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#GenderTech Confronts Gender-Based Violence in MENA
Feature image viaOxfam/The Media Booth, November 24, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon: Arab feminists discuss how to counter online violence. Is…
Applications Open for “Abtal el-fada’ el-raqmi”
Applications for the program are closed. SMEX is launching a new program to empower youth with the knowledge and tools…
Regional Beirut Workshop Agrees to Cooperate on Right to Information
A regional workshop on the right to information held in Beirut from 8-9 June 2017, bringing together participants from Algeria,…
UN Special Rapporteur Meets with Local Free Speech Advocates
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 — Dozens of free speech advocates and civil society leaders gathered at…
#HACKINGEXTREMISM: How Did Community Groups Counter Violent Extremism?
Feature image via Smex: Maya and Nancy Yamout, “Rescue Me” organization. The advancement of the internet and…
Tasharuk in June: Don't Just Run Campaigns, Build Movements!
Feature image via creativecommons.org: A man during the 2011 Egyptian protests carrying a card saying “Facebook, #jan25. …
"Press Freedom": Tasharuk's Theme in May
Feature image via freepress.net. Every year on May 3, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The…