Mais Katt Syrian Journalist and Media Trainer focused on Conflects

I am Mais Katt, an award-winning Syrian investigative journalist. I work where truth becomes a battlefield, and where journalism turns into direct accountability in the face of power, fear, and silence.

I have opened files that were meant to remain closed, and followed stories that regimes and armed actors tried to bury under years of enforced quiet. I have collaborated with leading international media organizations such as Lighthouse Reports, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, BBC and ARIJ, because real investigative journalism knows no borders when it comes to accountability.

Over the years, I have trained hundreds of journalists, editors, and trainers, and supported dozens of independent media organizations in strengthening their capacity across Syria, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya, through programs with Internews, CFI, DW Akademie, and other international partners.

I am also a founder and media entrepreneur. I established Women Who Won the War "The Arab Women Investigative Journalists Network" and I also founded Radio Rozana, a Syrian media organization based in exile.

Today, I live between the Netherlands and Damascus, continuing my work with one clear belief: journalism is not simply storytelling, it is a force for change.

Feel free to reach out if you are looking to collaborate with an experienced investigative journalist, engage a professional trainer, or seek expert insight related to Syria and conflict-affected contexts across the Middle East and North Africa. I have a wide regional network and would be glad to connect, advise, and cooperate.

My Stories...

Syria Stolen Children

Over nine months, I worked alongside Syrian and international journalists from six media outlets to build a database of children hidden by the Syrian regime, as part of the Syria’s Stolen Children investigation.

Women Who Won the War

I founded The Arab network for women investigative journalists in 2023, It was established to empower female reporters across the region especially in contexts of conflict and political transition.

The network provides specialized training, mentorship, and opportunities to produce and publish cross-border investigations.

It also creates spaces of professional solidarity among Arab women journalists and amplifies their presence in regional and international media institutions.

Through partnerships with organizations such as ARIJ and Lighthouse Reports, the network helps build a new generation of women journalists capable of producing accountability-driven reporting that makes a tangible impact both locally and globally.

My News!

Name: Mais Katt
Address: NL

“Women Who Won the War and ARIJ Launch ‘Syrian Nawat’

Women Who Won the War, in partnership with the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), has launched the “Syrian Nucleus” project from Damascus. The initiative aims to equip Syrian women journalists with practical skills in investigative reporting and to strengthen their contributions to accountability journalism during Syria’s transitional phase

Women Leaders Transforming News

Washington - March 2024| ICFJ board member Carrie Pudoff Brown and Mais Katt had a talk about "Women Who Won the War" which was published under the "Jim Hoge Legacy" Fellowship.

And about our work as female journalists in the Middle East and North Africa, the opportunities to change the face of Arab journalism thanks to female leadership and young female journalists in the region.

Testimonials

Mais Helped me a lot to have a full understanding of how to create a creative content!

Ahmad Walid - Egypt

She is my teacher, she is always there for my questions ..

Wafaa Maddah - Syria

Mais Supported my media organization for more than one year.. It was very useful experience

Amin Abdullah - Yemen

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