Thara

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Internships are an essential vehicle that aid students interested in pursuing journalism as a career. As journalists ourselves we know how important is to gain practical skills, and strongly believe that journalism can only successfully be taught through direct experience and not as a theoretical abstract.  Because of this we offer a unique opportunity for students in Damascus to take part in an internship at the Arabic on-line magazine Al-Thara, under the patronage of Etana Press.

We are a weekly review of scholarship, culture and literature on women's issues. Based in Syria, our goal is to provide a reliable resource of international, regional and local documents – for example, laws and conventions – concerning women. It also aims to monitor social ills and practices that violate rights and freedoms, especially those of women, as they are the most vulnerable and suppressed sector of Syrian society. The review tries to expose these problems and propose alternative courses of action.

Etana Press, the publishing house of Al-Thara, employs a holistic approach in addressing social issues that combines theory and practice, as well as consciousness and social activism. It has facilitated the visits of foreign journalists and academics to Syria, as well as organized a number of exhibitions, conferences and seminars to highlight social problems within Syrian society. Participation in such events is also open to interns. Etana seeks to fill the gap between public and private institutions in contributing to the development of a civic culture in Syria.

To obtain a reference letter the successful applicant must conduct an internship of at least one month. The intern can choose to concentrate on the area of journalism where s/he feels most confident. These skills are all invaluable to any journalist based in the Middle East and include:

Translating:

from Arabic to English or

from English to Arabic

Writing

Editing

Conducting interviews

Research

The Intern must either write one independent piece or translate one given article weekly and must visit the office in Jaramana twice weekly, for a minimum of three hours, where s/he will be greeted by tea, coffee and a friendly working environment.

 Send us your C.V to   tharaorg@gmail.com