Pursuing journalism and political science degrees at Loyola New Orleans, Osama Ayyad enjoys photojournalism, international relations, and politics, and military action. The New Orleans native and Army veteran likes to talk about history, current events, and his three-year-old son, Dean.

Osama looks forward to reporting news from active war zones in the Middle-East and elsewhere, embedding with military action groups, or other dangerous but necessary assignments.

Adding broadcast news experience to his Army taught photojournalism skills, Osama plans on being familiar with most forms of news and all the roles necessary to deliver them.

Fluent in Modern Standard, Levantine, and Egyptian Arabic, Osama is familiar with Middle-Eastern and Muslim cultures, practices, and history.

In his free time, Osama reads non-fiction, plays Destiny, and watches the West Wing.