Nadia El-Awady
Journalist and media consultant
Egypt
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Board Member at World Federation of Science Journalists
Freelance journalist and media consultant at Freelance (Self-employed)
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Program manager at International Center for Journalists
Middle East Regional Coordinator at World Federation of Science Journalists
President at Arab Science Journalists Association
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The American University in Cairo
Cairo University
Past
Education
Industry
Media Production
Nadia El-Awady’s Summary
Since 2000 my main career focus has been that of a professional science journalist. I have
worked as a writer and editor in this field. I have also written in other fields and enjoy doing
so from time to time. I have also briefly worked in the field of public relations. I then moved
into media training, which I thoroughly enjoyed and would like to continue. I founded
together with colleagues the Arab Science Journalists Association and was its first president. I
am now a board member of the World Federation of Science Journaists. I hope to continue
writing and training and look forward to getting into television production one day.
Nadia El-Awady’s Experience
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Board Member
World Federation of Science Journalists
(Writing and Editing industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
This is voluntary work that I do. I am the treasurer of the WFSJ's board. We attend
regular meetings where we discuss projects that the WFSJ organizes for science
journalists all over the world.
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Freelance journalist and media consultant
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
I have been writing for a variety of international media organizations roughly since
2002. My main fields of expertise are science, the environment, health, and social
issues. I have, however, written on a variety of other issues. Organizations I have
freelanced for: UNEP’s Our Planet Magazine; Australia’s COSMOS Magazine; UK’s
Nature Reports Stem Cells; Seed magazine; SciDev.net; BBC’s Earth Report; Harvard
University’s Nieman Reports; Daily News Egypt; Transnational Broadcasting Studies;
International Development Research Center; and wrote a chapter in the book Dry: Life
Without Water published by Harvard University Press and the Third World Academy
of Sciences in April 2006.
I have also worked on several media training projects. These include projects with the
World Federation of Science Journalists and the International Center for Journalists.
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Program manager
International Center for Journalists
(Non-Profit; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
August 2008 — January 2009 (6 months)
I worked with the ICFJ on a six-month training project for Egyptian journalists on
investigative reporting. I was the program manager of this project.
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Middle East Regional Coordinator
World Federation of Science Journalists
(Non-Profit; Information Services industry)
September 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 5 months)
I coordinated the training of 20 Arab journalists in science journalism over a two-year
period. The project was a WFSJ program that involved Africa and the Arab world.
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President
Arab Science Journalists Association
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 1 month)
This was a volunteer position. I founded ASJA together with a group of colleagues
and was its first president.
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Director of Outreach and Cooperation
Media International
(Media Production industry)
July 2006 — July 2008 (2 years 1 month)
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Staff writer
IslamOnline.net
(Writing and Editing industry)
April 2000 — July 2008 (8 years 4 months)
I wrote many articles in English and Arabic on a variety of issues.
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Deputy editor-in-chief
IslamOnline.net English
(Media Production industry)
September 2005 — June 2006 (10 months)
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Managing science editor
IslamOnline.net English
(Media Production industry)
July 2002 — June 2006 (4 years)
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Intern
Qasr El-Eini Hospital
(Medical Practice industry)
January 1992 — January 1993 (1 year 1 month)
Nadia El-Awady’s Education
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The American University in Cairo
MA , Journalism and Mass Communication , 2004 — 2007
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Cairo University
B.Sc. , Medicine and surgery , 1986 — 1991
Additional Information
Nadia El-Awady’s Interests:
Travel
Nadia El-Awady’s Groups:
Science and Development Network (www.scidev.net): member of board of trustees
Arab Science Journalists’ Association: founding member and past president for term 2006 2008.
African Federation of Science Journalists: former deputy president
World Federation of Science Journalists: board member and chair of finance committee (for
2007 – 2009 term), programme committee chair (for 2004 – 2007 term)
National Association of Science Writers (United States): member
International Science Writers Association: member
Nadia El-Awady’s Honors:
Honorary Mention in the Second (2007) Euro-Med Journalist Prize for Cultural Dialogue
organized by the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between
Cultures and the International Federation of Journalists. This was for my article titled, “Inside
Palestinian Resistance Movements: Revisiting the Concept of Martyrdom” published on
IslamOnline.net
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1178724197389&pagename=
Zone-English-Muslim_Affairs%2FMAELayout
Recipient of the first prize of the 2004 WASH Media Award for my article titled, ‘The Nile
and its People: What Goes Around Comes Around’
http://www.islamonline.net/English/Science/2004/05/article09.shtml published on
IslamOnline.net. The WASH campaign (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All) was launched
in 2001 by the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC).