Arab Women Media Watch Centre in UK mourns the loss of the young producer and screenwriter Claire Naber wife Jordanian director Amin Matalqa, who lost her life while fight an incurable disease while she is in her mid-thirties. ‘We lost an... Read more
56-year-old Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has just been made president of Mauritius. Take a look at her accomplishments. You’ve heard of a philosopher king. But what about a biologist president? Ameenah Gurib-Fakim — the biologist who gave the TED Talk... Read more
The Carter Center June 15 Deadline: Apply to The Carter Center Internship Program Carter Center interns come from around the world and make vital contributions to the Center’s work. Learn more about this program and how to apply HERE
Read moreA landmark survey in 2011 of more than 500 media companies worldwide found that women made up only about one-third of the journalism workforce. – See more HERE
Read moreTracking impact: NewsLynx goes beyond Google Analytics to measure a story’s path in the real world. The new tool, developed at Columbia, aims to help newsrooms measure the qualitative and quantitative impact of their stories after publication... Read more
By TOM MARSHALL Police are investigating after a group of women allegedly ripped off a Muslim mother’s hijab during a “racist” attack as she went to collect her children from school. The young mum was allegedly set upon by... Read more
By AIDA ALAMI JUNE 3, 2015 Morocco’s communications minister on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to ban the film “Much Loved,” which shows scenes of prostitutes in Marrakesh partying and servicing wealthy Saudi clients. Meanwhile... Read more
The Middle East Association will be hosting a briefing on Egypt with Jason Ivory, UKTI Director in Cairo. Egypt Market Briefing Thursday 18th June, 3pm-5pm MEA Offices, 27 St James’s Street, SW1A 1HA Following on from the extremely successful... Read more
QATAR OUTRAGED BY WASHINGTON POST ‘MYTH’ ABOUT WORLD CUP DEATHS Doha government contests blog claiming 1,200 migrant workers have died on World Cup construction sites – but article has been repeated across the world. (Read... Read more
NEW RESEARCH: 11-POINT PLAN FOR PROTECTING JOURNALISM SOURCES IN THE DIGITAL AGE Acts of journalism should be shielded from targeted surveillance, data retention and handover of material connected to confidential sources. That’s a key early... Read more