Kamil Toume was born in Lebanon, raised in Beirut and studied at the American University of Beirut. He studied English Literature, History and Political Science. He has worked as an editor for several Arab newspapers, creating features and news. In 2005, Kamil moved to the United States where he studied journalism at Columbia University
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He is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and started freelancing for a number of print and broadcast media titles. Kamil is a two-time Emmy Award winner, a former PEN American Center fellow, a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, an academic advisor to the Middle East Forum’s Project on Middle East Women’s Issues and a member of the Board of Advisors for the International Council on Empowerment of Women. He is also a board member for several non-profit organizations including the Middle East Forum’s Project on Middle East Women’s Issues and Jewish Voice for Peace.