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Read more: Before Dawn, Behind Closed Doors, and Across the Street: Women at Work in the Middle EastFrom underground classrooms to parliament floors, six stories of women shaping daily life across the region.
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Read more: Women of Bayt al-Hikma 2.0: Translators on Work, Expectations, and Ideas in the Middle EastMeet four translators bringing books, debates, and new ideas into Arabic.
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Read more: When Restricted Ideas Meet a Willing Audience in the Arab WorldHouse of Wisdom 2.0 spent 2025 translating and debating classical liberal ideas in Arabic—not to provoke controversy, but to test whether serious arguments would…
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Read more: Q4 2025 Review: Schools Remained Open. Laws Moved Forward. Access Expanded.In the final quarter of 2025, several things happened that rarely make headlines: In Kurdistan, business registration dropped from months to a single day;…
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Read more: When Information Finds a Way Out: Bypassing Censorship from Iran to AfghanistanIn parts of the Middle East where access to knowledge is tightly controlled, people are finding new paths to connection — from underground Starlink…
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Read more: From Afghan Classrooms to Arab Podcasts: IBB’s Mission for a Freer Middle EastAcross the Middle East, millions are seeking knowledge and opportunity despite censorship and conflict. Ideas Beyond Borders (IBB) is meeting that demand — one…
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Read more: Philosophy and Freedom: Arab Responses to Ayn RandHow Arabic-speaking viewers engaged Ayn Rand’s ideas on reason, freedom, and morality, turning philosophy into a public conversation.
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Read more: Ideas, Not Weapons: Faisal Al Mutar on The Winston Marshall ShowHow do you counter extremism and build a freer Middle East? For IBB President Faisal Saeed al-Mutar, the answer is ideas, not weapons. On…
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Read more: The Arab Media Startup Taking On ExtremistsFounded by a Jordanian dissenter, Shezomedia is using satire to challenge extremism, censorship, and the patriarchy across the Arab world
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Read more: Beyond the Headlines: What Real Progress Looks Like in Q2 2025While conflict and political dysfunction dominate most headlines about the Middle East, another story is unfolding—one shaped by educators, translators, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens…