News & Engagement

Conference presentations and participation, symposium organisation, invited talks, policy engagement and academic networks. Entries are drawn from the verified academic record and listed in reverse chronological order. Academic publications are listed separately on the Publications page.

Presentations, Talks and Events

July 2026

Co-Organiser Symposium

Hypermedia Warfare and Techno-Legal Entanglements Symposium, Cambridge Digital Humanities, King's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
September 2025

Invited Panel Participant Conference

Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff University, United Kingdom.
September 2025

Workshop Trainer Training

Synthetic Influence: Generative AI, Representation, and Bias in Political Communication and Computational Propaganda, Cambridge Social Data School, Cambridge Digital Humanities, United Kingdom.
July 2025

Keynote Speaker Keynote

UN Support Mission in Libya Seminar Series for Media Professionals and Students.
June 2025

Head of Scientific Committee and Keynote Speaker Conference

Media and the Palestinian Issue Amidst Digital Transformation: Reality and Prospects for the Future, Palestine Technical University.
June 2025

Keynote Speaker Keynote

Religious Discourse in Wartime: Analysing Hamas's Military Media Strategy, American Academy of Religion Conference.
February 2025

Keynote Speaker Keynote

War and Media Disinformation Campaigns in the Israeli War on Gaza Since October 7th, American University in Cairo.
May 2023

Conference Chair Conference

The Palestinian Media in the Heart of the Storm: One Year Since the Assassination of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Gaza University.
August 2021

Conference Chair Conference

Media and the Palestinian Cause: Reality and Expectations, Gaza University.

Policy Engagement and Knowledge Exchange

From July 2026

Founder Initiative

The Gaza Centre for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences.

An interdisciplinary initiative integrating humanities, social sciences, digital humanities and emerging technologies to address Palestinian, regional and global challenges.
From September 2024

Technical Group Member Policy

Palestinian Armistice Plan.

Translating academic research into outputs for policymakers, NGOs, journalists, media organisations and civil-society actors through policy briefings, academic outreach, public lectures and media contributions on digital and conflict communication, political discourse, AI, media governance and peacebuilding.
2022–2023

Founder and CEO Media

Media Access Centre for Media Relations and Studies, Palestine.

Media research, communication consultancy, training and public engagement. The recorded end date in the academic record (31/11/2023) is not a valid date and is under verification.
2010–2011

Co-Founder Media

Mashahid Company for Media Production and Training, Gaza.

Media-production and professional-training activities for journalists and communication practitioners.
July 2017

Reporter and Correspondent Media

Paydesk UK, Hamburg, Germany.

Reporting on international political events, including the G20 Summit, for international media outlets and agencies.

Academic Networks and Service

2018–2020

Founder and First Chair Network

Middle East Chapter, Marie Curie Alumni Association.

Establishing and coordinating an international research network connecting researchers across Europe and the Middle East.

Peer Review and Advisory Service

Palgrave Communications
Australian Journal of Linguistics
Critical Discourse Studies
Social Media + Society
Journalism
Journal of Discourses (Majalat Khitabat)
Newton Prize, UK National Commission for UNESCO