female role models to look up to when you were first starting out? Who?
