Mamoon Alabbasi is former Opinions and News Editor at Middle East Eye. His own op-eds, reports, reviews, and poetry have appeared in numerous media outlets & publications. He holds a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics, and has been actively working in the field of journalism since 2005, following a career in education. In addition to appearing on news and current affairs programmes to provide analysis and commentary, he has also been involved in the process of translating and editing of documentary scripts.