Uzbek born Anora is completely fluent in English, Russian and Uzbek with additional Spanish skills. Educated in Tashkent and Pace University New York, she worked for several years with the BBC World Service in English, Russian and Uzbek after a period with UNFPA’s media department. For five years she has been with the the Financial Times, where, in addition to reporting her duties have included video production for the web site, editing the online edition. In addition to training FT staff in online journalism and web techniques, she has lectured in many venues, ranging from Central Asian journalism Schools to SUNY, Buffalo, Paterson University New Jersey, and Columbia University. Her radio, video and online experience makes her an invaluable resource, not least when added to her linguistic skills. In 2011/2012 she held a prestigious Knight Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Business School.