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Mustafa Alrawi

Mustafa Alrawi

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Mustafa Alrawi is group director of editorial partnerships at International Media Investments and a columnist for The National. He is an accomplished journalist and broadcaster, with more than 18 years' experience working in the UK, the UAE and the Middle East. He has interviewed a number of international business leaders including Mubadala's Khaldoon Al Mubarak, BP's Bob Dudley and Emaar's Mohamed Alabbar. He was The National's business editor for four and a half years and acting managing director at CNN Business Arabic. He is a published author and a regular public speaker and moderator at events and conferences.
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Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri receives the Ballon d'Or award. Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior came in second during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony in Paris on October 28. AFP
CommentWhat Real Madrid and the US Presidential election have in common

It is important to not lose sight of the bigger picture, whether in football or politics

CommentOctober 30, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Shanghai is part of one of the most innovative, and prosperous, regions in the world. Getty
What creates prosperity?

Three US-based academics have won the Nobel Prize for trying to answer this question, but the answer is complicated

CommentOctober 17, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
A US Marine uses an American flag to cover a statue of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on April 9, 2003. Western audiences are fed a steady stream of such images that obscure the complexities of the Middle East. Reuters
We should end the fight pitting values of 'The West' against 'The Middle East'

Sweeping generalisations about other regions and peoples are not only wrong but very dangerous

CommentOctober 03, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
A vendor sells balloons amid traffic on a busy street in Kabul on September 16, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
CommentThe case for snapping out of pessimism

Not everything in the world is okay. But a hint of hope might reduce a little bit of the pressure we all feel

CommentSeptember 20, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Telegram founder Pavel Durov's attitude to family life evokes more a Howard Hughes vibe than that of a Patagonia-wearing Silicon Valley tech bro. Reuters
CommentIs Pavel Durov's arrest a cautionary tale for 'tech bros' outside America?

The Telegram founder has been apprehended on charges that could also be levelled against some of the Silicon Valley giants

CommentSeptember 06, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Houses in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
CommentIn Abu Dhabi, a good life and affordable housing are in arm's reach

The hope is the new residential rental index will help make Abu Dhabi an even more attractive place to live in

CommentAugust 23, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Gold medalist Amit Elor of US poses with her Gold medal during award ceremony for the Women Freestyle 68kg Wrestling competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the South Paris Arena in Paris, on August 6. EPA
At the Paris Olympics, US athletes are in a class of their own
CommentAugust 09, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun in Washington last month. It will be a long road back for the company's reputation following the guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge. AFP
Boeing needs to remember what made it a global brand

At the heart of the US aerospace company's recovery is reinstating the prominence of its employees ahead of shareholders

CommentJuly 11, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
A mural of English footballer Marcus Rashford who was heralded for his lead role in a UK school meals initiative, angering some who believed sport and politics should not mix. Reuters
Football cannot avoid politics, even if it wants to

The new generation of teenagers emerging at the pinnacle of the sport will be even more in tune with the changing social landscape

CommentJune 27, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Apple plans to bring generative AI tools to its products, and will integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone and other devices. PA Wire
What's the big fuss about Apple integrating ChatGPT?

The technology isn't ground-breaking and concerns about privacy are valid but overblown

CommentJune 13, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
A newsstand along Kasr Al Aini street in Cairo AFP
At the Arab Media Forum, the way we approach the news today was one talking point

There has been a change in terms of what audiences believe should be the most important news covered by traditional media outlets – and emotion has a lot to do with it

CommentMay 31, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
A robot on display at an AI summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Getty Images
AI will be everywhere. How do we prepare for the ethics around it?

We need to ask ourselves about how we think AI should be used

CommentMay 17, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
Screens show firefighters battling a wildfire in the US. AP
Has extreme weather altered people's attitude towards climate change?

Recent events show that we cannot take anything for granted when it comes to global warming

CommentMay 03, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
The recent public debates about political correctness, diversity, immigration, history and national pride are the offspring of the introspection in the West. EPA
The Gulf prefers rational debate to culture wars – and it works

As the West slides into 'culturenomics', it is no coincidence that most discussions in this region usually have economic opportunity high on the agenda

CommentApril 19, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
The moral of the story in The Beautiful Game is that we can save one another when motivated to do so. Netflix
A Netflix film reminds us of sport's inherent value

At a time when sport risks being reduced to mere entertainment, the story of a team of homeless footballers provides food for thought

CommentApril 05, 2024
Mustafa Alrawi
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