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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: 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…
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Read more: Iran After Khamenei: The Struggle for Control BeginsA historic rupture is unfolding in Iran. Authority in the Islamic Republic has long depended on the alignment between religious legitimacy and coercive power.…
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Read more: IBB President Appointed to GW Advisory BoardFaisal Al Mutar joins the Antisemitism Research Initiative at George Washington University.
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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.
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Read more: Is Foreign Aid Still Fit for Purpose?With traditional aid models under pressure, this conversation examines how technological disruption, geopolitical competition, and local innovation are reshaping global development assistance.
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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: Aid Doesn’t Need to Be Costly to Be Effective: Faisal’s TED TalkHis vision isn’t just a theory—it’s happening now, proving that with a bit of risk and a lot less red tape, we can turn…
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Read more: Facebook’s Betrayal of Progress in the Arab WorldThe irony of “fact-checking” and Facebook’s long-overdue turn toward progress
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Read more: Children’s art from AfghanistanIn collaboration with The International Museum of Children’s Art in Oslo, Norway