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Amberin Zaman is Al-Monitor’s chief correspondent based in London and covers major stories on the Middle East and North Africa from across the region and beyond. Zaman’s reporting focuses on geopolitical trends, diplomacy and human rights. She has covered conflicts in Iraq, Syria and the South Caucasus. Zaman is widely acknowledged for her courageous work on Turkey and the Kurds for which she was named a “Hero” by the Coalition for Women in Journalism. Prior to joining Al-Monitor as a full time reporter in 2018, Zaman was The Economist’s Turkey correspondent for 16 years. Zaman was also a regular contributor to The Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, The Los Angeles Times and Voice of America and penned weekly columns in the Turkish language media. Zaman, who studied political science at Franklin College in Lugano Switzerland, speaks fluent French, Turkish and Bengali. Follow her on Twitter @amberinzaman and Instagram @amberinzamanjournalist.
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![US pastor Andrew Craig Brunson escorted by Turkish plain clothes police officers arrives at his house on July 25, 2018 in Izmir. - Turkey on July 15, 2018 moved from jail to house arrest US pastor Andrew Brunson who has spent almost two years imprisoned on terror-related charges, in a controversial case that has ratcheted up tensions with the United States. Andrew Brunson, who ran a protestant church in the Aegean city of Izmir, was first detained in October 2016 and had remained in prison in Turkey ever si](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/10/GettyImages-1005207830.jpg/GettyImages-1005207830.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=eB_k5XUr)
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![A stray dog lies outside the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul September 17, 2010. About 250 Greek Orthodox Christians who intended to hold mass at the former basilica of Hagia Sophia have abandoned their visit to Turkey, state-run Anatolian news agency said on Friday. A mass at the former cathedral would have defied Turkish law that bars religious services in what is now a museum. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION ANIMALS TRAVEL) - GM1E69H1N0701](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2018/10/RTR2IG9B.jpg/RTR2IG9B.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=4LKAlZ3J)
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