SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Ongoing

The Soil and The Sea film
Multiple locations

I’ve spoken about the film at about a dozen screenings, both online and in-person, all across the world from community screenings in major cities and rural towns in Lebanon, to university screenings in Europe, cinema clubs in South America, and fundraiser events in Toronto.

June 2024

Nawa Media
Online

In this virutal workshop, I talked to fellow Arabic-speaking journalists about resources and best practices for environmental investigations. I also walked through articles I published with The Public Source and answered questions and comments.

May 2024

The Green Line
Toronto, Canada

In this workshop series, I taught video storytelling and community journalism skills to local youth over the course of four weeks. Then, I coached them for four months to produce video stories about their neighbourhood for The Green Line.

March 2024

The Big Story
Toronto, Canada

In this podcast, I talked about my reporting on a story that got international interest: Canada had not brought any Palestinian to safety during Israel’s genocide on Gaza.

July 2023

Café & Politik
Beirut, Lebanon

In this podcast, I talked about my reporting climate change and environmental degradation in Lebanon, the role of public institutions in implementing the needed actions.

April 2023

Oxford Climate Journalism Network
Online

For the OCJN Annual Event 2023: Greenwashing and Accountability, I talked about an article I co-wrote for The Public Source about the unequal access to solar energy in Lebanon and the impact poor policies have on social and economic gaps

Jan. 2023

Arab Reform Initiative
Beirut, Lebanon

During the 2023 ARI conference on Conflict & the Environment, I participated in a roundtable discussion about the role of journalists in covering conflict-related climate change and environmental impacts.

Nov. 2022

Bread & Net
Beirut, Lebanon

During the 2022 Bread & Net conference, I participated in a panel about artistic labor and the digital economy, particularly highlighting experiences from a kotobli.com, a literature platform I co-founded.

Sep. 2021

European Endowment for Democracy
Online

For International Democracy Week 2021, I participated in a panel discussion about how independent media and civil society can support democracy.