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Masih Alinejad's Voice Unveiled
What The Wind In My Hair's translation means for Arabic-speaking women and the fight for agency
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From Science to Sharia
The Taliban are reprogramming Afghanistan’s youth by indoctrinating a generation of boys into blind obedience. This should alarm the free world.
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Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
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A Home for Art in Erbil
In Erbil’s bustling center, Kewnara Gallery offers more than art—it’s a cultural refuge and a home for local talent
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‘Afghan Women Tend to Find a Way’: Inside the Secret Classrooms Defying the Taliban’s Ban on Girls’ Education
Four teachers from across Afghanistan explain their mission to educate girls despite repressive decrees. This article is co-published with More To Her…
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Reid Newton
Entrepreneurship in a Collapsing Economy
In crisis-hit Lebanon, one entrepreneur is empowering the next generation of self-starters
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March 2025

“Knowledge Is the Enemy of Dictatorship”
A Syrian translator living in exile in Dubai helps spread banned ideas about freedom, rights, and equality back home
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Reid Newton
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Afghanistan’s Education Crisis Affects Boys Too
As the Taliban cripples Afghanistan’s education system, Sameer and his NGO fight to keep classrooms open—for both boys and girls
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"They Messed with the Wrong Student"
Mohammed Awchi fought back against the Iraqi academic establishment's suppression of free speech—and won
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Under Taliban Rule, a Translator Works to Keep Knowledge Alive
This article is co-published with More To Her Story.
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More to Her Story
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Reid Newton

February 2025

Under Siege but Unbowed
The Iraqi Home Movement fights for a free and democratic Iraq with IBB’s support
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Reid Newton
Aid Doesn't Need to Be Costly to Be Effective
His vision isn’t just a theory—it’s happening now, proving that with a bit of risk and a lot less red tape, we can turn small investments into something…
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
How One Translator Challenged Syria’s Surveillance State
Abdulmueen Alsebai’s words became a threat to a dictatorship—and a catalyst for change
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Reid Newton
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