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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
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
What You Might Have Missed: January at Middle East Uncovered
Read more: What You Might Have Missed: January at Middle East UncoveredThis month, Iran dominated the headlines. Widespread protests shook the country, raising urgent questions about the future of the regime and the stability of…
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
Q4 2025 Review: Schools Remained Open. Laws Moved Forward. Access Expanded.
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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Mariana Bernardez•
When Information Finds a Way Out: Bypassing Censorship from Iran to Afghanistan
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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Ideas Beyond Borders•
What You Might Have Missed: October at Middle East Uncovered
Read more: What You Might Have Missed: October at Middle East UncoveredFrom Starlink breaching Iran’s digital blackout to ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Gaza and the emergence of new civic movements across the Middle East, this…
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
What You Might Have Missed: September at Middle East Uncovered
Read more: What You Might Have Missed: September at Middle East UncoveredSeptember’s coverage at Middle East Uncovered revealed how authoritarian control, civic defiance, and fragile new experiments are reshaping daily life across the region. From…
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
“Knowledge Is the Enemy of Dictatorship”
Read more: “Knowledge Is the Enemy of Dictatorship”A Syrian translator living in exile in Dubai helps spread banned ideas about freedom, rights, and equality back home
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
A Critical Moment for Global Freedom
Read more: A Critical Moment for Global FreedomWhile others retreat in the face of funding cuts, we press forward, ensuring that vital ideas and opportunities remain available to those who need…
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
How One Translator Challenged Syria’s Surveillance State
Read more: How One Translator Challenged Syria’s Surveillance StateAbdulmueen Alsebai’s words became a threat to a dictatorship—and a catalyst for change
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Ideas Beyond Borders•
The Weight of War and the Cost of Change
Read more: The Weight of War and the Cost of ChangeIBB translator Abeer Issa’s journey out of Syria