Введение
Суданско-британский телеведущий (род. 1959)
Sudanese British broadcaster (born 1959)
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Зейнаб Бадави (زينب بدوي; род. октябрь 1959) — суданско-британский теле- и радиожурналист. Она была первым ведущим утренних новостей ITV (позже известных как ITV News at 5:30) и соведущей Channel 4 News с Джоном Сноу с 1989 по 1998 год, прежде чем присоединиться к BBC News. Бадави была ведущей программы World News Today, транслируемой на BBC Four и BBC World News, и программы Reporters — еженедельного обзора репортажей BBC. В 2021 году Бадави была назначена президентом SOAS University of London.
Sudanese British broadcaster (born 1959)
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Ранняя жизнь и образование
Sudanese British broadcaster (born 1959)
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Бадави родилась в октябре 1959 года в Хартуме, Судан, и живёт в Великобритании с двух лет. Её прадед, шейх Бабикер Бадри, сражался против британских войск под командованием Киченера в битве при Омдурмане в 1898 году и стал пионером женского образования в Судане. Отец Бадави, Мохаммед Хайр Эль Бадави, был редактором газеты в Судане, приверженным социальным реформам, который после переезда семьи в Великобританию присоединился к арабской службе BBC. Бадави владеет двумя языками и свободно говорит на арабском и английском.
Sudanese British broadcaster (born 1959)
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Бадави получила образование в Hornsey High School for Girls в Северном Лондоне, а затем изучала философию, политику и экономику (PPE) в колледже Сент-Хилды при Оксфордском университете. В Оксфорде Бадави была членом Общества вещания Оксфордского университета. В 1988 году она вернулась в Лондон, чтобы получить годичную степень магистра в Школе восточных и африканских исследований (SOAS) при Лондонском университете по специальности «Политика и антропология Ближнего Востока» (её преподавателями были П. Дж. Ватикиотис по политике, Малкольм Япп по истории и Ричард Тэппер и Нэнси Тэппер по антропологии), окончив с отличием в 1989 году. С 1982 по 1986 год Бадави работала журналистом на Yorkshire TV, одновременно ведя еженедельную региональную программу потребительских советов Help Yourself. Бадави была соведущей Channel 4 News с 1989 по 1998 год, когда она перешла на BBC. В июле 2011 года Бадави была удостоена почётной докторской степени Школы восточных и африканских исследований (SOAS). В 2017 году Бадави представила девятисерийный документальный фильм «История Африки», основанный на «Всеобщей истории Африки» ЮНЕСКО. Документальный сериал был показан на BBC World News в июле и августе 2017 года. Её первая книга «Африканская история Африки» была опубликована в апреле 2024 года. В газете The Guardian её рецензировал Симукай Чигуду, который написал: «Книга амбициозна по масштабу и свежа по взгляду, охватывая период от происхождения Homo sapiens в Восточной Африке до конца апартеида в Южной Африке. Она основана на интервью, которые Бадави провела с африканскими учеными и хранителями культуры, знания, наблюдения и мудрость которых пронизывают книгу».
Sudanese British broadcaster (born 1959)
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Zeinab Badawi (زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News (later known as ITV News at 5:30), and co presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow from 1989 to 1998 before joining BBC News. Badawi was the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News, and Reporters, a weekly showcase of reports from the BBC. In 2021, Badawi was appointed as president of SOAS University of London. Early life and education
Badawi was born in October 1959 in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived in Britain since the age of two. Her great grandfather, Sheikh Babiker Badri, fought against Kitchener's British forces at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and pioneered women's education in Sudan. Badawi's father, Mohammed Khair El Badawi, was a newspaper editor in Sudan committed to social reform who, when the family moved to the UK, joined the BBC's Arabic Service. Badawi is bilingual and speaks both Arabic and English fluently. Badawi was educated at Hornsey High School for Girls in North London, before studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at St Hilda's College, Oxford. At Oxford, Badawi was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. In 1988, she moved back to London to pursue a full time one year MA degree at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in Politics and Anthropology of the Middle East (her professors were P. J. Vatikiotis for politics, Malcolm Yapp for history and Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper for anthropology), graduating with distinction in 1989. and broadcast journalist for Yorkshire TV from 1982 to 1986, during which time she also presented the weekly regional consumer advice show Help Yourself. Badawi co presented Channel 4 News from 1989 until 1998 when she joined the BBC. Badawi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in July 2011. In 2017, Badawi hosted a nine part series, The History of Africa, based on UNESCO's General History of Africa. The documentary series was broadcast in July and August 2017 on BBC World News. Her first book, An African History of Africa, was published in April 2024. It was reviewed in The Guardian'' by Simukai Chigudu, who wrote: "Ambitious in scope and refreshing in perspective, the book stretches from the origins of Homo sapiens in east Africa through to the end of apartheid in South Africa. It is informed by interviews Badawi conducted with African scholars and cultural custodians, whose expertise, observations and wisdom are threaded through the book."
Личная жизнь
У Бадави четверо детей.
Badawi has four children.