Omer, Mohammed, 1984-

Mohammed Omer Almoghayer (Arabic: محمد عمر المغير), (born 1984) is a Palestinian author. He has reported for numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Al Jazeera, New Statesman, Pacifica Radio, Electronic Intifada, The Nation, Inter Press Service, Free Speech Radio News, Vermont Guardian, ArtVoice Weekly, the Norwegian Morgenbladet, and Dagsavisen, the Swedish dailies Dagen Nyheter and Aftonbladet the Swedish magazine Arbetaren, the Basque daily Berria, the German daily Junge Welt and the Finish magazine Ny Tid. He also founded Rafah Today and is the author of several books, including Shell-Shocked. His work has been translated into 23 languages, including Hindi, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Japanese. He completed his doctoral studies, culminating in a PhD degree, at both Columbia University and Erasmus University Rotterdam. During his time, he also held a prestigious scholarship. In 2015, he assumed the role of a Research Scholar at Harvard University.