Tesneem Ayoub

Journalist and Writer

Qatar

Tesneem Ayoub is a journalist and content writer who has largely spent the last decade writing and managing content. She is a passionate storyteller driven to learn and present facts about the human experience in an easy-to-understand manner.

Some of her most recent work was featured in Doha Family Magazine, a Qatar-based English-language parenting and lifestyle publication where she was the editor-in-chief for over three years. You can also find some of her other bylines in the London-based Nursing Times, Blasting News US, and All and About Qatar, where she has covered health, science, and lifestyle subjects.

Having worked in Europe and the Middle East, Tesneem has experienced journalism through a multicultural lens and has brought that cultural awareness and sensitivity to her work. She speaks native-level English, fluent Arabic, and intermediate-level French.

You can contact Tesneem via email at: Tesneem[dot]ayoub[at]gmail[dot]com

Portfolio

Edited Magazine Issues

Doha Family Magazine
Facing Barriers - Issue #43 Doha Family Magazine Winter 2022

Founded in May 2012, Doha Family Magazine is the first parenting publication in Qatar. The Doha Family website is a resource for parents who live in or are moving to Qatar, and our website is full of information related to families!

News and shorts

All & About | Your lifestyle guide in Qatar
06/27/2019
Night owls can "re-train" themselves

If you're looking to break free from a life of long nights, short days, and regular caffeine top-ups, a recent, international-scale study could help you with your escape plan.

All & About | Your lifestyle guide in Qatar
01/13/2019
Can an Egg a Day Keep Diabetes Away?

Over the years, the messaging about eggs has been a bit confusing. The high cholesterol content in the yolks meant that people were told to limit their intake of the food so that their cholesterol levels wouldn't soar. And then that

Nursing Times
Study launched on whether mobile phones affect children

The three-year study will follow around 2,500 year seven children - 11-12 year olds - from over 160 outer-London schools starting September. The children will be assessed again in year nine to see how their cognitive abilities have developed with mobile-phone use.

Features

Doha Family Magazine
09/22/2022
The M7 Dollhouse - Doha Family Magazine

Doha Family went to see The M7 Dollhouse, a fashion exhibition that ran between 8 September and 16 September 2022. It was born out of M7's recent Kids Zwara programme

All & About | Your lifestyle guide in Qatar
02/04/2019
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What You Need to Know

Hand aches, weakness, tingles and pains - those are just some of the symptoms of a debilitating condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome, that is estimated to affect three to six per cent of the adult population. The good news is that it's treatable and if dealt with early enough, you can make a full recovery.

All & About | Your lifestyle guide in Qatar
12/09/2018
5 Healthy Travel Tips

It's December at last and the countdown to the holiday you've been fantasising about for the last few weeks is finally drawing to a close.

Nursing Times
Mastering your dissertation: what you need to know

Whether you've already handed in the final copy of your dissertation or you're still trying to pull it together before the deadline, you've probably wondered something along the lines of: "what does it take to get a first?"

Tesneem's Corner
03/08/2014
Interview: Surviving Breast Cancer at 27

Breast cancer is an illness often associated with older women and although 8 out of 10 cases of breast cancer are those of women aged 50 and over, young women can also be affected. Lauren Bash, the vice-president of Fighting Pretty, a charity dedicated to helping women going through the illness to regain confidence and...