Category: Mideast Youth

Global Journal includes Mideast Youth in its list of Top 100 Best NGOs worldwide

Posted on by Ahmed Zidan (Egypt)

Mideast Youth is one of “The Top 100 Best NGOs in 2012″, according to the Global Journal Magazine. The first step involved the compilation of an extensive long-list of 1,000 nominees. This was subjected to two group reviews – the …

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See what we’ve been up to in the form of a video

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

Here is our latest video showcasing our latest video that features some of our latest projects:

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Mideast Tunes: Now with an iPhone application

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

You might have noticed that we have completely revamped one of our latest projects, Mideast Tunes, which showcases underground musicians throughout the Middle East and North Africa. We’re happy to say that since last week it’s been available as an …

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Mideast Youth: Overview of our projects in 2011

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

2011 was a big year for our projects. We moved to healthier servers, we rebuilt, redesigned and grew many of our websites, and we had the support of many volunteers who helped us take these initiatives to new levels. Here’s …

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CrowdVoice Wins “Citizen Media: A Global Innovation Competition”

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

You may remember that a few weeks ago, our project CrowdVoice.org was selected amongst 11 finalists at the Citizen Media competition. We relied entirely on your votes and mobilization to secure a spot amongst the four winners. We’re proud to …

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Please vote for CrowdVoice.org at the Citizen Media competition!

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

We are pleased to inform you that our project CrowdVoice.org has been selected as a finalist at the Citizen Media competition. Now we rely on your votes! All you have to do is log in (it can be via Facebook …

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Check out @MideastYouth featured on this week’s “Cool Curators” list at Flipboard

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

We’ve been huge fans of Flipboard since its launch. It’s by far the best way to flip through and discover content on the iPad. It first got my attention when I was using it to flip through some of the …

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Our new video for migrant rights in the Middle East

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

We at Migrant-Rights.org have just released a new video in an effort to continue to spread awareness about the dire situation of migrant/expat workers throughout the Middle East. We have yet to subtitle it to English, but the message remains …

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The new KurdishRights.org!

Posted on by Esra'a (Bahrain)

We are extremely pleased to announce the relaunch of the official website for the Alliance of Kurdish Rights: KurdishRights.org The Mideast Youth team has been running this site since 2007. Many of you are already aware of it, and for …

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Our ‘Voices for Gaza’ video a runner-up at the 2011 New Works Contest

Posted on by Ahmed Zidan (Egypt)

A few weeks ago, we released the following video on Gaza: The video was considered for an award in the 2011 New Works Contest run by “Art With Impact”, an arts-centered, social engagement organization based in San Francisco. The contest …

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