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Marie Colvin Journalists' Network
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We are an online community supporting Arab women journalists through mentorship, resources, opportunities and networking.  #MCJN 

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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 📣

➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here:

taz.de/Call-for-app...
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Maha Hussaini, an award-winning journalist, human rights advocate, and MCJN member from #Gaza, spoke to @aljazeera.com about Israel’s ongoing targeting of journalists in #Gaza to control the narrative after the ceasefire deal.

Listen here:

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgTd...
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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
A new report by @equalitynow.bsky.social finds that most #Arab League countries lack clear legal definitions and enforcement of #rape laws, leaving #women and girls without real protection.

👉 Read more in this article by MCJN member Naziha Saeed for Muwatin Net.

muwatin.net/en/81263/ara...
October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Our @biggive.bsky.social campaign is now closed! 💙 Thanks to your generosity, we raised £𝟏𝟑,𝟗𝟓𝟓!

Your support will help us provide more mentorships, peer support, and individual crisis support for local Arab women 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.

— The Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📢 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
Only 1 day left! ⏰ We’re so close to reaching our £𝟏𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 in the @biggive.bsky.social campaign, and we can do it together!

Your support means mentorship, peer networks, and crisis aid for local Arab women journalists!

Every donation truly counts. 💙

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#WorldMentalHealthDay: People in conflict zones face a disproportionately high burden of mental health issues. Trauma, displacement, and instability all take a toll. Here are some 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 you should know.

(Source: @who.int)

www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
October 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
GAZA | Samar Abu Elouf (MCJN member from #Gaza) and Raja Abdulrahim (MCJN mentor) contributed to this 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖 by @nytimes.com titled 'We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here's What Happened to Them.'

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Although the match-funding has now ended, we’re still 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 via @biggive.bsky.social {https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005gvAJYAY}

or 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐏𝐚𝐥 {https://paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CEJTYZRVZ3ALN}.

Every bit helps us to 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 more Arab women journalists!
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮!
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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
In the recent podcast 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, MCJN member Ruwaida Amer shares how she continued reporting from #Gaza while facing hunger, displacement, and the loss of murdered colleagues.

@972mag.com

www.972mag.com/podcast-the-...

#GazaJournalists
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We asked our members: What does it mean to be part of the 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤?

Hear their powerful testimonies! 🩵

〰️Help us build resilience amongst Arab women journalists by supporting our @biggive.bsky.social campaign:

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#MCJN #WGMF #Women
October 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
✨ We're so close to 𝟓𝟎%! ✨

Our fundraiser is just steps away from halfway — and we’re aiming to get there tonight! Now’s the perfect time to give 💙

Every donation will be matched 🟰 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭!

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#WGMF #MCJN @biggive.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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 10:58 AM
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚

A collection of reports by Palestinian journalist Ruwaida Amer, a member of #MCJN from #Gaza.

➖ Edited by Paul Komesaroff and Sally Gardner.

🔗 The book is readable and downloadable here:
www.palaver.com/stories-from...
October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
الصحفية الإستقصائية ومرشدة شبكة ماري كولفن للصحفيات، ميس قات، تتحدث عن تجربتها في العمل على تحقيق "أطفال سوريا المفقودون" وهو تحقيق مشترك شاركت فيه ست منظمات إعلامية سورية ودولية.

اللقاء الكامل متاح عبر موقعنا 🔗

mariecolvinnetwork.org/ar/home-page...
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hezbollah still searching for answers a year after Israel's deadly pager attacks.

📝 Another special report by Jamie Prentis and 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 member Nada Homsi for @thenationalnews.com.

#Lebanon #pagerattack #Hezbollah

⬇️

www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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
@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
''𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬.''

𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 from 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 Ruwaida Amer on the targeting and killing of Maryam Abu Daqqa and many other #Palestinian journalists by #Israel.

Published on @972mag.com.

🔗 www.972mag.com/maryam-abu-d...
August 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
“ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ.”
Gazans share their daily struggle to find food and survive.

➡️A report for @wsj.com by journalist and MCJN member
@abeerayyoub.bsky.social.
.

🔗 wsj.com/world/middle...

#Gaza #starvation #GazaIsStarving
August 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
''Journalist killed in #Israeli attack on Gaza's Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.''

📽️ @aljazeera.com correspondent and MCJN member Hind Khoudary is reporting live this morning from #Gaza.

Watch here 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncbL...
August 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#Gaza | ''Palestinians say the increasing use of the armed drone to attack civilians aims to push them south ahead of the planned occupation.''

The latest piece by #MCJN member Maha Hussaini for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social.

🔗 www.middleeasteye.net/news/bizarre...
August 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We have some news!

MCJN is excited to welcome Fatemah Farag as a new trustee, as @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social steps down from the board while continuing in her vital role as co-founder and mentor.

Welcome to the board, Fatemah ✨ and thank you, Lindsey, for your unwavering support.

MCJN Team
August 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM