Arar Street #142
Amman
Jordan
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Religion
- Research
- Youth and education
To strengthen community media especially among women, the youth and minorities; create awareness on the sociopolitical milieu in Jordan so as to help relief agencies cope with the increasing number of refugees; help local churches in Jordan acquire due legal status and interact with society, especially the very "other".
Philip Madanat is a researcher and political activist. He received his education in administrative sciences, economics, languages and sociology of media in Jordan, the West Bank, Japan and Spain. A doctorate candidate, his thesis investigates the impact of Friday sermons on public opinion in Jordan, with focus on new media coverage. He currently serves as the rapporteur for the Jordanian Committee to Support the Syrian People. Philip helped establish several Arab media outlets, and ran media development projects with IREX, SIDA and OSI; conducted research on media accountability in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon with the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism, project “Media Accountability and Transparency in Europe and the Arab World” (MediaAcT); currently a consultant for ‘Advocacy and Support for Community Radio in the Arab Region’ funded by SIDA and implemented by the Amman-based Community Media Network. His current undertaking is madanatconsultancy.com, specialized in media training, research and development, conducting research on the Islamic movements in Levant and Arabian Gulf countries for state entities.
Help variant political, religious and social movements interact through understanding the underpinning values, ethos and modus operandi that govern the work of relevant communities.
To benefit from and add to ALF's experience in the region through its wide network of civil society organizations; to incorporate my experience as an activist who managed to bring together diverse political and religious groups in the region with work that came to fruition in several aspects (relief, human rights, running negotiations in conflict zones, human rights empowerment, media empowerment).