The Febrayer Network Academy is a year-long academic program in Arabic where young Arab students are exposed to journalism that is open to the social sciences, cultural practices and historical contexts.
The Academy fosters critical thinking, creativity and curiosity to produce meaningful, nuanced and deep journalism in the Arab region. The academy aims to enhance community building and solidarity between its participants as they embark on journalistic work in an environment hostile to crucial and independent expression.
In a world where the journalism field is governed by tools and techniques, the Counter Academy for Arab Journalism looks into restoring the relevance of deep understanding of socio-political contexts, power dynamics and critical theory of relevance, to the practice of journalism delivered through intelligent form. In 2023, 9 Arabic-speaking countries were represented by the 44 students who attended the academy, 23 of whom completed a graduation project. 16 of the students were published.
The Febrayer Fellowship was conducted in 2023 with 4 6-month fellowships for investigative Arabic-speaking journalists in Berlin. 2 of these applications targeted member organisations, and the other 2 were open to journalists and practitioners from the region. Two of the four were women. The crisis in Gaza disturbed some of the planned activities related to the fellowship.
