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The female publisher fighting for free expression
Muna Al Jabri is encouraging a new generation of authors to harness the power of the written word
Olivia Cuthbert
August 8, 2022
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Yes, Afghan Translators are still at Work!
Gul Nifa Ahmadzai, an Afghan translator is pursuing peace and progress through her education and work as a translator with Ideas Beyond Borders
Olivia Cuthbert
August 2, 2022
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Afghan translator: ‘I want to use my knowledge to free my people from the Taliban guns’
Khatera Haleem joined Ideas Beyond Borders to pursue her dream of a modern, free-thinking Afghanistan and use her knowledge to fight the Taliban and for for afghan people
Olivia Cuthbert
July 29, 2022
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Social media free of censorship in the Middle East and abroad
UCONVO is a new social media platform that plans to prioritize freedom of speech and respect diversity of opinion in a bid to democratize expression online
Olivia Cuthbert
July 25, 2022
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The Afghan mothers fighting for their daughters’ education
Mothers who lived through the first Taliban regime have faced these restrictions before, and now some are refusing to back down
Olivia Cuthbert
July 18, 2022
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Karam Bassam: ‘In their hearts, they are still metal musicians’
After a wave of popularity, heavy metal music has gone underground in Iraq. But to Karam Bassam: ‘In their hearts, they are still metal musicians’
Olivia Cuthbert
July 6, 2022
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Unraveling Epic Space Mysteries in Arabic
Building on her popular Instagram page, Rocket engineer Diana Alsindy is writing a children’s book in Arabic to make space and science accessible to young readers
Olivia Cuthbert
July 5, 2022
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No Topic Too Taboo: Fighting Fiction with Fact
Translators at I Believe in Science are fighting fiction with facts by bringing articles about scientific subjects to Arabic readers
Olivia Cuthbert
June 29, 2022
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Afghan Astronomers’ Freedom in Trouble
The Afghanistan Astronomy Association is championing free thought as the Taliban clamps down on astronomers, scientific inquiry, and open debate
Olivia Cuthbert
June 28, 2022
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A New Generation of Wikipedia Arabic Translators
The Wikipedia Arabic translators striving to lift limits on knowledge across the Middle East
Olivia Cuthbert
June 23, 2022