-
Mariana Bernardez•
Philosophy by Design: Students Test Ideas Against Real Life
Read more: Philosophy by Design: Students Test Ideas Against Real LifeReal dilemmas become the arena for Ayn Rand’s ideas about honesty, ambition, and responsibility
-
Mariana Bernardez•
Before Dawn, Behind Closed Doors, and Across the Street: Women at Work in the Middle East
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.
-
Mariana Bernardez•
Women of Bayt al-Hikma 2.0: Translators on Work, Expectations, and Ideas in the Middle East
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.
-
Ideas Beyond Borders•
Faisal Al Mutar Appointed Senior Non-Resident Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh
Read more: Faisal Al Mutar Appointed Senior Non-Resident Scholar at the University of PittsburghThe founder and president of Ideas Beyond Borders joins the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public and…
-
Ideas Beyond Borders•
IBB President Appointed to GW Advisory Board
Read more: IBB President Appointed to GW Advisory BoardFaisal Al Mutar joins the Antisemitism Research Initiative at George Washington University.
-
Mariana Bernardez•
From Months to 24 Hours: Reforming Business Registration in Kurdistan
Read more: From Months to 24 Hours: Reforming Business Registration in KurdistanCutting red tape so over 7,000 founders can move from idea to market in days, not months.
-
Mariana Bernardez•
When Restricted Ideas Meet a Willing Audience in the Arab World
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…
-
Mariana Bernardez•
Afghanistan’s Hidden Classrooms: How Innovators Are Defying the Taliban
Read more: Afghanistan’s Hidden Classrooms: How Innovators Are Defying the TalibanAfghan entrepreneurs like Ahmad Zia Yousufi are using technology and digital training to keep women and youth connected to learning despite Taliban restrictions.
-
Mariana Bernardez•
Hydroponics and AI: Farming Innovations in Kurdistan
Read more: Hydroponics and AI: Farming Innovations in KurdistanIn Kurdistan, innovators are reinventing agriculture, creating climate-friendly solutions for food security and boosting local resilience in the face of water scarcity and shifting…
-
Ideas Beyond Borders•
What You Might Have Missed: August at Middle East Uncovered
Read more: What You Might Have Missed: August at Middle East UncoveredFrom Gaza’s embattled journalists to Iraq’s ambitious new trade corridor, August was a month of defining shifts across the Middle East. Here’s a look…