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Bel Trew | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980s United Arab Emirates |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Bel Trew is an Emirati-born English reporter, videographer, and international correspondent at The Independent since 2018. For her work, she has received a number of accolades. Trew previously worked for The Times, Tatler and the Evening Standard.
Early life
[edit]Trew was born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and grew up moving around the Middle East and the Baltics.[1] Back in England, she attended Vinehall School in Sussex.[2] She went on to graduate from the University of Cambridge.[3]
Career
[edit]Trew has written for The Times, Sunday Times, Foreign Policy, New Statesman, RT and the BBC.[4] She focuses on Middle East[5] and North Africa issues and has reported from Gaza, Turkey, Lebanon and the West Bank.
Trew was a journalist covering the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. In October 2023, She wrote an article about the Kfar Aza conflict and claimed that babies were decapitated. She has interviewed Israeli Army Major David Ben Zion and quoted this claim that women and children in that compound were beheaded.[6] On 11 October 2023, Trew then disowned the narrative via her personal X (ex-Twitter) account and admitted that she had not been show the bodies.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Trew lived in Cairo while working for The Times.[8] In 2018, she was arrested and expelled from Egypt without charge as part of a crackdown on press freedom.
Accolades
[edit]- Foreign Reporter of the Year
- British Journalism Awards
References
[edit]- ^ "Speakers: Bel Trew, The Independent". International Journalism Festival #IJF. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Notable Vines (Alumni)". Vinehall School. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Bel Trew". The Times. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bel Trew". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bel Trew". thepressawards. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "U.S., Israel manufacture atrocities to justify their war crimes". liberationnews. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Journalist from "Kfar Aza" media tour denies 'beheading' narrative". Al Mayadeen. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bel Trew". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 23 October 2023.