Camille Tawil

Camille Tawil is an investigative journalist for al-Hayat newspaper in London where he has worked for the past seventeen years. Mr. Tawil joined al-Hayat newspaper in 1991 where he covers the Middle East and focuses on writing about the activities of militant Islamic groups. He holds a BA in Journalism from the Lebanese University in Beirut, and an MA in Area Studies (Near and Middle East) from the University of London’s School of Oriental and Africa Studies (SOAS). He has written two books in Arabic. His first book in Arabic was dedicated to Algerian militant groups: The Armed Islamic Movement in Algeria - from the FIS to the GIA. He is also the author of Brothers In Arms: The Story of Al-Qa'ida and the Arab Jihadists.