Pierre Tristam Political Journalist Education B.A., Politics and History, New York University Introduction Editor and publisher of FlaglerLive.com, a non-profit news site in Florida, for which he writes a regular column focusing on the Middle East, foreign affairs, civil liberties, immigration, and federal politics.Freelance writer for a variety of publications over a 20-year period.Since 1991, has been awarded 13 first-place awards from various state and regional professional press associations for his magazine, column, editorial, and commentary writing. Experience Pierre Tristam is a former writer for ThoughtCo who contributed stories covering topics related to the Middle East. A native of Beirut, Lebanon, Tristam became an American citizen in 1986. Since then he has written a variety of articles on the Middle East, foreign affairs, civil liberties, immigration, and federal politics for national and international publications, including FlaglerLive.com, a local non-profit Florida-based news site of which he is also the publisher and editor. Education Graduate of the United Nations International School in New YorkB.A. in politics and history from New York UniversityAwards and PublicationsSince 1991, Tristam has collected 13 first-place awards from various state and regional professional press associations for magazine, column, editorial and commentary writing ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Pierre Tristam Malcom X in Mecca What You Need to Know About the Wailing Wall or Western Wall Arabica Coffee Enjoyed Today and for the Past Few Millennia What Are Ziggurats and How Were They Built? The Truth About Middle East Oil Reserves United Arab Emirates History and Independence Leaders of the Middle East: A Photo Gallery Timeline of the Lebanese Civil War From 1975 to 1990 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: Profile U.S. Policy in the Middle East: 1945 to 2008 Kashmir History and Background Black September: The Jordanian-PLO Civil War of 1970 Israeli Prime Ministers Since Establishment of the State in 1948 Understanding the Barbary Pirates The Quraysh Tribe of Mecca Defining the Arab World and the Middle East Twelver Shiites and the Cult of Martyrdom Christians of the Middle East: Country-By-Country Facts What Is the Middle East? Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir Quick Facts on Burj Dubai/Burj Khalifa The Sinai Peninsula From Ancient Times to Today