Public life today
Harun Maruf (Haaruun Macruuf)
Harun Maruf is a Somali journalist based in Washington DC who reports for the Voice of America and has worked for the BBC and the Associated Press. He co-wrote the book Inside Al-Shabaab. In April 2020 Amnesty International reported threats against him by Somalia's intelligence agency, which the US Embassy condemned.
Harun MarufHaaruun Macruuf
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
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Who is he?
Harun Maruf is a Somali journalist based in Washington DC who works for the Voice of America (Wikipedia, Harun Maruf). He has also worked for the Associated Press and the BBC (same source). He holds a master's degree in international journalism from the University of London (same source).
Work
He co-wrote the book Inside Al-Shabaab (Wikipedia).
Press freedom
In April 2020 Amnesty International reported that Somalia's intelligence agency, NISA, had threatened him in an effort to intimidate him (Wikipedia). The US Embassy in Somalia condemned the threats and called him one of the most respected Somali journalists, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, then a former president, also criticised the agency (same source).
In short
A VOA journalist and author on al-Shabaab who became a press freedom case in 2020.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Harun Maruf · en.wikipedia.org
Harun MarufHaaruun Macruuf
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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