Aris Roussinos
Aris Roussinos | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British and Greek |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and filmmaker |
| Employer | UnHerd |
Aristeides John Roussinos is a British freelance journalist and author. Roussinos covered various conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa as a war correspondent since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2011 for Vice Media. He is currently employed as a regular columnist for UnHerd and his work has appeared in The Times, Tablet, and The Independent.[1][2][3][4] His first book, Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines with Warlords, Fanatics and Not-so-Friendly Fire, was published by Penguin Random House in 2014.
Early life and education
Roussinos was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Durham University (BA Anthropology, 2004) and the University of Oxford (MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology, 2005).[5]
Career
Roussinos was awarded the 2013 Rory Peck Award for News, for his report Ground Zero Mali: The Battle of Gao.[6]
During the Arab Spring Roussinos travelled extensively with Islamic Front in Syria, anti-government fighters in Libya, as well as travelling to Mali, Sudan, South Sudan and Lebanon.[5][7]
Publications
- The Ghosts of Aleppo, Vice News, video series.[5]
- Roussinos, Aris (2014). Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines with Warlords, Fanatics and Not-so-Friendly Fire. London: Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-1-78089-218-4.
Family life
Roussinos' mother died of a brain tumour while he was working in Libya, although he was able to travel home to see her before she died.[5]
References
- ^ Roussinos, Aris (23 May 2012). "In a Sudanese field, cluster bomb evidence proves just how deadly this war has become". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Roussinos, Aris (7 August 2024). "New era of ethnic conflict exposes liberal Britain's double standards". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Roussinos, Aris (7 June 2019). "America's Illiberal Pretenders and Europe's Post-Liberal States". Tablet. ISSN 1551-2940. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Aris Roussinos, a writer for UnHerd". UnHerd. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Edwardes, Charlotte (10 October 2014). "'The hidden awful truth about war is how much fun it is': Vice News's Aris Roussinos on jihad and peace". The Evening Standard. ISSN 2041-4404. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Deans, Jason (21 November 2013). "Freelance Aris Roussinos wins Rory Peck news award for Mali war film". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Roussinos, Aris (2014). Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines With Warlords, Fanatics and Not-So-Friendly Fire. London: Random House. ISBN 978-1-780-89218-4.