Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Sharif Abdel Kouddous is the Middle East and North Africa editor at Drop Site News, an investigative news outlet founded in 2024. 

He was previously a senior producer, co-host, and correspondent for the TV and radio hour “Democracy Now!” His reporting has earned numerous honors, including a George Polk Award for his investigation into the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in his documentary “The Night Won’t End,” an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban, and an Izzy Award for his reporting on the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Kouddous also contributes to The Palestine Festival of Literature as a curator.