▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁most ▁powerful ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁ ▁Personal ▁ ▁Naj wa ▁Q ass em ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁J oun , ▁Leb anon , ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Q ass em ▁initially ▁asp ired ▁to ▁study ▁architecture ▁but ▁soon ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁media ▁and ▁tele vised ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁She ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁on ▁Al ▁J ade ed ▁( New ▁TV ▁Leb anon ) ▁as ▁a ▁program ▁present er , ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁moved ▁to ▁Future ▁TV ▁of ▁Be ir ut . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁Al ▁Arab i ya . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Q ass em ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁senior ▁anchor ▁and ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁news ▁channel . ▁She ▁has ▁covered ▁numerous ▁wars ▁and ▁assass in ations ▁during ▁her ▁career ▁including ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Raf ic ▁H ari ri ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁veter an ▁news ▁rep orter . ▁ ▁Notable ▁reporting ▁assign ments ▁Through out ▁her ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁she ▁has ▁put ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁of ▁danger , ▁and ▁has ▁covered ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dangerous ▁events ▁going ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁world : ▁The ▁War ▁on ▁Afghan istan , ▁Israel ▁Occ up ations ▁and