Walid Mourani
Sleepy Hollow ,NY
Summary
A formally trained journalist with extensive experience in Arabic writing, reading, and editing while working various Leadership positions at the United Nations and high-ranking newspaper agencies both in Lebanon and the United States. An experienced teacher for students learning Arabic as a foreign language as well.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
Work History
President
World Cultural Lebanese Union
09.1980 - Current
Elected president of WLCU North America ( 3 terms ). Currently WLCU representative to the UN Global Communications
Civil society Unit ( United Nations, New York) . Had the responsibility of visiting global branches of the WLCU with the mission of supporting the Lebanese nation's communities both domestically and internationally.
Chairman
Media Marketing Research
08.1992 - 08.2015
(Distribution of American and international magazines & newspapers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. Also servicing international editions of Al-Ahram, Al-Hayat, Herald Tribune, Al-Quds Al Arabi)
Correspondent
United Nations Headquarters
01.1983 - 12.1990
Journalist for Iraq & Qatar News Agencies at the United Nations Headerquarters. Elected president of the United Nations Correspondents Association in 1989. Acted as Bureau Chief of Arabic News Agencies covering stories and issues regarding United Nations current events and developments
Editor in Chief
Al-Holda
01.1980 - 12.1983
writing and editing as Editor-in-Chief for a leading US immigrant newspaper in NYC (Oldest Immigrant Lebanese newspaper established in 1898). Reporting on political, social, economic stories concerning the Lebanese diasporas in the United States.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Lebanese University
Beirut, LebanonSkills
- Arabic Teaching (Reading and Writing)
- Arabic/English Interpretation and Translation
- Arabic/English News Report Writing
- Arabic/English Editing and Revising
Languages
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Chairman
Media Marketing Research
08.1992 - 08.2015
Correspondent
United Nations Headquarters
01.1983 - 12.1990
President
World Cultural Lebanese Union
09.1980 - Current
Editor in Chief
Al-Holda
01.1980 - 12.1983
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Lebanese University
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