Reshaping the future of the Middle East one person at a time
Ideas Beyond Borders equips individuals and communities across the Middle East with the information, skills, and resources to build a freer and more prosperous future.
News, Stories, Interviews
Four teachers from across Afghanistan explain their mission to educate girls despite repressive decrees. This article is co-published with More To Her Story.
A Syrian translator living in exile in Dubai helps spread banned ideas about freedom, rights, and equality back home
As the Taliban cripples Afghanistan’s education system, Sameer and his NGO fight to keep classrooms open—for both boys and girls
Be Part of the Story
“Women-operated taxi services in Iraq, 3-D printing workshops in Kurdistan, schools for street kids in Afghanistan, and so much more. If you want to know about the unreported entrepreneurial revolution that is remaking the Middle East, read this today and share these amazing stories tomorrow.” – Nick Gillespie, editor at large, Reason
Our Impact
Our Global Impact in Numbers
These numbers showcase the incredible reach and influence of our work around the world.
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8.6M
followers across platforms
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378M
views of our articles, books, videos, and podcasts
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44M
words translated by our 200 translators in 4 years
Our Progress
100,000+
people indirectly benefited from the work of our 200+ Innovation Hub grantees
45M+
Words translated into native languages
500,000+
Book downloads
34,000+
Wikipedia articles translated
798M+
Views of our content
How We Do It
Education
We believe unfettered access to information is critical to transform societies. We built and run the largest independent pro-liberty multimedia content platform in the Middle East. To date, our content has more than 1 billion views.
Innovation
We believe successful solutions come from locals on the ground. We equip entrepreneurs and startups with the resources they need to prosper, create jobs, and positively impact their communities.
Policy
We believe in the power of ideas to achieve lasting change. We collaborate with local governments, international partners, and energized individuals to generate the conditions for long-term peace and economic growth.
Our Worldwide Partners
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Be Part of the Solution
People in the Middle East are hungry for change. Help them shape a brighter future with a tax-deductible donation today.
We ensure your gift is used in the most efficient way to maximize its impact.
80%
Programs
80 cents of every dollar we spend goes directly to programs supporting the people that need it.
16%
Administration
16 cents of every dollar goes toward essential services that enable IBB to operate.
4%
Fundraising
Only 4 cents of every dollar goes to supporting our contributors.