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Ideas Beyond Borders

@IdeasB2

We equip individuals and communities in the Middle East with the information, skills, and resources to improve their societies on their own terms

Katılım Ağustos 2017
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Most narratives about the Middle East focus on conflict. But millions of readers are focused on something else: → How power works → Whether law should follow morality → Why some economies succeed The pattern is consistent across languages and platforms. People are comparing systems and testing ideas. Full piece: ideasbeyondborders.org/what-readers-a…
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Before dawn in the West Bank, the region’s only female brewer checks the tanks before the village wakes. In Afghanistan, teachers run living-room classrooms despite Taliban bans. In Beirut, a workshop becomes a shelter for displaced families. Six stories of women at work across the Middle East. Read: ideasbeyondborders.org/before-dawn-be… #InternationalWomensDay
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Sometimes patients refuse an exam from a woman. IBB translator Sarah Aldonia works in healthcare and sees this firsthand. She says the response isn’t retreat—it’s confidence, education, and publishing ideas that challenge harmful beliefs. That’s why she translates with House of Wisdom 2.0. #InternationalWomensDay #BaytAlHikma2.0
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Yesterday: Razan Hamida. Today: Abeer Issa. Across the Middle East and North Africa, many women are still expected to work twice as hard just to prove they deserve their place. IBB translator Abeer Issa on where real change begins: knowledge, education, and the freedom to speak. #InternationalWomensDay #BaytAlHikma2.0
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Yesterday we shared Rand Isam’s story. Today: Razan Hamida. She walked into a police station asking for help. The officer told her: “This place is for men.” Her response: “A woman’s place in any space isn’t a privilege—it’s her right.” #InternationalWomensDay #BaytAlHikma2.0
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Rand Isam is a dentist. She also translates books and essays into Arabic with Ideas Beyond Borders’ House of Wisdom 2.0. She discovered that path after winning a university translation competition with a perfect score. To mark #InternationalWomensDay, we’re sharing voices from our community this week. Rand’s message: having more than one path isn’t a burden, it’s a strength. #BaytAlHikma2.0 #Translation #IdeasBeyondBorders
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Congratulations to IBB founder and president @faisalalmutar on being named a Senior Non-Resident Scholar. Well deserved recognition for his work on innovation, economic development, and countering extremism.
Center for Governance and Markets | Pitt@CGMPitt

We are pleased to welcome @faisalalmutar as a Senior Non-Resident Scholar. Faisal Saeed Al Mutar is a social entrepreneur and media executive known for his work in economic development, innovation, and leadership. He speaks globally on topics like counter-extremism, geopolitical stability, and mentors startups and emerging leaders.

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Before we talk about Iran’s future, we need to reckon with its past. For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei shaped Iran’s political system — silencing critics at home and projecting power far beyond its borders. His legacy is measured in imprisoned dissidents, crushed protests, and generations forced into exile or silence. 👉 Read “The Bloody Legacy of Ayatollah Khamenei” by Reid Newton for Middle East Uncovered: themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-bloody-l…
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Middle East Uncovered, by Ideas Beyond Borders @IdeasB2, is my favorite channel about the region, with expat and on-the-ground analyses and no illusions or ideologies. | Iran After Khamenei: The Struggle for Control Begins ideasbeyondborders.org/iran-after-kha…
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Public sector reform doesn’t always require new laws. Sometimes it requires reviewing procedures, removing duplication, and setting service standards. That shift helped cut business registration time to 24 hours in the Kurdistan Region. Details: ideasbeyondborders.org/from-months-to…
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Antisemitism corrodes pluralism and normalizes dehumanization. Treating it as marginal is part of the problem. For years, we’ve confronted it directly in Arabic-language discourse — translating history, documenting erased Jewish communities, and challenging conspiracy thinking. Our President, @faisalalmutar, now joins the Advisory Board of GW’s Antisemitism Research Initiative by the @gwupoe. Read the full announcement: ideasbeyondborders.org/ibb-president-…
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Wikipedia is often the first place people turn to understand political and philosophical ideas. In 2025, through Bayt al-Hikma 2.0, we strengthened widely read articles across Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi/Dari, and Pashto — focusing on careful sourcing and substantive revisions rather than volume. When widely consulted information is incomplete or biased, it shapes understanding. Strengthening the factual record matters.
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We just reached 12,000+ subscribers! Thank you! themiddleeastuncovered.com People are interested in non-state-funded, independent publications about the region. Spread the word!
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'“My countrymen didn’t die in a war...Most people died defenseless on the streets where they grew up… at the hands of the armed forces that are meant to protect them.”' Heartbreaking testimony from Iran via @IdeasB2 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/irans-regime…
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You don’t need new legislation to unlock innovation. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, starting a business once took months. Today, it takes 24 hours. More than 7,000 companies have registered since the new system launched. Through focused administrative reform, IBB worked with the KRG, @RwangaFdn, and ECHO to streamline registration and remove the friction that kept founders on the sidelines. When systems move faster, ideas move faster. Full story: ideasbeyondborders.org/from-months-to… #DigitalGovernment #InnovationPolicy #StartupEcosystem #Kurdistan #Iraq
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