Hassan Hassan
Journalist and magazine founder
Hassan Hassan is a journalist who founded New Lines Magazine. He co-wrote the New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror.
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Born 1982 in Syria, Syria
About Hassan Hassan
Hassan Hassan is an American author and journalist of Syrian origin, born in 1982. He comes from eastern Syria, close to the border with Iraq. He earned an MA in International Relations at the University of Nottingham in the UK. He co-wrote the 2015 New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror with Michael Weiss. His subjects include Islamist groups in the Middle East, and his articles have appeared in outlets such as the Guardian, Foreign Policy and the Financial Times. He has also briefed and advised policymakers in the US and the Middle East on extremism and geopolitics in the region. Hassan founded New Lines Magazine, a Washington DC publication focused on longform writing and reportage from around the world.