By Iqbal Tamimi

Director of the Arab Women Media Watch Centre in the UK

THE Egyptian press changed in one very obvious way when Mubarak’s reign ended. His wife, Suzanne Mubarak, suddenly disappeared from the front pages.

News of the First Lady’s ‘activities’ had been regularly reported by…

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Iqbal Tamimi, Tony Gosling and Martin Summers at BCfm Radio (Friday Drivetime)

 

BCfm Radio in UK Discusses Citizen Media’s Role in the Middle East Uprisings

By Iqbal Tamimi

Clearly the latest events of the uprisings in the Middle East and…

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“Palestinian women started taking photographs of families and holy places, ceremonies and weddings, but ended up taking pictures of bodies of killed young children, shelled schools ruined homes, and lots of blood”

In many developed parts of the world, the camera is a welcomed technology that’s a personal must have – be it a digital SLR or having the camera function in our mobile phones and laptops. In some parts of the world, the camera is as powerful as a gun and reason for… Continue

By Iqbal Tamimi



Would bloggers be interested in joining a trade union such as the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)? What NUJ members feel about such proposal? Do bloggers need a body to represent them?

These questions and many more were discussed during a two day conference I have been invited to as a blogger on Palestinian Mothers network, a journalist and a researcher in the field of Arab women blogging… Continue