I'lam: Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel

National Network
Israel
Address

PO Box 2631, Nazareth 16000, Israel
Nazareth
Israel

Telephone
+972-4-600-1370
Fax
+972-4-600-1418
E-Mail
nasser.rego@ilam-center.org
E-Mail (2)
ilam@ilam-center.org
E-Mail (3)
monaabubaker@gmail.com
E-Mail (4)
muna.abu.baker@ilam-center.org
Website
http://www.ilam-center.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
I`lam Media Center for Arab Palestinians in Israel is a non-profit NGO based in Nazareth . It was founded in 2000 by a group of Arab Palestinian journalists and academics. I`lam is the only Palestinian media NGO which seeks to strengthen the media cadre, raise awareness and educate Palestinian society in Israel in media practices. It also seeks to democratize media policies and practices within the local Arab and Hebrew language medias, towards the realization of media rights in Palestinian society. I`lam is deeply committed to the democratization of media policies, media practices, and the media landscape in Israel. Our approach can be seen as two-fold: promoting media rights and empowerment. Media Rights supports impartiality, fairness, and equity in Israeli media policy, in conformity with democratic values. Furthermore, we encourage Israeli media institutions and practitioners to adopt more professional, unbiased standards in their coverage of the Arab citizens of Israel. Through Empowerment we aim to empower Arab society, particularly Arab journalists, by promoting equal access to the Israeli media, by encouraging the free flow of information and representation at media bodies and institutions, and through the fostering of professional standards.
Mission and Objectives

To promote democracy, human rights and freedom of expression and information for Arab society in Israel, and to advocate for fairness, equity and impartiality in Israeli media coverage;
To protect and promote the media rights of Arab media practitioners and media institutions;
To professionalize the work of Arab media practitioners and institutions and to advocate for progressive and pluralistic norms;
To raise awareness of Arab journalists about their professional rights and Arab society of their communication rights;
To empower and equip Palestinian citizens of Israel to build effective and sustainable relationships with the Israeli, Arabic and global media landscapes.

Main Projects / Activities

Within our 4 projects are a number of initiatives:
Arabic Media - The Forum of Journalists, Media Rights, The Media Charter, Arabic Media Monitoring.
Hebrew Media - Improving Coverage of Arab Citizens in the Hebrew Media, Advocacy Work: Media Laws, Policies & Regulations
Trainings and Video Production - to build capacities of Arab journalists and to increase awareness to the status of Arab citizens of Israel through various video productions and documentaries.
International Relations - to develop a network of international contacts with foreign journalists, media organizations, and international NGOs; o facilitate the contacts between Palestinian journalists in Israel and the international community and provide them the tools to cooperate with international networks.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nasser Victor Rego
Head of the organisation
Dr. Amal Jamal
Contact (2) Full Name
Muna Abu Baker-Bargouty