• Meet up with German students

    Met and spoke with 11 students from the Erich-Brost-Institut for International Journalism (Dortmund, Germany). They visited Jordan on a study tour, with a special focus on migration and the Arab world.

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  • Birthday celebration of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

    Invited by the Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Shuichi Sakurai for a reception in celebration of the occasion.

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  • Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)

    Attended ARIJ’s 10th annual forum for investigative journalism from the Middle East and North Africa region. Dead Sea, 1 – 3 December, 2017.

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  • W5: When Women Work, Work Wins

    The Deputy Head of the British Embassy in Amman, Mrs Laura Dauban invited me as a mentor in the W5 event in cooperation with Mowgli mentoring Jordan office. The event was one of a series of gatherings aiming to promote mentoring discussions.

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  • Dinner at Swedish Ambassador’s residence

    On the occasion of a visit by Ms. Amira Miller, Desk Officer for Jordan at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, the Deputy Head Of Mission Mr. Jakob Ström held a dinner at the Ambassador’s residence.

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  • Amman Book Fair 2017

    Between 4 – 14 October 2017, the 17th Amman International Book Fair was held in Amman showcasing titles from across the world, but specifically by Arab writers.

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  • US Embassy in Amman

    Had a lunch meeting with staff at the US Embassy in Amman where we discussed human rights in Jordan.
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  • Chicago Social 2017

    Bringing speakers and presentations on the latest social media tools and updates for marketing. Boxless Media gathered a crew of leading digital marketing experts in the Chicago Social 2017 conference.

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  • 2017 Chicago Writing Conference

    Attended a workshop on the writing & publishing industry: self-editing & revision, agent queries, marketing, and writing a non-fiction book proposal.

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  • Printers Row Festival

    Attracting more than 100 booksellers from across the country displaying new, used and antiquarian books and featuring more than 200 authors participating in variety of programs held in the two-day festival.

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  • Arab American Networking Event

    Attended the spring 2017 Arab American Networking Event in Chicago.

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  • World Association of Newspapers WAN/IFRA

    Attended a four-day media coaching training in Beirut along with other media trainers in the region.
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  • Meeting with Swedish Ambassador

    Met with Swedish Ambassador Mr. Erik Ullenhag to discuss combating radicalization and extremism.  

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  • Meeting with Ifri’s Director of publications

    Met with the Institut Francais des relations internationales’ director of publications and Editor-in-Chief of Politique étrangère, Dr Marc Hecker and Elie Tenenbaum, Research fellow at IFRI’s Security Studies Center

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  • Meeting with British Member of Parliament

    Along with other attendees, met British MP Mr. Fabian Hamilton to discuss Jordanian and regional affairs.

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  • FES conference on terrorism

    Attended a conference held by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Amman on Preventing and Combatting Terrorism in the Middle East and Europe

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