▁Arab ▁States . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁Als os wa ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁She ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁radio ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁Governor ate ▁of ▁Ta iz . ▁Later ▁on , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁TV ▁anchor ▁in ▁Y emen ' s ▁Television ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁news ▁broad c aster . ▁ ▁Als os wa ▁holds ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Mass ▁Communic ations ▁from ▁C airo ▁University ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁an ▁M . A . ▁in ▁International ▁Communic ations ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁She ▁speak s ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁English ▁flu ently ▁and ▁communic ates ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁Russian . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁Deput y ▁TV ▁Program s ▁Director ▁at ▁S ana ’ a ▁TV , ▁where ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁Y em eni ▁television . ▁Later , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁Editor ▁of ▁Mut aba ' at ▁I ' el am iah ▁Journal . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Als os wa ▁led ▁the ▁Y em eni ▁Women ' s ▁Union ▁before ▁Y em eni ▁un ification . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁Under secret