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Stefania D'Ignoti

Catania, Gaziantep
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Stefania D'Ignoti’s Biography

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Stefania D'Ignoti is an independent multimedia journalist whose work focuses on migration, conflict, women and religion. She has reported from Sicily, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, the Syrian border, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and her work has appeared in The Economist, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, POLITICO Europe, Columbia Journalism Review and elsewhere.
Stefania holds an MS in Journalism from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science and Middle Eastern & Mediterranean stu…

Stefania D'Ignoti’s Journalist Portfolio

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Ramallah open mic night: An outlet for Palestinian youth

Ramallah open mic night: An outlet for Palestinian youth

Ramallah, West Bank - Nadin Khasham's hands shake while holding her phone with the notes app open. As the lig…

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A secretive religion tries to secure its future

A secretive religion tries to secure its future

WHEN the Druze make news it is usually for reasons that have nothing to do with their beliefs. This summer te…

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Bedouin Women of the Negev Fight Stereotypes One Business at a Time

Bedouin Women of the Negev Fight Stereotypes One Business at a Time

With limited access to public services, Israel's Bedouin are recognized as the country's most disadvantaged c…

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Arabic language classes thrive in Israel despite downgrade in official status

Arabic language classes thrive in Israel despite downgrade in official status

When Hadas Zamir returned to Israel in 2013 after many years living abroad, the first thing she did was looki…

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When Syrian hospitals become targets of war, casualties turn to Israel

When Syrian hospitals become targets of war, casualties turn to Israel

A few members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stand quietly outside the main door of Ziv Medical Center, a…

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For those who fight sex-trafficking, dark rituals compound the problem

For those who fight sex-trafficking, dark rituals compound the problem

PEOPLE who campaign against the ghastly phenomenon of human trafficking and sex slavery soon become aware tha…

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Articles

Ramadan in Europe’s far-right heartlands

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By Alexander Seale Verified, Stefania D'Ignoti, Jessica Bateman Verified
| Hyphenonline Verified
Imam Obaïda Ben Salem in the Mosquée Ar-Rahma in the L’Ariane district of Nice. Photography for Hyphen by Rebecca Marshall As dusk settled over Nice one evening in February, the narrow streets north of the city centre filled with the smell of fried pastry soon to be soaked in honey. In the days before Ramadan began, Muslim-owned businesses across the French Riviera city adjusted their rhythms: semolina stacked high, dates replenished and shelves lined with syrups and almonds.
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Takoua Ben Mohamed: graphic novelist turns to kids’ books

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By Stefania D'Ignoti
| Hyphenonline Verified
Takoua Ben Mohamed, Italy’s best known hijabi graphic novelist, believes she has found a way to fight Islamophobia. The activist and award-winning author of eight celebrated comic books — inspired by her experiences growing up as a Tunisian immigrant in Italy — wants to write children’s books. Anti-Muslim violence is on the rise across Europe. In Italy, 1,106 hate crimes against Muslims were registered in 2023 — a number expected to rise in upcoming surveys as a result of the conflict in Gaza.
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Letter From Sicily: A Migrant-Rescue Ship Charts a Course for Gaza

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By Stefania D'Ignoti
| Truthdig Verified
SICILY—On the afternoon of Aug. 29, a little more than one day into its 36th mission in the Mediterranean, the search-and-rescue (SAR) vessel Life Support made an unexpected midsea U-turn back to Sicily. The boat, owned by the humanitarian nongovernmental organization Emergency, had already begun rerouting when head of mission Jonathan Nanì La Torre summoned crew members for a meeting.
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James A. Wechsler Award

2016 - International Reporting

The James A. Wechlser memorial Award is presented to the Columbia University student who submits the best story on a significant international issue.

San Paolo Fellowship in International Journalism

2016 - International Reporting

The fellowship, awarded to a Columbia Journalism School graduate, covers housing, transportation and a monthly stipend during the whole fellowship period in Italy.

Erasmus Plus research grant

2017 - International Reporting

The grant covers housing, transportation and a monthly stipend for a two-months research stay on the Turkish-Syrian border.

Middle East Reporting Fellowship

2018 - International Reporting

Awarded by the Jerusalem Press Club, the fellowship covers housing, transportation and a monthly stipend during the 3-months stay in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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