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Ouissal Harize

United Kingdom
As seen in: Misbar, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Middle East Eye, openDemocracy, The New Arab, Film Inquiry, The Muslim Vibe
Covers:  North African/ Middle Eastern Culture , Algerian Politics, Arts, Literature Cinema.
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Freelance Journalist Find me @OpenDemocracym, @FilmInquiry, @mypoliticstoday, @MiddleEastEye, @The_NewArab PhD Candidate @Durham-Uni |Tweets about #MENA @OuissalHarize ,Check my work: linktr.ee/Ouissalharize

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Framing the human: Meet the British-Palestinian filmmaker fighting for the forgotten

Framing the human: Meet the British-Palestinian filmmaker fighting for the forgotten

Set in the region of Magway, Myanmar, A Thousand Fires (2021) takes us on a journey with a family living off …

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Framing the human: Meet the British-Palestinian filmmaker fighting for the forgotten

Framing the human: Meet the British-Palestinian filmmaker fighting for the forgotten

Set in the region of Magway, Myanmar, A Thousand Fires (2021) takes us on a journey with a family living off …

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Algeria, a wound that continues to bleed: Why Youcef Hadjazi uses art to combat the concept of tr...

Algeria, a wound that continues to bleed: Why Youcef Hadjazi uses art to combat the concept of tr...

As Algeria commemorates the 67th anniversary of its War of Independence from French colonialism, we are remin…

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Zawya: Meeting the demands of film lovers thirsty for experimental Arab cinema

Zawya: Meeting the demands of film lovers thirsty for experimental Arab cinema

The BFI's film season The Time is New: Selections from Contemporary Arab Cinema presents diverse films from a…

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Zawya: Meeting the demands of film lovers thirsty for experimental Arab cinema

Zawya: Meeting the demands of film lovers thirsty for experimental Arab cinema

The BFI's film season The Time is New: Selections from Contemporary Arab Cinema presents diverse films from a…

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A deceptive discrepancy: Depicting the glamorous online reel life and the gruelling real life wit...

A deceptive discrepancy: Depicting the glamorous online reel life and the gruelling real life wit...

The New Arab Meets: Esteemed Egyptian film director, Ayten Amin. After the resounding success of her latest f…

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Yennayer: What you need to know about Amazigh New Year

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By Ouissal Harize
| Middle East Eye Verified
Starting on Monday 12 January, Amazigh people in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, and parts of Egypt, as well as the diaspora, will celebrate Yennayer, the Amazigh new year. The year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar marks the year 2976 for the Amazigh, who are also known as the Imazighen. Dating back to antiquity, the celebration is rooted in North African folktales and legend, and represents the bond between the Imazighen and the land they live upon.
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HHS Employees Demand RFK Jr. Stop Spreading Misinformation After CDC Shooting

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By Ouissal Harize
| Misbar
More than 750 employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have signed an unprecedented letter addressed to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and members of Congress, demanding that the nation’s top health official cease spreading misinformation that they say threatens both public health and the safety of federal workers.
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Palestinian astronaut Noor Haj-Tamim reaches for the stars

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By Ouissal Harize
| Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
The New Arab Meets: Palestinian-American astronaut in training, Noor Haj-Tamim. Inspired by an inquisitive mind and the dream to represent her nation, Noor is an inspiration to Arab girls and proof that impossible is just a word. The Arab world’s female STEM revolution brought the world's leading female scientists including a Palestinian astronaut, not the one in Larissa Sansour’s film A Space Exodus, a real one.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be a voice of and for other.