Najat Al Saied is a former Researcher at Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) in Abu Dhabi, UAE and was an Assistant Professor at Zayed University in Dubai from 2014-2018. She is a columnist in Al Ittihad (an Arabic language newspaper published daily in the United Arab Emirates) and also columnist in Al Hurra (an American satellite television news channel in Arabic). She is specialized in political and societal development communication geared to modern and tolerant Middle East.She is the author several books and chapters in books: Screens of influence: Arab satellite television and social development, Media in the UAE: creating a national voice, Arab Media Moguls and Handbook on Arab Media, Fashion and women’s sport in the Arab Gulf States, and others.Her book, Twitter Diplomacy Before and After the Abraham Accords, will be published in March 2022. She published several articles in Israel Hayom, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Press, the Gatestone Institute, Gulf News, Al Arabiya English website and others.