Press Releases – Ideas Beyond Borders

Aid Doesn’t Need to Be Costly to Be Effective: Faisal’s TED Talk

mariana_ibb — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:58:57 +0000

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 transformative.

Facebook’s Betrayal of Progress in the Arab World

Faisal Saeed al Mutar — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:03:29 +0000

The irony of "fact-checking" and Facebook’s long-overdue turn toward progress

Children’s art from Afghanistan

Ideas Beyond Borders — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:08:04 +0000

In collaboration with The International Museum of Children's Art in Oslo, Norway

From Civil War to Civil Discourse

Ideas Beyond Borders — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:39:14 +0000

Faisal Saeed al Mutar delivers his keynote speech at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2024

Mohammed Soliman: Welcome to IBB!

Ideas Beyond Borders — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:50:25 +0000

Mohammed Soliman is joining our growing Board of Advisors to help IBB navigate the changing geopolitical world of the Middle East.

Jacob Mchangama on Free Speech

Ideas Beyond Borders — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:03:30 +0000

An IBB interview on the triumphs and troubles of free speech in the Middle East.

Dr. Timur Kuran on The Long Divergence

Abdo Alrayis — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:41:58 +0000

An IBB interview with Dr. Timur Kuran on why development in the Middle East fell behind, and how it can surge ahead once again.

Ideas Beyond Borders Brings Enlightenment and Freedom to the United Nations

Abdo Alrayis — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:25:00 +0000

Having translated over 21,000 articles & books in the Middle East, Ideas Beyond Borders expands to include Pashto and Dari,…

Exciting Graduation for the Wikipedia-backed University Translator Program

Abdo Alrayis — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:43:39 +0000

Celebrities and special guests celebrate the graduations of the rapidly growing University Translator Program, a Wikipedia-backed initiative by Ideas Beyond Beyond Borders.

Ideas Beyond Borders ‘House of Wisdom 2.0’ Project Expands Support for People of Afghanistan

Abdo Alrayis — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:11:08 +0000

Having translated over 21,000 articles & books in the Middle East, Ideas Beyond Borders expands to include Pashto and Dari, Afghanistan’s two widest-spoken languages.