Reem supports independent media and social justice organizations in the SWANA region to integrate resilient communication infrastructures. She established the external and internal communication infrastructures of the newly launched Global Network for Social Justice and Digital Resilience, as part of the Crítica team, the Network’s managing partner. As a Mozilla Tech and Society fellow (2020), she collaborated with the Febrayer Network to develop their digital infrastructure strategy, and developed and taught courses to introduce the political economy of internet infrastructures to journalists from the MENA region. During her tenure as a journalist at the Jordan-based magazine, 7iber, Reem established a dedicated section on the digital rights landscape and the political economy of the internet in the SWANA region, raising awareness about digital security for journalists and activists.
Reem holds an M.A. in “Communication, Culture, and Technology” from Georgetown University. Generally, she dedicates her weekdays thinking about resilient infrastructure, and spends her weekends taking care of her olive trees.
