Mohamed Nanabhay's Blog

Mohamed Nanabhay is the Head of New Media at the AlJazeera Network based in Doha, Qatar. He joined Al Jazeera in 2004 and is currently managing a team that is focused on engaging audiences through online communities and emerging technologies.

Prior to joining Al Jazeera, Mohamed worked at KPMG where he provided security, privacy and continuity consulting to South Africa's leading businesses. In 2005 Mohamed was awarded the Thomas Fitzgerald Award by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) for outstanding achievement in the field of information assurance.

Mohamed is an internet entrepreneur and has founded companies in Africa and the Middle East.

He has spoken around the world on new and online media, including Washington DC, Sydney, Japan, Holland, South Africa and in Second Life.

Mohamed and his ideas have been featured in the New York Times, M.I.T. Technology Review, International Herald Tribune, BoingBoing, paidContent and CIO.

He is also a regular contributor to Global Voices Online and the Mail and Guardian's Thought Leader.