2010Winner
Best Performance
The War You Don't See
Rageh Omaar
Actor
Mogadishu, Somalia
July 19, 1967
Biography
Rageh Omaar is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. In September 2006, he moved to a new post at Al Jazeera English, where he presented the nightly weekday documentary series Witness until January 2010.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2009Nominee
Best Performance
Iran 1979: Legacy of a Revolution
2009Nominee
Best Performance
Iran 1979: Anatomy of a Revolution
Career Highlights
2005Highlight
Best Performance
An Islamic History of Europe
2007Highlight
Best Performance
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Video
Witness Special - Inside the Red Mosque