I’m the Director of Programs at Meedan. I also lead the organization's Impact and MEL team. I ran since 2011 the Check Global program, working with independent media organizations and human rights activists in over 30 countries across Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Africa/Western Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. I’m also a writer and researcher on media depictions on conflict and on the role of archival records in identity building processes, focusing primarily on post-revolution and conflict countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Palestine. I was, until late 2022, a Reader in Media & Cultural Studies and Associate Director for External Funding and Research Development at the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (Birmingham City University).
