Abir Awad
Country Director for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action, Iraq, Abir has recently managed a project called Socially Responsible Media Platforms for the Arab World, in which Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action supported the production of TV and web drama. The project’s previous TV drama, Dawaran Shoubra, was broadcast in 2011 and attracted tens of millions of viewers.
Blog posts in total 3
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COVID-19 in Iraq: How public interest media can save lives
A pop song about protecting yourself from COVID-19 is blaring from loudspeakers in a hospital in Baghdad. The public interest broadcaster behind it, Al Mirbad, is a rare and trusted voice for news and information in Basra – read more about its vital work during the pandemic from our Iraq country...
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Lifeline radio for displaced Iraqis
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A Girl Called Zaat: a TV drama for a turbulent Egypt
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Abir Awad on how TV series A Girl Called Zaat is portraying Egypt’s modern history – even while that history is being made.