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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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    Syrian-American pro-democracy activist and analyst. Chief Governance and Policy Officer (the Parliamentarian) @WorldLibertyCongress. Views are my own. Reposts & Likes ≠ Endorsement.

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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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    Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Uncovered, a publication of Ideas Beyond Borders.

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    Afghanistan Program Director at Ideas Beyond Borders. Writer and reporter for the Middle East Uncovered.

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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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    Palestinian writer | Speaker in Germany. Author of Muscheln am Strand von Gaza (S. Fischer 2026).

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    Human interest reporting on war with Tim Mak | Iran War Dispatches | The Counteroffensive

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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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    Host of the Award-Winning Podcast "In the East Wing" | Covering Developments in the MENA region.

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    Journalist · Activist · Entrepreneur · Philanthropist CEO, Asia Times AF | Editor, Akhbar Alan | Leadership Council, World Liberty Congress TEDx Speaker (2021–2023) · GVA Peace Talk · ALP Alumni Covering Afghanistan — women, rights, silence.

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