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Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.
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Sectarian tension & terror in Alexandria promoted in the Egyptian...
Posted: 10 January 2011 Country: Egypt “…there have been many indications of the state supporting certain extremist Salafi groups that …

Morocco eyes gender equality in media
Posted: 23 December 2010 Country: Morocco Recently released statistics revealed a deep gender gap in Moroccan journalism.  Moroccan women are …

Six Moroccan Journalists receive ‘Inclusive Journalism Award’
Event date: 10 December 2010 Country: Morocco The Media Diversity Institute, London, in partnership with the Nawafid Review, Morocco, awarded …

British Muslims look to public relations to engage
Posted: 16 December 2010 Region: UK & Worldwide “Britain is at the forefront of Europe in its flourishing diversity and …

Debate on media’s role in good governance in a post-referendum South...
Posted: 29 November 2010 Region: Juba, South Sudan The Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) in cooperation with the …

Young journalists from Middle East & North Africa to discuss soci...
Deadline: 15 February 2011 Region: Sweden & Middle East & North Africa Young journalists between 20 and 35 years old …

Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Calls for Eynulla Fatullayev�...
Media Diversity Institute as member of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan is deeply concerned by the Azerbaijani government’s failure …

Europe’s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity – CIVI...
Deadline: 20 January 2011 Region: European Union & Switzerland Europe’s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity (CIVIS) will recognize …

South Sudanese journalists trained to give a voice to the voiceless
Posted: 3 December 2010/Region: Juba, South Sudan Sixteen journalists from across South Sudan received training at a workshop organised by …

Media Matters – media as a central part of development policy
Published: 30 November 2010 Region: Worldwide The Global Forum for Media Development launched a new publication “Media Matters – GFMD …