Omour T’hemna (“What Matters to Us”) is a Public Interest Media project established in partnership with the Tunisian Union of Associative Media (UTMA) to produce local associative web-FM radio shows accessible to listeners across all 24 of Tunisian governorates.
The main goal of the program is to enliven fact-based discussions, debates, and dialogues on political, social, economic, and cultural issues of local scope through the active participation of informed youth commentators (aged 16-24) with politicians, journalists, and other experts in their fields.
OMOUR T’HEMNA
Debating Our Destiny (DOD)
DOD aims to empower youth, women, and marginalized communities (YWM) across Arabic speaking communities in 15 countries, including: Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Yemen, and diaspora communities in Turkey, France and Germany.
About Us
Arab scholars have a long and storied history of debate, and Munathara is building upon this tradition to support all Arabic speakers to participate in shaping the future of the region. We believe it is more important than ever before for rational, reasoned and constructive discourse to be the forge in which ideas are expounded, tested and improved upon for the benefit of all.
Community Participation
Parallel to its online outreach campaigns, The Munathara initiative works closely with local and regional civil society organisations. Munathara’s certified outreach debate trainers provide on the ground training sessions...
Online Engagement
During the Arab Spring, social media platforms played a vital role in the dissemination of information between different regions. By the end of 2019, internet penetration rates in the Arab region reached 70%.
Reviving Arab debate culture
Scholars in the MENA region have a long and storied history of debate. Munathara is building upon this tradition to support all Arabic speakers to participate in shaping the future of the region.
Impact TV
Since its establishment in 2012, the Munathara Initiative has promoted the voices of youth, women and marginalized (YWM) communities in the Arabic public sphere to meet their growing desire for participation in society, politics, and governance.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
The media sector is arguably the biggest beneficiary of the freedom of expression that Tunisia gained following the 2
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Tunisian youth is an important demographic.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Public education was one of the main pillars of modern state-building in Tunisia.
Sunday, March 14, 2021
A 1992 Ben-Ali era drug law, “Law 52”, is once more causing uproar in post-revolutionary Tunisia, where this Saturday
Friday, October 11, 2019
The 'Munathara Initiative' has organised, in partnership with the Establishment of Tunisian Television, the final deb
Saturday, January 13, 2018
#Holool featured 6 performances by extraordinary youth, alongside 3 senior opinion leaders, all focused on the theme
Saturday, February 25, 2017
#DDX3 is Munathara’s biggest event of the year.
Public Interest Media
Public Interest Media
Public Interest Media is broadly defined as generating and disseminating information that serves everyone in society. According to the Ethical Journalism Network, “it is about the common good, the general welfare and the security and well-being of everyone in the community we serve.
Saturday, August 28, 2021
In this second podcast episode, Munathara’s Imen Riahi gets together with two Public Interest Media project participa
Saturday, August 21, 2021
The second episode of the Oumour T'hemna (What Matters to Us) radio show series on Cilium FM Radio, Kasserine.
Saturday, August 21, 2021
The second Oumour T'hemna (“What Matters to Us”) episode on Mandra FM, Bizerte, highlights environmental repercussion
Saturday, August 21, 2021
The second Oumour T'hemna (“What Matters to Us”) episode on Kairouan’s Dream FM discusses the recent fires in the go
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Our young radio hosts discuss the lack of basic facilities in the Manzil Al-Habib delegation and the role of the loca
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Lack of water resources in the Kebili governorate with the absence of any clear water distribution plan is the first
Saturday, July 31, 2021
The first episode of Oumour T’hemna: El Podcast (“What Matters to Us: The Podcast”).
Saturday, July 17, 2021
The first episode of the Oumour T'hemna series (“What Matters to Us”) on Cilium FM Radio from Kasserine.
Saturday, July 17, 2021
The first Oumour T'hemna (“What Matters to Us”) episode on Mandra FM, Bizerte, presents the Covid-19 medical unit in
Musabaquat
Musabaquat
The Munathara Initiative launches a dedicated Musabaqa “Competition” for each of its live shows.
Tuesday, June 01, 2021
The media sector is arguably the biggest beneficiary of the freedom of expression that Tunisia gained following the 2010-2011 revolution. This is
Friday, April 30, 2021
Tunisian youth is an important demographic.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Public education was one of the main pillars of modern state-building in Tunisia.
Friday, February 19, 2021
#Zaama_TownHall aims to spread the culture of fact-driven debate, discussion, and dialogue between citizens and public officials.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
In December of 2020, Tunisia will celebrate the first decade of the Jasmine Revolution, which was sparked on December 17, 2010, and ended on Januar
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Since 2011,Tunisia has been living under the pressure of an economic crisis, deepened by the repercussions of the health crisis caused by the sprea
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
On October 23rd, 2019, Kais Saied was sworn in as the second directly elected Tunisian president after the revolution.
Wednesday, September 02, 2020
On the 10th year of the revolution, some believe the current political system has succeeded in preserving political balances; It stood impregnable
Monday, July 17, 2017
The Middle East has been rocked by a series of violent conflicts over the past several years involving thousands of foreign fighters traveling to s
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Religion plays a large role in current public school curricula in Arab countries throughout their different stages.
Musabaquat
Workshops
Parallel to its online outreach campaigns, The Munathara initiative works closely with local and regional civil society organisations. Munathara’s certified outreach debate trainers provide on the ground training sessions to Arabic speakers both within and outside the MENA region, especially focusing on marginalised and rural areas.
Monday, August 08, 2016
في إطار مسابقة مناظرة DD24 حول الأطروحة "ترمب أفضل للعالم العربي" أشرف المدرب عدي عموش على ورشة تدريبية بمشاركة شباب نادي الثقافة والإعلام بجامعة ا
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
The Syrian trainer Bayan Al Othman conducted an interactive session with a group of syrian refugees in Turkey, regarding the topic of ' religion s
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
Munathara's Jordanian coach 'Malek Sebaii' has conducted an interactive session in the Blue Zone in Jordan with the Youth Council and the Organizat
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Munathara's Syrian Trainer ' Bayan Al Othman' conducted a workshop with syrian refugees in turkey in collaboration with 'lightning center for rese
Saturday, April 07, 2018
In Morocco, our trainer Khalil Dekiki completed a training interactive session with students of Political Science in Rabat on DD25's Topic 'Russia
Friday, April 13, 2018
In algeria, our trainer Fatma Hamdi has conducted a workshop in the region of Betna in collaboration with the National organization of the voice of
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
In Tunisia, Munathara's trainer Achref Wannas conducted a productive training session with young students and social activists in the region in col
Friday, March 30, 2018
In algeria our trainers completed a training session with a groupe of social activists.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
In Hulool competition, our Moroccan trainer Sofiane Saoudi has conducted a workshop in the city of Tiflet in collaboration with a group of young ac
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Press & Media
Aug, 24 2021
The story of the Munathara Initiative, told by Alessandra Bajec on The NEWARAB.
Mar, 21 2021
Khouloud Mabrouk, Editorial Team member, was the Sunday guest on "Al Lama" show on Shems FM radio to talk about "#Zaama_TownHall #We_Change_Law52_InOrderTo.
Mar, 16 2021
AL Arab Uk covers the #Zaama_TownHall" #We_Change_Law52_InOrderTo.
Mar, 21 2021
Ahmed Abid, the Senior Communications Coordinator, talks about "#Zaama_TownHall" #We_Change_Law52_InOrderTo.
Blog
The Munathara Initiative is a registered non-profit organization founded in 2012, with offices in Washington D.C. and Tunis, Tunisia. The Initiative aims to create an independent and inclusive discussion and debate platform in the Arabic speaking region regardless of their age, gender or background to create a public sphere characterized by evolvability and tolerance towards different points of view.
Mar, 11 2021
Following the 2010-2011 uprising, a number of Tunisian officials, including ex-President Beji Caid Essebsi committed to a reform of the law.
Aug, 25 2020
The Munathara Initiative team discussed the various aspects and impacts of the DOD project.
Sep, 03 2018
أرفع رأسي لأرى القائد يمتطي حصانه هو لا ينظر الينا ولا يرى زحمة السير، لا يسمع أ أصوات المنبهات وضجيج المارة.
Nov, 05 2014
إن الحديث عن وجود مؤامرة غربية على العالم العربي هو ضرب من الخيال ، قد تستغربون الحكم السريع الذي بدأت به هذا المقال ،لكن هذه هي الحقيقة التي قد تص