How Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh Built @Muslim Into a 12-Million Follower News Platform
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Carla Sertin
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Summary
Profile of Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh, the 27-year-old Palestinian journalist who accidentally built @Muslim, a massive social media news outlet with over 12 million followers across platforms. The article details his journey from creating a simple news aggregation account to becoming a prominent voice in Muslim media, covering Middle Eastern news and breaking stories like the Israel strikes on Tehran. It explores the challenges, responsibilities, and accidental nature of his rise as a digital media influencer and editor-in-chief.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledDid you just post? They ask. He makes his apologies and goes home to watch the news.
He runs @Muslim, with more than 12 million followers across platforms.
At 1 am during Ramadan, Palestinian journalist Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh sits shoulder to shoulder in a packed Yemeni coffee shop in New York.
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