Fellows & Editors
Christa Case Bryant
- Trip:
- Saudi Arabia 2012
- Affiliation:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Country:
- Saudi Arabia
- Year:
- 2012
Christa Case Bryant is Middle East editor at The Christian Science Monitor, where she has guided the paper’s coverage of events from Morocco to Iran for the past three years—including Iran’s 2009 protests and the Arab spring. She also oversees The Monitor’s international coverage in the weekly magazine. Prior to holding those posts, Bryant worked on The Monitor’s online team and also served as Europe editor, and she has reported from Europe and the Middle East for The Monitor. In addition to her long-time interest in international affairs, Bryant’s background as a musician, equestrian, and international ski racer have led to a widely varied body of work since arriving at The Monitor in 2004. It includes in-depth projects such as a 2011 cover story on the rising global middle class and a 2008 series on Russia’s Putin Generation, as well as features on everything from acclaimed Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes to a nascent Palestinian civic education movement in the West Bank. A particularly special assignment was covering the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for The Monitor, since Bryant herself was once an Olympic hopeful in cross-country skiing. She graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Ill., with a B.A. in global perspectives and a minor in religion.
Stories
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10 Voices for Change in Saudi Arabia
1. Sheikh Salman al-Ouda Prominent Salafi cleric, with more than 1 million Twitter followers Sheikh Salman al-Ouda spoke to a group of US journalists in his home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, earlier this month. ...
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In Saudi Arabia, a Quiet Tide of Reform
Photo: Christa Case Bryant When Mohammad al-Qahtani moved back to his native Saudi Arabia after a decade in the United States, his 3-year-old daughter, Norah, was not pleased. "Daddy, let's...
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Saudi Girls Find Freedom in Cleats
As the evening call to prayer rings out across Riyadh, a pack of teenage girls eating cotton candy and popsicles erupt in cheers, drowning out the muezzin. Their favorite soccer team has...
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For Saudi Ex-Jihadis: A Stipend, a Wife, and a New Life
The Mohammed bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was established five years ago to help Guantánamo detainees reintegrate into Saudi society. The "beneficiaries" wake...
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After Underwear Plot, Saudi Officials Cite Headway Against AQAP
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), based in Yemen, remains a major threat but drone strikes are making significant headway against the franchise, say Saudi interior ministry officials, who are working...
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