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May Newsletter

May Newsletter

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Welcome to Kawaakibi Foundation’s first ever newsletter where we keep you informed on our updates, work and research!... read more

Leadership transition at Kawaakibi Foundation: Iyad El-Baghdadi steps down, Ahmed Gatnash appointed as Executive Director

Leadership transition at Kawaakibi Foundation: Iyad El-Baghdadi steps down, Ahmed Gatnash appointed as Executive Director

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kawaakibi Foundation, a leading organisation dedicated to human rights in the Middle East and North Africa, announces a significant leadership transition. Iyad El-Baghdadi, the current Executive Director, will be stepping down from his position.  As its co-founder, Iyad has been a driving force behind Kawaakibi Foundation, building... read more

Announcing the Jamal Khashoggi Disinformation Monitor

Announcing the Jamal Khashoggi Disinformation Monitor

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In his final years, the impact of disinformation and online platform manipulation on free speech, democracy, and the public sphere was a major concern to the late Jamal Khashoggi, and in 2018 we set out to investigate and uncover systemic online platform manipulation with him, starting with Twitter. He died... read more

Launching our Art program

Launching our Art program

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Kawaakibi Foundation announces the recruitment of Khalid Albaih and Ramy Essam, as co-directors of our upcoming Arts Program. The arts program will work with artists in authoritarian and post-revolutionary contexts, to strengthen free expression and the public sphere, build cultural narratives in support of movements of dignity, and harness the... read more

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