He is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University, and he is the founder and general director of AmmanNet, the Arab world’s first internet radio station. He has been arrested by both Israelis and Palestinians and has won numerous international awards, including the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, the Pen U.S.A West Freedom to Write Award, and the Leipzeg Media Institute award. He is also on the International Press Institute’s list of 50 Press Freedom Heroes.