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Linda Menuhin

Linda Menuhin is an Iraqi-born Israeli journalist, editor and blogger who headed the Middle East desk of Arabic television on Channel 1.

born 1950Head of Channel 1's Middle East deskThe documentary Shadow in BaghdadCommentary on Arab affairs

Born: 8 April 1950, Baghdad
Occupation: journalist, editor, blogger
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard University

Linda Menuhin was born in 1950 in Baghdad

Linda Menuhin was born on April 8, 1950, in Baghdad, into a Jewish family. Her father, Yaakub Abdul Aziz, was a lawyer known in the city's Jewish community. After the Six-Day War in 1967, the Jews of Baghdad became targets.

She fled to Israel through Iran with her brother, arriving in 1971. Her mother and sister later made the same journey, while her father stayed behind. He disappeared in Baghdad and was never heard from again.

In Israel she studied at an ulpan in Jerusalem in a pre-academic course. At the Hebrew University she first studied economics and statistics, then moved to Arabic literature.

She taught in the Arab sector and joined the radio in 1976 as an announcer. In 1981 she joined Arabic television on Channel 1, first as a magazine editor and later as head of the Middle East desk and commentator on Arab affairs. She later advised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Arabic digital media and writes for Arab news sites.

Her search for her father's fate is the subject of the 2013 documentary Shadow in Baghdad, directed by Duki Dror.