Jihan Hafiz

An independent journalist and documentary filmmaker who's covered some of the world's biggest news events of the last six years, from the Egyptian uprising to the street protests in Ferguson, Missouri. She's filmed documentaries in Rwanda and Brazil and embedded herself on a flotilla to Gaza. Her documentary "Benghazi Rising" was nominated for a Rory Peck Award as best documentary in 2011. 

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