▁At al lah ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁London , ▁England ) ▁is ▁a ▁British - L eb an ese ▁author , ▁producer , ▁television ▁host ▁and ▁media ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Nas ri ▁At al lah ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁London , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle . ▁His ▁parents , ▁Sam ir ▁At al lah ▁and ▁May ▁Francis , ▁are ▁both ▁British - L eb an ese ▁and ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁His ▁father , ▁Sam ir ▁At al lah , ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁Arab ▁author , ▁journalist ▁and ▁think er , ▁and ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁many ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁dec ades ▁of ▁contribution ▁to ▁Arab ▁literature . ▁ ▁At al lah ▁moved ▁to ▁Be ir ut ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁finished ▁school ▁and ▁read ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Be ir ut . ▁He ▁then ▁head ed ▁back ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁a ▁Masters ▁in ▁International ▁politics ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Oriental ▁and ▁African ▁Studies , ▁comple ting ▁a ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁the ▁D eter rit orial ization ▁of ▁Identity ▁Through ▁Trans n ational ▁Media . ▁After ▁some ▁further ▁back ▁and ▁forth , ▁he ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁studies , ▁At al lah ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁for ▁