Raghida Dergham
Lebanese-American journalist Raghida Dergham is the diplomatic correspondent for the pan-Arabian daily Al-Hayat and a well-known columnist and op-ed writer. In 2011, she was ranked among the 100 most influential women in the Arab world by the weekly Arabian Business.
Updated: 28 July 2011
After years of playing a secondary role in the Arab world, the EU now has an opportunity to exert a positive influence in a region where the United States and Russia have failed to respond to radical change. An Al-Hayat columnist outlines how Europe can make a difference.