With over 23 years of experience in science journalism and communication field, Bothina Osama is a force to be reckoned with. She is the regional coordinator of SciDev.Net for the Middle East & North Africa and the managing editor of the Arabic edition. She is also a founding member of the Arab Science Journalists Association and a co-founder of the Virtual Science Journalism Forum.
Bothina is a trainer and a mentor for science journalism skills and a speaker at many science and development-related conferences worldwide. She is also a co-author of the Practical Guide for Arab Science Journalists book. In addition, she organised several prizes for science journalists in the Arab region.