Affiliations & contributions

Presented, joined, and stood up in public.

Research presented at academic venues, the conferences I attend, the unions and networks I belong to, and the campaigns I helped start.

Professional memberships

Jun 2023
Present
The National Union of Journalists
Trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and Ireland, founded in 1907.
nuj.org.uk X
Jan 2024
Jan 2026
London Freelance Branch
Membership & New Members officer for London Freelance BranchTwo years running
The London Freelance Branch of the National Union of Journalists.
The LFB directory entry X
Mar 2021
Present
Marie Colvin Journalists' Network
A project for female journalists in the Middle East supported by The Circle, a UK-based organisation.
Their write-up of the paper

Posted on LinkedIn

For the second year in a row, I have been elected as the Membership Secretary for the London Freelance Branch (LFB) of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). I am truly grateful for the trust and support of my colleagues in the NUJ London Branch, especially Tim Gopsill, the former Chair for the past three years and current Vice Chair, who nominated me for the role, and Pennie Quinton, the 2025 Chair and a former Chair of the branch, who seconded the nomination. للعام الثاني على التوالي، تم اختياري كسكرتير العضوية (Membership Secretary) في فرع لندن (LFB) التابع لاتحاد الصحفيين البريطاني (NUJ). ممتنّة جداً لثقة ودعم زملائي، وخصوصاً الرئيس السابق لفرع لندن للسنوات الثلاث الماضية ونائب الرئيس الحالي Tim Gopsil، لترشيحه لي لهذا الدور، وPennie Quinton، رئيسة فرع لندن لعام 2025، التي دعمت ترشيح تيم.

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Initiatives co-founded

Just Reporting Network
Co-founder · 2023 – 2024
Formed in the UK after Israel's war on Gaza in 2023. JRN's two main missions are to stand in solidarity with Palestinian colleagues and to work with colleagues across the media industry to ensure more accurate coverage reflecting the reality in Palestine and beyond.
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Unmute Palestine
Co-founder · 2021
A virtual campaign against Facebook and Instagram restrictions on pro-Palestine content during the evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza war in 2021. Responsible for creating Instagram's content.
Instagram

Research paper

October 2023

How has the Egyptian government sought to erase the revolutionary identity of Tahrir Square?

Ibn Haldun University · Süleymaniye Campus, Istanbul

Examines the architectural and administrative reshaping of Tahrir Square since 2011 as a deliberate strategy to suppress its revolutionary meaning.

Prepared for the workshop "The Urban and Local Dimensions of Political Violence in Syria and the Middle East (SUR)."

At the SUR workshop, Süleymaniye Campus.

The paper's argument, slide by slide

Download the deck · PDF

A summary of this paper, published by The New Arab

The New ArabErasing revolutionary identity: Egypt's Tahrir SquareRead it

Conferences & visits

Some of the conferences and institutions I have attended, covered, worked at, or been hosted by.

GMC Summit
Istanbul · 11–12 July 2026
A non-profit summit hosted by OnePath Network, bringing together Muslims at every stage of content creation who recognise the power of media and are committed to using it with purpose. It is where ideas are sharpened, standards raised, and the future of Muslim media actively shaped — at a time when media frames narratives, shapes perception and reaches the Ummah globally.
The 17th Al Jazeera Forum
Doha, Qatar · 7–9 February 2026
Global decision-makers, researchers, journalists and experts, on the theme “The Palestinian Cause and the Regional Balance of Power in the Context of an Emerging Multipolar World”.
On Instagram
Web Summit Qatar 2026
Doha, Qatar · 1–4 February 2026
Held at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The third edition drew more than 30,000 attendees from over 120 countries, with a record 1,600 exhibiting startups.
On Instagram
GEM Summit
Doha, Qatar · 28–29 January 2026
Globally Empowered Muslim — a global gathering of Muslim leaders, practitioners and thinkers from technology, business, education, healthcare, media and culture. Built as a space for honest dialogue and shared learning, for values-driven leaders looking for practical guidance to turn intention into action.
On Instagram
TRT World Forum
Istanbul · 31 October – 1 November 2025
TRT's annual international forum, held in Istanbul under the theme "The Global Reset: From the Old Order to New Realities" — bringing together policymakers, journalists and researchers on where the international order is heading.
European Parliament
Brussels, Belgium · September 2023
From an academic and research visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.
On Instagram
European Commission
Brussels, Belgium · September 2023
From an academic and research visit to the European Commission in Brussels.
On Instagram
European External Action Service
Brussels, Belgium · September 2023
From an academic and research visit to the European External Action Service (EEAS), including a dialogue session at its headquarters.
On Instagram