Arab Techies Women Gathering
In May 2010, Arab Techies and SMEX partnered to convene a 4-day workshop for 34 female technologists and activists from 10 Arab countries. During …
MADskills: Media for Advocacy & Development
MADskills—MAD stands for media for advocacy and development—was our response to a demand from Lebanese civil society leaders and new young activists for …
Shou Osstik? | What’s Your Story?
Shou Osstik? was a new media pilot training program for women from the north, south, Bekaa, and Beirut regions in Lebanon. The program …
Taakad: Campaiging for More Accuracy in News
In fall 2014 SMEX launched Taakad, a campaign to encourage better verification of social media news by both citizen journalists and traditional …
Nouwweb: An Open, Online Directory of Lebanon’s MPs
To promote civic engagement in Lebanon, Marc Farra from Lamba Labs and the SMEX team developed a new tool called Nouwweb that lets people easily access …
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Tasharuk: A Collaborative Knowledge Base for Netizens
With a name that means “to collaborate” in Arabic, Tasharuk makes it easier for digital media trainers, activists, and civil society groups to find …
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NetHawwal: Online Learning for the Arab Information Society
NetHawwal, which means “we transform in Arabic,” is an online learning platform that helps people of all ages develop the digital skills …
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Digital Rights Research: The Emerging Legal Framework for Free Expression Online
With the rise of citizen media, Arab regimes are establishing new legal frameworks to govern free speech and other civil and political …
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Launching Net-Wasel: A Podcast on Digital Rights for Arab Young People
This summer, SMEX is producing, in cooperation with AFMD Grants, a pilot series of short podcasts on digital rights in the Arab …
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Building the Credibility and Capacity of Privacy and Surveillance Watchdogs in Lebanon
Background New e-government programs, biometric passports, and citywide surveillance have been recently introduced in Lebanon. Yet, in the absence of a legal …
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