The Media Development Center just completed a blogging training course in Gaza. The course taught 17 men and women blogging and basics. Each participant received a certificate for completing 30 training hours within 5 days. Jordanian electronic journalism expert, Mohammed Omar, was the instructor for the course. Omar said that the course was a wonderful experience for him. He enjoyed bonding with the people of Gaza, in particular he is grateful for the warm welcome he received from local journalists and bloggers. Omar feels that the blogging and media professional training is important for the people of Gaza.