09:00 IST
09:00 IST
Investigating Arms Trade Hosted by Security Assistance Monitor التحقيق في تجارة الأسلحة الدولية برعاية (Convention Center-Lotus Room)
Speakers
Director of Investigations, Corruption Watch
I am currently Director of Investigations at Corruption Watch UK. I have investigated grand corruption and human rights abuses linked to the defence sector/arms trade for the last decade. Happy to share investigative tips and insights! Currently working on the role of European companies...
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Director, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy
Christina Arabia is a Program and Research Associate at the Center for International Policy (CIP) working with the Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) where she conducts research and analysis on U.S. foreign security assistance around the world. Prior to joining CIP, Christina was a...
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Program and Research Associate, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy
Elias is a Program and Research Associate with the Security Assistance Monitor Program at the Center for International Policy, where he analyzes the challenges and risks in U.S. military and police assistance on international security and human rights. He was previously an Assistant...
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Friday November 22, 2019 09:00 - 17:00 IST
Lotus Room
10:00 IST
10:00 IST
10:00 IST
13:00 IST
14:00 IST
14:00 IST
15:00 IST
Facebook: Community Standards Overview and Q&A نظرة شاملة الى معايير وسياسات فيسبوك (Convention Center-Jasmine Room)
Speakers
Public Policy Manager, Levant, Facebook
Jamal Deeb is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for the Levant. He joined Facebook in 2015 as an Operations Specialist for Middle East and North Africa before transitioning to the Public Policy team earlier this year. Jamal was previously a member of the Strategic Business Development...
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Public Policy Manager, Content, Facebook
Eric Shadowens is public policy manager for content at Facebook based in Dublin, Ireland. He works on the team that develops Facebook's Community Standards. Eric received his B.A. in International Studies from American University in Washington, DC and his M.Sc. in International Politics...
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17:15 IST
18:00 IST
Opening Ceremony مراسم الافتتاح/ القاعة الرئيسة (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Speakers
Director of Media Partnerships, MEA, Facebook
Fares Akkad is the director of Media Partnerships for Facebook and Instagram in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey. Fares and his team work closely with strategic partners supporting them to leverage the Facebook tools to maximize mutually beneficial objectives. Prior to joining Facebook...
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Founder | Executive Director | Journalist, ARIJ
Rana Sabbagh is executive director at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) – the region’s leading media support network spreading the culture of “accountability journalism” in nine Arab states since 2005.
She has dedicated the last 33 years of her career as journalist, columnist and media trainer to promote free speech, independent media, “accountability journalism” and human rights.As former chief editor of the Jordan Times (1999-Jan 2002), she became the first Arab female in t...
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18:30 IST
Media Narratives and Internet Trolling and Digital Protection in a changing Arab world: السرد الإعلامي، الهجمات الرقمية الممنهجة والذباب الإلكتروني.. آفاق الحماية الرقمية في عالم عربي متغيّر (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Speakers
social media specialist, digital media trainer , editor in chief for a news website, TV host for social media and digital marketing, media relations manager at MP Fouad Makhzoumi...
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Bilingual Lead Presenter, BBC
Rasha Qandeel is a journalist and the BBC Arabic Bi-Lingual Lead Presenter of Arabic NewsNight and HardTalk. Having worked for BBC Arabic and English since early 2003, she has contributed to BBC World Service between 2005-2007 and has presented BBC World special seasons such as 100...
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BBC
Rami Ruhayem is a London-based producer and reporter and has worked as a journalist for the BBC since 2005. He has worked internationally, covering events in Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and several other places...
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19:30 IST
20:30 IST
ARIJ Movie Night أمسية مع أفلام شبكة (أريج) (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Speakers
Riad Kobaissi is head of the investigative reports unit at Al Jadeed TV. Kobaissi has prepared and participated in putting together a number of investigative reports supervised by ARIJ since 2012. He is specialised in exposing the corruption of customs administrations and has investigated...
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Aseel Sarya holds a bachelor’s degree in Media/Public Relations and Advertising. Sarya has worked for Alyaman Alyoum channel between 2012 and 2015, and has written for a number of different Yemeni newspapers. In 2015, he started producing investigations with ARIJ, and has produced...
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Sameh Ellaboody is an Egyptian journalist and academic. Ellaboody has received a number of awards for his investigative work, including ARIJ Award in 2015 and 2017, and the European Union Award in 2017 and 2018...
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09:00 IST
09:00 IST
09:00 IST
10:00 IST
Launch of the Hate Speech Glossary for Palestinian media hosted by EJN إطلاق دليل لتجنّب خطاب الكراهية في الإعلام الفلسطيني برعاية شبكة الصحافة الأخلاقية (Floor -2 Sun Room)
Speakers
Nojoud Al Kassem has been the correspondent for Kuwait News Agency “Kuna” since 2002, the Arabic Broadcasting Network in Dubai since 2003 and SAWA in Washington since 2010. Kassem holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Journalism from An-Najah National University...
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Said Shaheen is an assistant professor at the Media Department, Hebron University and a lecturer at the Al-Quds Open University and Palestine Polytechnic University. Shaheen was head of the Media Department at Hebron University, 2013-2017. In addition to that, he was head of the local...
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Birzeit University
Dr. Bassam Eweda was born in Nablus in 1971. He received his Ph.D. from the Free University of Berlin in Germany and is currently an assistant professor at Birzeit University in the Media Department. Previously, he worked as an editor for DWISCHI-VILLI-TV- the Arabic department, Germany...
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EJN - City, University of London
Zahera Harb is Senior Lecturer in International Journalism at City, University of London. She is the author of Channels of Resistance: Liberation Propaganda, Hezbollah and the Media (I.B. Tauris 2011), co-editor (with Dina Matar) of Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse...
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10:00 IST
All Day "Physical Safety clinic" Hosted By RPT & FFR- Pre Sign-Up Required جلسة "عيادة السلامة البدنية".. برعاية منظمتي RPT و FFR (Floor M/Meeting Room ll)
Speakers
Journalist, Researcher, Trainer and Media Specialist In Conflict Zones, Vice President of IAWRT (International Association of Women in Radio and Television)
Abeer is a war correspondent, researcher, media consultant and trainer, with 28 years of professional experience covering events in conflict zones within the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. She has earned an international reputation for executing frontline operations in the field of...
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Journalist, Executive Board Member, Tunisian Union Of Journalists
Zied Dabbar is a Tunisian journalist and a member of the executive board of the Tunisian Union of Journalists (Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens, SNJT). He has worked as an economics correspondent for Tunisian national newspapers such as Le Temps and Ecojournal. In 2011...
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10:00 IST
10:45 IST
11:15 IST
11:15 IST
11:15 IST
11:15 IST
13:15 IST
14:15 IST
Networking Lunch hosted by Facebook استراحة غداء برعاية (Convention Center-Onyx Hall)
Speakers
Strategic Partner Manager, News - MENA, Facebook
Mohamed Omar is the strategic partner manager for News at Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa, where he focuses on building and enhancing successful partnerships with Arabic News publishers and broadcasters. Prior to joining Facebook, Omar was a content partnerships consultant...
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Director of Media Partnerships, MEA, Facebook
Fares Akkad is the director of Media Partnerships for Facebook and Instagram in the Middle East, Africa & Turkey. Fares and his team work closely with strategic partners supporting them to leverage the Facebook tools to maximize mutually beneficial objectives. Prior to joining Facebook...
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Saturday November 23, 2019 14:15 - 15:45 IST
Onyx Hall
15:45 IST
2019 Award-winning investigations by ARIJeans تحقيقات استقصائية لصحافيين فازت بجوائز دولية لعام 2019 (Convention Center-Orchid Room)
Moderators
Founder | Executive Director | Journalist, ARIJ
Rana Sabbagh is executive director at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) – the region’s leading media support network spreading the culture of “accountability journalism” in nine Arab states since 2005.
She has dedicated the last 33 years of her career as journalist, columnist and media trainer to promote free speech, independent media, “accountability journalism” and human rights.As former chief editor of the Jordan Times (1999-Jan 2002), she became the first Arab female in t...
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Speakers
Asaad Zalzali is an investigative journalist from Iraq. He is a recipient of the following awards:- Ministry of Youth and Sports Award for “the Best Journalist Youth work, Baghdad 2013”- Samir Kassir Award for the Best Visual Journalism in the Arab World (EU Delegation to the...
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Ajyal Radio Network
Firas Taweel is a Palestinian journalist, editor and broadcaster for the “Ajyal Radio Network” and “Al-Quds Educational Channel”. He also writes for the “Afaq Environmental Magazine”, and is an Investigative Journalist for ARIJ...
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Hanene Zbis is a renowned Tunisian investigative journalist. She has received several Arab and international awards for her work, including the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press in 2014 and the Raef Badawi Award for Courageous Journalists in 2019. Hanene is a manager and...
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Amal Mekki is an independent journalist specialising in human rights, and mentor at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Internews. She has worked with a number of Tunisian media outlets - including Inkyfada - as well as international media platforms such as The Guardian.Amal was...
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Saturday November 23, 2019 15:45 - 16:45 IST
Orchid Room
15:45 IST
Gendered harassment in a digital age: a practical approach Hosted by EJN (Convention Center-Jasmine Room)
Speakers
Loujein Haj Youssef is a Syrian journalist who has held the position of editor-in-chief at Rozana Media since 2014. Along with the editorial team, she established the first newsroom for integrated news in the Syrian media. Currently, Haj Youssef runs the Woman’s Project supported...
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Sarah Momani is a journalist specialising in human rights who has worked for three years in investigative journalism covering violations of human rights, particularly in relation to women and political media. Momani has worked for Radio An-Najah and Journalists for Human Rights in...
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ICFJ
Dr. Julie Posetti is the inaugural Global Director of Research for the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). She led the Journalism Innovation Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where she was Senior Research Fellow 2018-2019...
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Ethical Journalism Network
15:45 IST
Trauma Prevention for Journalists hosted by DW Akademie الوقاية من الصدمات النفسية... برعاية أكاديمية "دويتشه فيلله" (Convention Center-Lotus Room)
Moderators
Audience Development Manager, Deutsche Welle
Yasmina Al-Gannabi is a higly passionate and experianced audience development manager, trainer and social media consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. She is currently working for Deutsche Welle (DW) - Germany's international broadcaster. For...
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Speakers
Lecturer in Communication Studies, Family Wellness and Communication Center
Khaled Nasser, Ph.D., is a family communication consultant who specializes in trauma management, parenting and couples therapy. Nasser practices at his private clinic in Beirut, where he also administers neurofeedback training. He also provides trauma therapy and training sessions...
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Saturday November 23, 2019 15:45 - 16:45 IST
Lotus Room
15:45 IST
Cross Border Collaborations: The Networks’ Perspective التعاون عبر الحدود: من منظور الشبكات (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Moderators
ICIJ
Marina Walker Guevara is ICIJ’s director of strategic initiatives and network. She managed the two largest collaborations of reporters in journalism history: the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers, involving the usage of technology by hundreds of journalists to unravel stories...
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Speakers
ARIJ
Mohammed Al-Kawmani is an investigative journalist. Komani has worked with Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism- ARIJ since 2015 as an editor, coach and in the Data Desk team. He is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists- ICIJ and worked with...
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GIJN
Majdoleen Hasan is a three-time award winning journalist with over 12 years of experience. She has worked with local and international media organizations, including Global Integrity, 100Reporters and the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism network. She was the director of...
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Managing Director, Journalismfund.eu
Ides Debruyne is co-founder and Managing Director of Journalismfund.eu, an independent non‐profit organization established in 1998 with the purpose of stimulating in-depth cross-border journalism in Europe. Ides is also the co-founder of the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative...
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ICIJ
Will is a reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Based in Washington D.C., Will has reported on major investigations, including Swiss Leaks, Panama Papers and Paradise Papers. Will coordinates partnerships with journalists in Africa and the Middle...
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17:00 IST
Academic Track: Roundtable for University professors teaching IJ المسار الأكاديمي: طاولة مستديرة لأساتذة جامعات يدرسون مساق صحافة الاستقصاء (Convention Center-Jasmine Room)
Moderators
IPSI
Dr. Hamida El Bour director of Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information IPSI (La Manouba University) in Tunisia. She has been a journalist for 13 years in Tunisian print media and was the CEO of the Tunisian public news agency TAP (February 2015 – April 2017).Her...
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Speakers
Baghdad University
Hashem Jasem has been the Dean of the College of Media in Baghdad University since 2011 and is the Chairman of the Curriculum Development Committee in the College of Media at the Ministry of Higher Education. The research he has carried out has been published in a number of journals...
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Dr. Mostafa Almenshway is the Assistant Professor of the Journalism department at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Before that, he was a reporter for BBC conducting a number of investigative stories including “Dubai is the World” film. He had also worked as a supervisor at...
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Yasmine Dabbous, PhD, is the chairperson of ARIJ International. She is a communication and cultural studies scholar with multiple publications on the topic...
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LAU
Jad Melki, Ph.D., is associate professor of journalism and media studies and chairperson of the Department of Communication Arts at the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the director of the Institute of Media Research and Training at LAU. He is also a visiting faculty member...
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Iraqia University
Dr. Sahar Khalifa Salem is a lecturer at the Iraqia University in the Faculty of Media and director of the Digital Media Education Project in Iraq. She is a prominent activist in investigative journalist, a coordinating member of the Arab-European Association for Media and Communication...
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17:00 IST
Ethics in Data Journalism hosted by EJN الأخلاقيات في صحافة البيانات .. برعاية (Convention Center-Orchid Room)
Moderators
EJN - City, University of London
Zahera Harb is Senior Lecturer in International Journalism at City, University of London. She is the author of Channels of Resistance: Liberation Propaganda, Hezbollah and the Media (I.B. Tauris 2011), co-editor (with Dina Matar) of Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse...
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Inkyfada
Monia Ben Hamadi is the editor-in-chief of Inkyfada, a Tunis-based media outlet which specialises in long-form reporting, investigation, data journalism and visual storytelling. Monia is a member of the renowned Tunisian NGO Al Khatt, advocating for media training and development...
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Data Journalist, InfoTimes
صحافي ومدرب مصري رائد في مجال صحافة البيانات في العالم العربي.أسس عمر العراقي InfoTimes؛ وهو موقع إلكتروني لإنتاج وتطوير محتوى صحافي قائم على البيانات. في 2018...
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Ethical Journalism Network
Aida Kaisy is a Media Reform Advisor and teacher at the University of London in the School of Oriental and African Studies. Having specialised in media in Iraq at the LSE Conflict Research Programme, she has worked extensively on media development projects across the MENA region...
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Saturday November 23, 2019 17:00 - 18:00 IST
Orchid Room
17:00 IST
17:00 IST
18:00 IST
18:00 IST
19:30 IST
09:00 IST
09:00 IST
Making Nonprofit Newsrooms Sustainable Hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Speakers
Ahmad Haj Hamdo is a Syrian investigative journalist, and the co-founder of/editor at “Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism - SIRAJ.” Haj Hamdo is also a journalist for “Arab Reporting for Investigative Journalism - ARIJ” and has won an ARIJ award in...
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Data Journalist, InfoTimes
صحافي ومدرب مصري رائد في مجال صحافة البيانات في العالم العربي.أسس عمر العراقي InfoTimes؛ وهو موقع إلكتروني لإنتاج وتطوير محتوى صحافي قائم على البيانات. في 2018...
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DARAJ
Alia Ibrahim is a co-founder and CEO of Daraj.com, an independent digital media platform that was launched in November 2017.Ibrahim started her career in 1996 as a general news reporter at The Daily Star in Beirut, becoming managing editor of the newspaper in 2004. In 2008, she joined...
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Business Development Expert, ARIJ
Business development specialist at ARIJ, Yazan Abu Al Rous, has more than 10 years experience generating revenue and increasing brand awareness and exposure for leading organizations in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, including JLVM, a King Abdullah Design and Development KADDB subsidiary...
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MDIF
Bilal Randeree is Director for Africa & MENA at the Media Development Investment Fund, a mission-driven investment fund providing debt and equity financing to independent news and information companies. MDIF operates in countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America...
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GIJN
Majdoleen Hasan is a three-time award winning journalist with over 12 years of experience. She has worked with local and international media organizations, including Global Integrity, 100Reporters and the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism network. She was the director of...
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Development Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Caroline Jarboe is the first director of strategy and planning for foundation relations at The Atlantic, where she steered fundraising for it’s first multi-platform initiatives, including a global religion beat and the annual Race + Justice: An Atlantic Summit live event. She was...
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09:00 IST
09:00 IST
Tracking US Weapons- Hosted By Security Assistance Monitor (Convention Center-Orchid Room) تعقّب الأسلحة الأمريكية.. برعاية منظمة (Security Assistance Monitor)
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Program and Research Associate, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy
Elias is a Program and Research Associate with the Security Assistance Monitor Program at the Center for International Policy, where he analyzes the challenges and risks in U.S. military and police assistance on international security and human rights. He was previously an Assistant...
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Director, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy
Christina Arabia is a Program and Research Associate at the Center for International Policy (CIP) working with the Security Assistance Monitor (SAM) where she conducts research and analysis on U.S. foreign security assistance around the world. Prior to joining CIP, Christina was a...
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10:00 IST
10:00 IST
All Day "Physical Safety clinic" Hosted By RPT & FFR- Pre Sign-Up Required (Floor M/Meeting Room II) جلسة "عيادة السلامة البدنية".. برعاية منظمتي RPT و FFR
Speakers
Journalist, Researcher, Trainer and Media Specialist In Conflict Zones, Vice President of IAWRT (International Association of Women in Radio and Television)
Abeer is a war correspondent, researcher, media consultant and trainer, with 28 years of professional experience covering events in conflict zones within the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. She has earned an international reputation for executing frontline operations in the field of...
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Journalist, Executive Board Member, Tunisian Union Of Journalists
Zied Dabbar is a Tunisian journalist and a member of the executive board of the Tunisian Union of Journalists (Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens, SNJT). He has worked as an economics correspondent for Tunisian national newspapers such as Le Temps and Ecojournal. In 2011...
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10:00 IST
10:45 IST
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11:15 IST
11:15 IST
11:15 IST
13:15 IST
The Future of "Muckraking in Arab Conflict Zones" مستقبل الاستقصاء في مناطق الصراع العربي (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Moderators
ARIJ
Rawan Damen is a filmmaker, media consultant and a board member of ARIJ, as well as the Palestine International Forum for Media and Communication. She is a jury member of Media Creativity Award for Palestine and has produced and directed over 30 hours of documentaries and investigations...
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Speakers
Investigative Journalist from South Sudanصحفي استقصائي من جنوب السودان
Ahmad Haj Hamdo is a Syrian investigative journalist, and the co-founder of/editor at “Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism - SIRAJ.” Haj Hamdo is also a journalist for “Arab Reporting for Investigative Journalism - ARIJ” and has won an ARIJ award in...
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Freelance
Lyas Hallas is an Algerian investigative journalist. He began his career in journalism in 2006 as a reporter at the French-language daily Le Soir d'Algérie, writing about politics, culture, sports and more before specialising in economics.In 2014, he shifted to online media, reporting...
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CEO & Chairman of the board, LIFIJ
Jalal Othman worked as a lecturer at the college of journalism, Azaytuna, Azawia, and the University of Tripoli. A certified trainer in media and journalism since 2008, Jalal has worked as a correspondent and TV show presenter for several TV and radio channels in Libya. He has also...
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Yaman
Ahmed Alwasey is an investigative journalist, TV producer, member of ARIJ and executive director of the Yemeni Network for Investigative Journalism (Yeman). Ahmed has been a broadcaster and reporter for many international and local media. He has conducted and produced more than a...
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14:15 IST
15:45 IST
Investigating Human Rights injustices in the MENA Region (Convention Center-Lotus Room) التحقيق في قضايا انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا
Moderators
Journalist & Author
Bissane Cheikh is a Lebanese journalist who specializes in International Relations at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She worked for Al-Hayat newspaper from 2001 to 2018 as a field reporter and investigative journalist, primarily covering her home country, Lebanon. She conducted...
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Investigative journalist
Saja Mortada is a Lebanese journalist with a master's degrees in Media from Antonine University in Lebanon and the University of Toulon in France. She is currently an editor at the media network Al-Mayadeen. Having trained with ARIJ, Saja carried out two investigative reports on human...
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Viola Fahmy is an Egyptian journalist based in Cairo. She graduated from the Ain Shams University with a degree in Philosophy and holds a diploma in International Negotiations from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University. She has worked on several Egyptian...
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Salik Zaid is an investigative journalist from Mauritania and has been working with ARIJ since 2017. His work - supported by ARIJ network - investigates the suffering of former slaves in Mauritania, human rights violations against Mauritanian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, and...
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Mahmoud Ali is an Egyptian journalist. He has worked with several media organizations over the past six years, including Al-Sabah newspaper, Masrawy website and Al-Kahera Wal-Nas TV. He also worked with ARIJ's investigative journalism network last year, and his main focus is on human...
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Rana Sweis is a journalist who has worked for The New York Times, as well as a number of other media outlets. Most of her journalistic work is related to political, social and refugee issues. She published her first book “Voices of Jordan” in Britain in 2018. Rana established...
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Sunday November 24, 2019 15:45 - 16:45 IST
Lotus Room
15:45 IST
Safeguarding Investigative Journalists from Legal Threat حماية الصحفيين الاستقصائيين من المخاطر القانونية (Convention Center-Jasmine Room)
Moderators
Yahia Shukkair is a Journalist and media law expert. Head of Audio-visual complaints committee.يحيى صحافي أردني وخبير قوانين الإعلام، ورئيس لجنة الشكاوى السمعية البصرية.
Speakers
Rahada Abdoush began her career in administrative and legal affairs at the Syrian newspaper “Al-Thawra” in 1994. She became a freelance journalist in 2003, writing articles and investigative reports for a number of Syrian and Arab newspapers and magazines. Rahada supervised the...
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Executive Director, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Alexander Papachristou is Executive Director of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice where he leads the Good Governance program, providing pro bono legal representation to anti-corruption and investigative journalism organizations worldwide.
Mohammad Zohair Qtaishat is the Special Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister of Jordan and General Manager of the Media Commission. He is the founder and senior partner in the Jordanian local law firm and head of MELAD (Media Legal Aid Unit for Journalists...
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15:45 IST
15:45 IST
17:00 IST
New Models, New Journalism نماذج مبتكرة لصحافة جديدة (Convention Center-Grand Ballroom)
Moderators
Co-founder and Executive Editor, 7iber.com
Lina Al-Ejeilat is the co-founder and executive editor of 7iber.com, an online magazine based in Amman, Jordan. In 2023, she received the WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award as the laureate for the Arab Region. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism/New Media from...
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Speakers
MDIF
Bilal Randeree is Director for Africa & MENA at the Media Development Investment Fund, a mission-driven investment fund providing debt and equity financing to independent news and information companies. MDIF operates in countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America...
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Research Coordinator, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Fatima Bahja is the Research Coordinator of New Initiatives and is responsible for writing and preparing proposals, tracking new and existing grant opportunities and managing research projects for ICFJ. She joined ICFJ due to her interest in empowering journalists to navigate a rapidly-changing...
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DARAJ
Alia Ibrahim is a co-founder and CEO of Daraj.com, an independent digital media platform that was launched in November 2017.Ibrahim started her career in 1996 as a general news reporter at The Daily Star in Beirut, becoming managing editor of the newspaper in 2004. In 2008, she joined...
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ICFJ
Dr. Julie Posetti is the inaugural Global Director of Research for the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). She led the Journalism Innovation Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where she was Senior Research Fellow 2018-2019...
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Raseef22
Hassan Abbas is a Lebanese writer and journalist specializing in political affairs. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Raseef22, an independent media platform covering 22 Arab countries. He holds a master's degree in journalism from the Lebanese University and Pantheon-Assas university/Paris...
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17:00 IST
Practical steps towards better mental health support for local journalists in the MENA- Hosted by MCJN and IMS (Convention Center-Orchid Room) نحو رعاية نفسية أفضل للصحفيين: خطوات عملية لدعم الصحفيين المحليين برعاية شبكة ماري كولفن للصحفيات
Speakers
Lecturer in Communication Studies, Family Wellness and Communication Center
Khaled Nasser, Ph.D., is a family communication consultant who specializes in trauma management, parenting and couples therapy. Nasser practices at his private clinic in Beirut, where he also administers neurofeedback training. He also provides trauma therapy and training sessions...
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The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network
Dima Hamdan is the editor of The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network, an online community dedicated to supporting Arab female journalists.She has previously worked with the BBC World Service as a reporter and producer, with postings in Baghdad, Jerusalem, Beirut, Washington DC and others...
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Programme Manager, International Media Support (IMS)
17:00 IST
Building Resilience to Online Violence Hosted by IWMF التصدّي المستدام للعنف عبر الإنترنت (Convention Center-Lotus Room)
Speakers ES
Ela Stapley is a digital safety consultant working with journalists and media outlets around the world to support them with their security needs...
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WAN-IFRA
Myra Abdallah is a Lebanese independent journalist, trainer and the Regional Manager of the Women in News program at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). She is also the head of the media department at the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE...
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IWMF
Nadine Hoffman is the IWMF’s Deputy Director and can often be found wrangling journalists in under-reported places. After starting her career as a reporter in Boston, Hoffman transitioned to non-profit work, focusing on international human rights and education. She has been a part...
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Sunday November 24, 2019 17:00 - 18:00 IST
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