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SMEX • 13 Aug 2025

Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2024

For the year 2024, SMEX welcomed four non-resident fellows for the Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights, committed…

2024
Fellowship
Mariam Al Shafei

Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2023 • 13 Feb 2024

Meet the fellows: Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2023

In 2023, SMEX welcomed 4 non-resident fellows who have worked on diverse topics: Ameni Saidani is an advocate for the…

2023
Fellowship
Mariam Al Shafei

SMEX • 20 Dec 2023

Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights 2024

SMEX welcomes applications for the Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights for the year 2024. This fellowship commemorates…

Announcement
Fellowship
Mariam Al Shafei

SMEX • 05 Jan 2023

Mariam Al Shafie… One in a Million

On Thursday, December 29, we received the shocking news of our beloved colleague Mariam’s death. Mariam Al Shafei was one…

Mariam Al Shafei