Dalia al-Aqidi
Dalia al-Aqidi
Early Life
al-Aqidi was born in Iraq but sought refuge in the United States in 1993. Before Dalia and her family's relocatedi to the U.S., with the help of late U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, she was politically active against Saddam Hussein’s brutality and oppression of the Iraq people. [7] [13]
Career
Early beginnings
She began her career in journalism as a radio anchor for Voice of America. She went on to work as an anchor and political correspondent for several Middle Eastern and American media outlets even serving as a White House correspondent for a number of years. In 2007, Dalia began working with the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Baghdad, helping to develop a new Iraqi News Center and train Iraqi security ministries on how to develop and sustain professional media offices. Following this experience, Dalia returned once again to journalism, reporting from Iraq, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and eventually the U.S. [7]
Present
Dalia al-Aqidi currently serves as a senior international political talk show host with over three decades of reporting from the capital cities of the Middle East to the U.S.
She has written, produced, and hosted live shows on TV and radio in both English and Arabic. Over the course of her career, she has interviewed a variety of world leaders, such as former President James Carter, First Lady Barbara Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and many government leaders in the Middle East. She most recently worked as a news analyst in addition to anchoring a political talk show about U.S. policies and strategies in North Africa. [7]
Political views
She has stated:
“I support President Trump’s efforts to secure the border and fix our legal immigration system.
Meanwhile, Omar wants to open up our borders and allow those same dangerous individuals to freely enter the country.”
“This campaign will be different.
First, the people of District 5 have just experienced two years of being embarrassed of Ilhan Omar’s offensive antics. And two years of her ignoring her constituents in order to become a hero of the resistance,”
“I think voters will want to put a lot of this behind them and support a candidate who actually loves the country she’s elected to represent.
The hardworking families of this district need and deserve better, and we’re going to show them that there is a better alternative.