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Yasmeen Sami Alamiri is the Senior Editor for video and special projects at the PBS NewsHour.

Yasmeen’s Recent Stories

Politics Aug 23

Who are the presidential candidates in the first GOP primary debate?

The race to the 2024 election is officially in full swing as the candidates have been named for the first Republican primary debate.

World Jun 27

WATCH: Where Russia’s military goes after Wagner Group uprising

Russia’s Vladimir Putin dropped criminal charges yesterday against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the mercenary group that led a short-lived revolt against the Russian military late last week.

Politics Jun 09

WATCH: ‘No one is above the law,’ Pence says after Trump indictment

Pence said he was deeply troubled by the indictment because he worried it could fuel further division. But he did not fully condemn the charges.

Education Jun 08

The life lessons commencement speakers have given this year’s graduates

It's graduation season and that means politicians, actors and even NewsHour journalists are imparting sage advice and encouragement to college graduates around the country. Here are some of the life lessons this year's commencement speakers passed on 2023 grads.

Science Jun 02

The man known as ‘Dr. Deep Sea’ set a new record for living underwater

The scientist said that while there are still a slew of tests that need to be completed, he’s found that “every single inflammatory marker in my body is cut by half.”…

Arts May 01

Arabic music breaks through to new audiences with help of streaming and social media

With the use of streaming and social media apps, it seems like Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences. The PBS NewsHour's Deema Zein spoke to two experts on what this moment means for the music world and the…

Arts Apr 28

‘We’re just taking space.’ How Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist Danny Hajjar.

World Mar 24

Archive project explores Iraqi identity, trauma 20 years after U.S. invasion

This week marks 20 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and many are still piecing together what happened in those days and the years that followed. Researcher Sana Murrani joins Yasmeen Alamiri to discuss "Ruptured Domesticity," a project that…

World Mar 22

What it means to be Iraqi, 20 years after the U.S. invasion

The 2003 invasion of Iraq is a memory forever etched in the minds of millions of Iraqis who were living in and outside the country at the time. Years of war, followed by continued instability in the country, has cost…

World Mar 09

WATCH: Women and girls are still protesting in Iran. Here’s why

Seven months after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed at the hands of Iran’s so-called morality police in September, protests across the country calling for the rights of women and girls continue.

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