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Biography

Tam Hussein is Associate Editor at New Lines magazine and specialist producer with ITV News. He is an award-winning investigative journalist and writer who has reported on jihadist networks, foreign fighters, refugees, trafficking and criminal networks. His work on Jihadis was recognised by the Royal Television Society in 2015. He was nominated for the Orwell prizes in 2021 and 2022 for his journalism and investigative work. He has lived and worked in the MENA region and speaks several of the region’s languages including Arabic and Farsi. He also speaks Bengali, Italian, Swedish and understands Urdu. He writes non-fiction and fiction and is the author of “To The Mountains: My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan”, “Travels of Ibn Fudayl” and “The Darkness Inside”. He also has a substack page: The Blood Rep. His interests focus on conflict, crime, politics, history in the Islamicate world, languages, the guitar and his first love, boxing.

Content

Total articles 57

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  How Iran Is Weaponizing Europe’s Criminal Underworld

  By Tam Hussein Verified

  Apr. 16, 2025

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  Letter to the Revolution: Syria’s Jihadi Dilemma

  By Tam Hussein Verified

  Mar. 26, 2025

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  How Iran Is Weaponizing Europe’s Criminal Underworld

  By Tam Hussein Verified

  Apr. 16, 2025

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ITV News

ITV plc is a prominent British media company and the main operator of the ITV Network, the UK's oldest commercial terrestrial television network. Established on February 2, 2004, through the merger of regional licensees, ITV holds 13 of the 15 regional ITV licenses and is headquartered in London. The company is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and is part of the FTSE 250 Index. ITV operates as a vertically integrated producer-broadcaster and streaming service provider, divided into two main divisions: Media & Entertainment and ITV Studios. The Media & Entertainment division manages ITV's broadcast channels and digital platforms, including the ad-supported streaming service ITVX. ITV Studios produces a wide range of content, including popular shows like *Love Island* and *The Voice UK*, and distributes programming globally. ITV serves over 30 million monthly users and partners with advertisers and broadcasters to monetize its extensive audience reach.