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Sahar Baassiri, also spelled Baasiri (Arabic: سحر بعاصيري; born 1960s) is a Lebanese diplomat and journalist currently serving as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to UNESCO in Paris.

Ms. Baassiri worked for the leading Lebanese daily An-Nahar newspaper between 1981 and 2009. In 1993, she became the first female foreign editor at a Lebanese daily newspapers. And was the first woman in the Arab world to write a front-page column in a daily paper. She was also the United Press International (UPI), Beirut correspondent between 1989 and 1991.

She is the author of two books (in Arabic): ″Lebanon on Hold and ″The Wandering Arabs , both published in 2009 by Dar An-Nahar. Ms. Baassiri earned her BA in Political Science from the American University of Beirut and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

References

1. Najem, Tom; Amore, Roy C.; Abu Khalil, As'ad (2021). Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (2nd ed.). Lanham Boulder New York London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-5381-2043-9.
2. "النهار - أخبار لبنان اليوم - آخر الأخبار". annahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
3. "Obstacles & Prospects for Women & Youth in the MENA Media Landscape" (PDF). Ayamm.org. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
4. "Dar An-Nahar | لبنان المعلّق". darannahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
5. "Dar An-Nahar | عرب التيه". darannahar.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.

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• Lebanese women journalists
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• American University of Beirut alumni
• Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
• 21st-century Lebanese women writers
• 21st-century Lebanese writers