Experience

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  Newswire8

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Executive producer

  • 'Unspoken Truth', documents the hardships and bloodshed felt by both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film was shown in 2004 in the United States, Israel, Palestine, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.• Researched and worked on post-production. • Part of production crew filming on location in Israel and the Occupied West Bank.

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  Louis august jonas foundation- camp rising sun

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Journalism instructor
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  Primedia broadcasting

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  News reporter

  • Daily coverage of political, social and economic events in the West Bank and Israel. • Interviewed subjects, wrote, edited, presented and live reported for news bulletins.

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  Palestinian broadcasting corporation

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Presenter

  - Presenting and producing the weekly program “This is Jerusalem”. - The Program concentrates on the social and political issues in Jerusalem.

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  Palestinian international news agency pina

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Presenter and producer

  - Selection of stories to cover over the day and setting up the interviews and conducting them and producing the show on location and offline editing.- "Sleepless in Gaza and Jerusalem" is a video diary about young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, living in Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of The West Bank, the series was first shown on YouTube and is now airing on 4 American TV stations.- Other than the show I was working as a Producer/ Fixer for international and local media outlets contracted by the company. Show less

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  Internews network

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Communications specialist

  - Lead public relations and communications outreach for the program - Monitor and evaluate the impact of the projects- Cover project events to produce news releases - Prepare quarterly and other reports for Doner - Prepare articles/press releases/reports with photographs and/or video of events and create presentations to highlight program success stories - Consultant on Social media and citizen journalism - Conduct trainings on social media

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  Al etejah english channel

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  News reporter

  • Researched, pitched, and packaged stories on a daily basis. • Reporting on live events from the field.

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  Arab thought forum

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Media development consultant

  • Commissioned by European Union to developed a communication and media manual. • Developed a social media and online communication strategy. • Conducted training for trainers for The Arab Thought Forum staff on social media usage in advocacy. • Facilitated a workshop for media personnel to inform them of The Arab Thought Forum’s work and created a dialogue around issues of importance for the organization.

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  Bbc media action

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2015

  Multimedia producer

  - Creation and management of various web and social media platforms and the creation and publication of program related content in various formats to these channels.- Creating and monitoring multi-media editorial content and providing analysis of user statistics. - Producing TV reports and stories for the programs “Hur Al Kalam- Aswat Min Falasteen” Free speech and Voices From Palestine.- Filming, Producing and editing teasers and spots for use on Palestine TV and Social media pages.- Conduct social media training workshops for Palestine TV program as needed. Show less

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  Middle east policy network

  Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  Digital media manager

  Web Management and Social Media Management

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  Human rights watch

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2016

  Research assistant

  Investigate and report on human rights violations in Palestine & Israel.

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  Ashira organix

  Jun 2016 - now

  Business owner

  Creator of Ashira Organix Natural, Organic beauty & health products hand made to perfection, the line of products use vitamins, oils that the skin needs to look healthy young, and fresh.

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  Central elections commission- palestine

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2016

  Social media consultant

  • Target for Facebook Page was reached in 2 months from 16K to 50K.• Preparing a social media strategy for the commission and implementing it. • Build a social campaign for the local elections and implement it.

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  Amnesty international

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  Regional researcher
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  Freelance multimedia consultant

  Dec 2018 - now

  Consultant
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  Catharsis holistic healing

  Oct 2019 - now

  Executive director

  The founder of Catharsis Holistic Healing, a project that fosters trauma healing for Palestinians. Working with children and adults to build resilience and heal from continues trauma and stress disorders. Created a modality of active meditation which includes Sufi whirling as a way to heal and build resilience. The project has been on the forefront of bringing holistic healing approaches to the Arab world with trainings available in Arabic in dance therapy, somatic experiencing, breath-work, yoga and meditation. The project has provided training to hundreds of Palestinians and Arabs in trauma work. Over 500 Children have benefited from healing sessions in the West Bank and Gaza. The project has been supported by best selling author and addictions expert Dr. Gabor Mate who participated in a healing conference organized by Catharsis in the summer of 2022. Show less

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  Science and nonduality

  Jun 2024 - now

  Executive producer