About Mideast Youth
What People are SayingOur mission is to amplify diverse and progressive voices advocating for change throughout the Middle East and North Africa using digital media. We are a grassroots not-for-profit movement that operates independently of any partisan, corporate, national or regional government, institution or organization.
What People are Saying
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The group has also been successful in bringing together people from different sides of political conflicts in the Middle East.
WireTap Magazine
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Mideast Youth sets the gold standard as a truly grassroots digital activism organization. Their work is consistently excellent and they have helped countless human rights campaigns in their region to speak with a digital voice.
Mary Joyce
Co-founder of DigiActive.org
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In many countries in the Middle East, government control of the media effectively stifles political and social debate. So anyone with anything to say that doesn't fit the party line does so online. And that's where Mideast Youth has been speaking up..
Ode Magazine
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It is a laudable effort that contributes to the rather noble aims Mideast Youth has set for itself: coexistence and the elimination of extremist ideologies and ignorance from the Middle East.
Skype Blog
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The TED Fellows program is proud to support Mideast Youth. Mideast Youth's dedication to freedom of both speech and expression is inspiring and the organization's commitment to interfaith understanding is unparalleled.
TED Conference
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Some clerical authorities, well aware of the challenges posed to their influence by the powers of the Web, are becoming more tech savvy and are building a digital presence. But their interpretations and authority increasingly have competition from sites created by young Muslims such as Mideast Youth.
CNN
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Mideast Youth is a testament to what technology can do.
Jerri Chou
co-founder of All Day Buffet
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Very cool!
Jack Dorsey
Creator of Twitter
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