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Hadani Ditmars

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I have three decades of experience reporting on political and cultural realities in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, and I am the author of Dancing in the No Fly Zone.

About

I have three decades of experience reporting on political and cultural realities in the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, and I am the author of Dancing in the No Fly Zone. I have served as an editor at New Internationalist and contributed to UNESCO Courier, with work published and broadcast widely from the Middle East to North America and Europe. I am a communications consultant for UN agencies, NGOs, and businesses, and I continue to write, photograph, and speak internationally on culture, heritage, and social development.

My work spans journalism, travel writing, documentary storytelling, and cultural criticism, with a focus on resilience, heritage, and artistic resistance in conflict and post-conflict contexts. I aim to bridge scholarship and public discourse through narrative, imagery, and multi-media storytelling.

  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • FrenchFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianFluent
  • GermanAdvanced
  • ItalianIntermediate
  • PortugueseIntermediate
  • ArabicIntermediate
  • RussianBeginner

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Government

Work experience

UNESCO Communications Writer · UNESCO (Iraq Office)Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs

Contract writer producing copy for UNESCO Iraq on cultural heritage projects linked to refugees and displaced peoples; multiple international media pieces generated from these briefs.

CBC Contributor · CBCJan 1996 – Present · 30 yrs 11 mos

Freelance broadcaster and writer for Dispatches and Foreign Assignment; produced radio features on pre-invasion Basra, Iraqi theatre, and other cultural topics; contributed to CBC’s programs and opinion pages.

Broadcaster/ Freelance Journalist · CBCJan 1996 – Present · 30 yrs 11 mos

Freelance broadcaster for Dispatches and Foreign Assignment; produced radio features on Basra pre-invasion, Iraqi theatre and other topics; contributor to CBC radio programs.

Education

Combined Honours degree in French and Spanish literature · Carleton University2030 – 1991
PhD candidate in English · King's College London2030 – 2026
Combined Honours degree in French and Spanish literature · Carleton University2030 – 1991
PhD Candidate in English · King's College London2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship2020 – 2026
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship2020
Ontario Arts Council Venture Fund grant1992 – 2026

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