2026
Lina Sinjab
Journalist, Filmmaker
BBC
Lina Sinjab is a filmmaker and BBC Middle East correspondent based in Beirut. She also contributes to several international media outlets and was a non-resident fellow contributing to Chatham Houseâs âSyria From Withinâproject. Lina has extensively covered the Syrian uprising since its beginnings in 2011, and continues to follow developments in Syria and the region.
In 2014 and 2016 she covered the Syria peace talks in Geneva as the BBCâs world affairs reporter. In 2019 she produced and directed a film on the siege on Aleppo âMadness in Aleppo.â In 2013, she directed a film on Syrian women during time of uprising âSuryyat,â which was nominated for One Media Award. In May 2013, she won the International Media Cutting Edge Award for her coverage of Syria.The 2026 World Fellows
We are delighted to announce the 2026 Yale World Fellows. These 16 extraordinary individuals are leaders working in politics and public policy, global health, technology, environment, journalism, and the arts around the world. They include a Ukrainian journalist, a Chinese environmentalist, and a Kenyan orchestral conductor. âAt a moment when norms are under strain and the international order is being rewritten, the World Fellows remind us that principled leadership still existsâand still matters,â said Emma Sky, director of Yaleâs International Leadership Center, which houses the World Fellows program. âThe world does not lack for problems or pessimists. What it needs are skilled, courageous practitioners willing to create new possibilities. The...Read More
