About Qarib
Qarib supports media outlets operating in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine in order to boost social cohesion, promote the integration of communities and encourage public debate. Qarib is a regional programme funded by AFD, the French development agency, and implemented by CFI, the French media development agency.
Qarib aims to encourage social cohesion at regional, national and local level and, through better media coverage, to promote the inclusion of people, particularly women, in society and public debate.
Qarib Objectives
Promote local and investigative journalism to cover daily issues relevant to citizens
Bolster the independence of the media and its role in fighting disinformation
Turn media outlets into forums with the aim of reducing social tensions
Lebanon
Palestine
Jordan
Iraq
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Featured Productions
Fida Abu Hamdiya – Memory Keeper
Fida Abu Hamdiya, a young Palestinian woman, was psychologically affected in her childhood by the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, and when she grew up she used
Women Representation in Ministries
In this episode, we talk about women in Jordanian ministries and government, and why they are missing in sovereign ministries.
« Almasmota »: Gold necklaces hanging on ropes
The sixty-year-old – Um Jasim, who still retains her beloved career is looking forward to having a warm place to expose her various fish in
The Sa7 project
The project seeks to establish a network of organizations and individuals in four countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Iraq, who will work together to combat the spread of misinformation and disinformation by promoting pre and post fact-checking best practices and methodologies, and instilling the concept of fact-checking within Arab media outlets through collaboration with written, visual, audio, and online media outlets; fact-checking organizations and individuals; and media professors and students.
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