Majd Al-Shihabi • 15 Jan 2022

Arabic Wikipedia, we love you, but…

At SMEX, one of the core pillars of our mission is free knowledge. This is why we have been a…

  • Arabic Wikipedia
  • Open Knowledge
  • Open source
Mohamed Taher • 15 Jan 2021

Wikipedia: The Everlasting Project

Wikipedia: a long history of collaborative knowledge production and free access, and some bots too.

  • Arabic Web Content
  • Bot
  • Content Moderation
SMEX • 21 Apr 2020

Mapping surveillance cameras in Beirut on OpenStreetMap

Surveillance cameras are spread in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with unparalleled chaos. While the responsibility of who manages the data…

  • Cameras
  • Open source
  • Open Street Maps