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Magda Abu-FadilRania Khaled Al Hussaini, senior coordinator of the centre’s Media LiteracyProgram.It was gratifying to see students participating in the workshops as young reporterswho covered the training, interviewed participants and this writer, andposted their videos online.References and ResourcesAbu-Fadil, M. (2007) “Media Literacy: A Tool to Combat Stereotypes and PromoteCultural Understanding.” Research paper prepared for the UNESCO Regional Conferencesin Support of Global Literacy, Doha, Qatar, March 2007. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001611/161157e.pdfKamal, R. (2007) “Oil Won’t Last: Invest in Arab Education”, The Daily Star, Lebanon.Sulaiman, S.J. (2007) The Arab Identity. Presentation at DC International. FireplaceMansion, Washington, DC.UNESCO (2007) Literacy Challenges in the Arab States Region: Building Partnerships andPromoting Innovative Approaches. Conference Report. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001835/183528e.pdfWilson, C., Grizzle, A., Tuazon, R., Akyempong, K., Cheung, C-K (2011) Media andInformation Literacy: Curriculum for Teachers, UNESCO.Video Clips from the WorkshopMedia Literacy Workshop for Teachers Day 1, by the Doha Centre for Media Freedom,2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKcDAC_KkwY&feature=plcpMedia Literacy Workshop for Teachers Day 2, by the Doha Centre for Media Freedom,2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTMr-fMTJgA&feature=plcpMedia Literacy Workshop for Teachers Day 3, by the Doha Centre for Media Freedom,2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1CV8lfpFx0&feature=plcpDoha Centre for Media FreedomThe Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) is a non-profit organization workingfor press freedom and quality journalism in Qatar, the Middle East and the world since2007. DCMF’s work is based on the notion that press freedom and quality journalism arevital for empowering citizens to participate in social and political life. Well functioningmedia are crucial for healthy societies and sustainable economies. The DCMF focuses itsactivities in three domains: Direct assistance to journalists; Training and education; andResearch, reflection and memory.http://www.dc4mf.org/Media UnlimitedMedia Unlimited was founded to establish and maintain high standards for professionaljournalists and organizations or individuals dealing with the media across the MiddleEast/North Africa region.http://media-unlimited.info386