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Philippa Nairn
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Exec Director of the Marie Colvin Journalists' Network, a UK charity supporting Arab women journalists (@mariecolvinnet.bsky.social). Please subscribe to our newsletter at https://mariecolvinnetwork.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25406914ecf230f0d2e0fcd5
Reposted by Philippa Nairn
Gaza’s supermarkets are now filled with chocolate, sodas, and cigarettes, once distant luxuries during the famine, but basic necessities like eggs and antibiotics remain scarce.

Read MCJN member Maha Gaza’s latest for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

🔗 www.middleeasteye.net/news/forcing...
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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🚨#𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧🚨 ‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher

MCJN member Zeinab Mohammed Salih's latest updates for @theguardian.com cover the fall of El Fasher and the massacres against civilians committed by #RSF forces.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher
Thousands have fled the Sudanese city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civilians
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Last few hours in case anyone feels motivated to help us reach our stretch target of £15k! The needs are huge!
A message from MCJN’s mentor Hind Hassan:
Support 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 in building resilience among Arab women journalists.

💙 Our @biggive.bsky.social 7-day fundraiser is LIVE ➖help us provide training, resources & safety.

📲 Donate now:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#UKcharity #WGMF #WomenJournos
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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📢 Final call to support our @biggive.bsky.social campaign “Building resilience among Arab women journalists.” We’ve smashed our match-funding goal but are eager to raise another £1,065 to support even more members.

Your support is invaluable to our mission!

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We are now only £1500 off reaching £15k! Can we reach £15k by 15th Oct?! Can you help us?
As journalists and wider populations now begin to process the last traumatic two years of relentless war, the opportunity to provide potentially transformative support is greater than ever... shorturl.at/EdwEp
October 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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We smashed our target in just two days of the
@biggive.bsky.social campaign! 💫🌟

Thank you all for your incredible support; whether you donated generously, shared our message, or championed our mission, we’re truly grateful. 💙

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October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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£10k crowdfunder launched to support Arab women journalists' mental health: The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network wants to provide mentorship, trauma counselling and professional development for women in the Middle East and North Africa, as global funding for media faces intense cutbacks
£10k crowdfunder launched to support Arab women journalists' mental health
The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network wants to provide mentorship, trauma counselling and professional development for women in the Middle East and North Africa, as global funding for media faces intense cutbacks
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October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And we're away! Please watch / like / share / support us at this critical time. Thank you.
A message from MCJN’s mentor Hind Hassan:
Support 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 in building resilience among Arab women journalists.

💙 Our @biggive.bsky.social 7-day fundraiser is LIVE ➖help us provide training, resources & safety.

📲 Donate now:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#UKcharity #WGMF #WomenJournos
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Our #BigGive fundraising campaign kicks off in less than 5 days! We will have ONE WEEK ONLY to raise £5k from the public and unlock a match-funded £5k. To receive our email reminders to help us reach that target, please sign up at www.shorturl.at/6ynxQ today! Our members are counting on us all🙏
🎉 @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social has been selected to participate in the @biggive.bsky.social’s 𝒲𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃 & 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁𝓈 𝑀𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧.

This means that every donation made to our campaign during the week of 8-15 October will be DOUBLED.

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!

➡️ mariecolvinnetwork.org/en/home-page...
MCJN’s Big Give campaign to raise £10k in 1 week!
mariecolvinnetwork.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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🎉 @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social has been selected to participate in the @biggive.bsky.social’s 𝒲𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃 & 𝒢𝒾𝓇𝓁𝓈 𝑀𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟧.

This means that every donation made to our campaign during the week of 8-15 October will be DOUBLED.

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!

➡️ mariecolvinnetwork.org/en/home-page...
MCJN’s Big Give campaign to raise £10k in 1 week!
mariecolvinnetwork.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡

In this powerful piece for Dazed MENA, 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 member from Palestine, @mariambarghouti.bsky.social, profiles brave journalists risking their lives to tell the truth, featuring 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 members from #Gaza, Hind Khoudary & Nour Swirki.

🔗 www.dazed.me/feature/the-...
September 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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''Brothers, cousins, sons: the human stories behind four of the war’s fallen journalists''.

Check out MCJN member Aseel Mousa’s latest piece for @theguardian.com.

#Gaza #journalists #NotATarget

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Brothers, cousins, sons: the human stories behind four of the war’s fallen journalists
Six Palestinian media workers, four of them Al Jazeera journalists, were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on their tent by Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital on 10 August. Here, their families pay tr...
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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@rsf.org and @avaaz.org launch international media operation: “At the rate journalists are being killed in #Gaza🇵🇸 by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”.

➡️ Full statement + list of participating media outlets here:

🔗 rsf.org/en/rsf-and-a...
September 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Some urgent and new ideas for defending press freedom in Gaza, including contributions from MCJN members such as @youmnaelsayed.bsky.social, @arwadamon.bsky.social, Hind Hassan & Laila Al-Arian, as well as representatives from HRW, Avaaz, RSF & others. #JournalismIsNotACrime #NotATarget
August 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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''Syria aid workers abducted en route to #Sweida : Attacks on convoys threaten last lifeline for tens of thousands trapped in southern Syrian province''.

MCJN member @nadahomsi.bsky.social latest for @thenationalnews.com.

www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
Syria aid workers abducted en route to Sweida | The National
Attacks on convoys threaten last lifeline for tens of thousands trapped in southern Syrian province
www.thenationalnews.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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MCJN member Warda Al Shanti, from #Gaza, sheds light on the overlooked struggles of 🇵🇸Palestinian #women with disabilities, surviving #displacement and stigma in Gaza’s overcrowded camps.

Full story via @thenewarab.bsky.social:

🔗 www.newarab.com/features/str...
Stripped of dignity: Gaza’s disabled women in crammed shelters
Disabled women in Gaza face dire conditions in overcrowded shelters, lacking privacy, hygiene, medical care, and dignity amid ongoing war and displacement
www.newarab.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Read as Al Jazeera journalist @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social honours her colleagues killed in an Israeli strike on #Gaza on Sunday and exposes how silencing Palestinian journalists is an attack on press freedom everywhere: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/08/isra... #Israel #AnasalSharif
August 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.

Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.

#NotATarget

Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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''My body is breaking down. My mother is collapsing from exhaustion. My cousin cheats death every day for a morsel of aid.''

MCJN's member Ruwaida Amer on the #starvation and despair in #Gaza.

www.972mag.com/hunger-gaza-...
We are starving
My body is breaking down. My mother is collapsing from exhaustion. My cousin cheats death every day for a morsel of aid.
www.972mag.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ALF MABROUK to the #MCJN members who collected awards at the #OWMAwards2025 last week!
1)🎥Feature Documentary Winner was 'Life and Death in Gaza', whose producers Lara El Gibaly & Haya El Badarneh are members of MCJN 🎉🎉 🎉
📺Watch it on youtu.be/IOEapxExQ84?...
#Gaza
cc @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social
One year of war in Gaza: Life, death, and hope - BBC World Service Documentaries
YouTube video by BBC World Service
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social is hiring!
Role: Admin & Logistics Officer
Key requirements: Organised, proactive team-player ideally bilingual (Ar/Eng) & based in greater London area but happy to work remotely
Deadline: 6 July
To apply: CV + letter to jobs@mcjn.org
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Marie Colvin Journalists' Network hiring Admin & Logistics Officer (part-time, bilingual role) in London Area, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 12:49:30 PM. Main purpose of the job:The purpose of the job is to provide bilingual (English/Arabic)…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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RORY PECK AWARDS 2025🏆
Call for entries now open!

We proudly invite entries for the 2025 Awards, taking place at the BFI London on Wednesday 26 November.

Categories & Enter here 🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/categories-and-criteria/…

Entries close at midnight (BST) on Thursday 10th July.
June 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social is hiring!
Role: Admin & Logistics Officer (bilingual Arabic/English, part-time, 6 mth contract)
Location: Greater London Area (remote)
Deadline: 6 July
Details: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Apply: CV + cover letter to jobs@mcjn.org
Marie Colvin Journalists' Network hiring Admin & Logistics Officer (part-time, bilingual role) in London Area, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 2:37:12 PM. Main purpose of the job:The purpose of the job is to provide bilingual (English/Arabic)…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
TONIGHT: Screening of 'Life & Death in Gaza' at The Frontline Club in London with two @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social
members on the panel ready to answer audience's questions :)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
Screening + Q&A: Life and Death in Gaza
Filmed over a year by four Palestinians enduring war, this film captures powerful stories of resilience.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Maha Hussaini says Palestinian journalists like her – living under Israeli assault and siege in the Gaza Strip – feel they need to rush to document as much as possible “before you get killed”. ⬇️
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The omnipresent danger facing Gaza’s journalists
In this conversation, Maha takes us inside the day-to-day reality of working and surviving amidst unimaginable violence, destruction, and deprivation. She de...
buff.ly
June 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM