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    The Middle East is complicated. We publish the people who can explain it with the context and perspective it deserves. Powered by Ideas Beyond Borders.

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    Faisal Saeed Al Mutar is a social entrepreneur and media executive with extensive experience in economic development, innovation, and nonprofit leadership. Founder and President of Ideas Beyond Borders

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    War/World Reporter. Author. Speaker. Mother. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 www.HollieMcKay.com

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    British-Palestinian writer. Focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also dipping toes into history, economics, futurism, statistics, technology, etc.

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    Mostly researching and writing about Islamism and security. North Africa & Sahel. Narratives and counternarratives.

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    Condiment queen with the vibes of a Starter Jacket™.

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    Apostate, author of seditious works, Philosophy PhD student writing on liberalism, technology, and intellectual history. My work examines how ideas shape the culture and future of societies. Writer at Middle East Uncovered.

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    Iram Ramzan is a journalist and commentator, with a focus on foreign affairs and social issues, particularly on British Muslims. Huge Bollywood fan. Co-host of the Taking The Myth podcast, an award-winning monthly sceptical show.

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    Senior writer at Middle East Uncovered, a publication of Ideas Beyond Borders. Journalist and photographer covering the MENA region

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    Medeni Sungur is a media entrepreneur and freedom advocate from Turkey. He uses digital storytelling to make complex democracy and policy debates accessible to the next generation in TikTok era.

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    Lebanese researcher in Marketing and communication, based in the UK. I explore how people and ideas move through communication, exploring why some stories persuade and others fade. I'm interested in Middle Eastern politics, and appalled by it .

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    The Threat is a substack at the Program on Extremism at The George Washington University. Analysis and policy solutions on radicalization, terrorism and extremism.

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    Research Fellow in Political Geography and Urban Studies at Yale University | Human Rights Defender

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