Kawaakibi Foundation
Kawaakibi Foundation is an Oslo-based human rights organisation that focuses on the future of liberty in the Arab world.[1][2][3][4]
Founded by Iyad El-Baghdadi and Ahmed Gatnash, the organisation emerged in the wake of the Arab Spring to explore how media can promote democracy and human rights in the Middle East.[5][6][7][1] It is named after Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi.[8]
The Kawaakibi Foundation conducts research, media production and advocacy in areas such as human rights, disinformation monitoring, arts, mental health, and Bitcoin.[6][9][10][11][12]
Notable staff
[edit]Some notable current staff members of Kawaakibi Foundation:
- Iyad El-Baghdadi, founder and chairman
- Ramy Essam, co-director of arts
- Khaled Albaih, co-director of arts
- Leyla Hussein, wellbeing Coordinator[8]
References
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- ^ "Opinion | Mohammed bin Salman is the worst enemy of his 'Vision 2030' plan". Washington Post. 2021-10-28. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Kawaakibi Foundation". Kawaakibi Foundation. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "How Saudi trolls slammed Canada in a diplomatic spat". CBC. Aug 10, 2018.
- ^ "The Middle East Crisis Factory: Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ a b "'Art is continuous resistance': Sudanese cartoonist draws to bring hope, truth". Middle East Monitor. April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Norad-konferansen 2024: Hvordan slå tilbake mot anti-demokratiske krefter og brudd på menneskerettigheter? | Norad.no". Norad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ a b "About". Kawaakibi Foundation. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Connecting Media Communities in the Age of Disinformation | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Jamal Khashoggi Disinformation Monitor". Kawaakibi Foundation. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Musaddique, Shafi (2023-10-03). "Human Rights Foundation announces grants from Bitcoin Development Fund". Alliance magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "The Corruption of Power & Influence with Ahmed Gatnash". What Bitcoin Did. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2024-10-08.