Ideas Beyond Borders
@IdeasB2
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We equip individuals and communities in the Middle East with the information, skills, and resources to improve their societies on their own terms
Joined August 2017
Brwa Sami is building Iraq & Kurdistan’s first aquaponics system, introducing a new model for sustainable agriculture in the region. That kind of innovation depends on being able to start a company without months of delay. By working with the KRG and partners to cut
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Cutting red tape so over 7,000 founders can move from idea to market in days, not months.
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We just reached 12,000+ subscribers! Thank you! https://t.co/5Yk1MzuYWl People are interested in non-state-funded, independent publications about the region. Spread the word!
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'“My countrymen didn’t die in a war...Most people died defenseless on the streets where they grew up… at the hands of the armed forces that are meant to protect them.”' Heartbreaking testimony from Iran via @IdeasB2
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You don’t need new legislation to unlock innovation. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, starting a business once took months. Today, it takes 24 hours. More than 7,000 companies have registered since the new system launched. Through focused administrative reform, IBB worked with
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Cutting red tape so over 7,000 founders can move from idea to market in days, not months.
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In 2025, House of Wisdom 2.0 presented demanding political and philosophical ideas in Arabic without simplification. The assumption that audiences would disengage proved wrong. Viewers debated, challenged one another, and returned to continue the discussion. This report
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House of Wisdom 2.0 spent 2025 translating and debating classical liberal ideas in Arabic—not to provoke controversy, but to test whether serious arguments would be met with serious engagement.
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Trying to protect nature in Lebanon means fighting pollution, corruption, and indifference, often at the same time. A rare look at environmental work in a country better known for crisis headlines. https://t.co/lzp3HxVjRv
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Once a sanctuary for rare plants and wildlife, a tiny island off Tripoli now reflects Lebanon’s wider struggle with pollution, neglect, and environmental mismanagement.
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Ideas shape societies only when people can read them in full, question them, and argue with them. In 2025, House of Wisdom 2.0 translated and published eight major books into Arabic, expanding access to serious work on political economy, philosophy, freedom, inequality, and
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Many assume long-form political and philosophical content can’t reach wide audiences. But in 2025, House of Wisdom 2.0’s 60+ Arabic videos on freedom and responsibility earned 200M+ views—without simplifying the ideas. The appetite for serious thinking is real.
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Afghan women are being criminalized by law, not just by custom. This article reflects the kind of firsthand analysis @M_E_uncovered , powered by IBB, publishes to make voices from Afghanistan and the Middle East accessible to wider audiences. https://t.co/46DXgOEzPV
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The Taliban’s new criminal procedure code embeds gender apartheid into Afghanistan’s justice system, strips women of legal protection, and demands an international response.
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Conspiracy thinking isn’t just noise, it undermines rational debate and civic life. Clear, unbiased analysis helps equip people with better tools to question narratives & make informed choices. #MiddleEastUncovered #CriticalThinking
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By blaming every challenge on foreign plots, the Islamic Republic has avoided responsibility—and paid the price in lost stability and opportunity.
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English-language media only scratches the surface of Middle Eastern debates. House of Wisdom 2.0 shares real conversations—in Arabic, Kurdish, Pashto & Farsi/Dari—on rights, dissent & responsibility. Get direct insights: subscribe to our newsletter 👉
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Dispatch from Ideas Beyond Borders Short, firsthand updates from the people teaching, building, translating, and keeping projects going across the region. What we send: ✔ Field notes from our team …
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When an idea crosses a language barrier, it doesn’t lose depth—it gains reach. For years, Ayn Rand’s Objectivism circulated within limited intellectual circles. In 2025, House of Wisdom 2.0 made its core ideas accessible to Arabic-speaking audiences through a ten-part
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Want to see how political and moral debates really unfold in the Middle East—beyond the headlines? House of Wisdom 2.0 makes transformative ideas accessible, empowering people to shape their own futures. Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive insights:
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Dispatch from Ideas Beyond Borders Short, firsthand updates from the people teaching, building, translating, and keeping projects going across the region. What we send: ✔ Field notes from our team …
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For years, red tape and stalled reforms held back the #Kurdistan Region of Iraq, but now things are changing. Business registration, which used to take months, can now be done in just 24 hours thanks to @IdeasB2. Thousands of new companies have joined the formal economy, startup
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After years of bureaucratic stagnation, practical reforms have lowered the cost of entrepreneurship in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and opened the formal economy to thousands of new businesses.
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At Ideas Beyond Borders, we’re building the foundation for critical thinking in the Middle East. Our translated books and expanded Wikipedia content in Arabic, Pashto, Farsi/Dari, and Kurdish have reached nearly 1 billion views! 📚 Download books in Arabic:
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بيت الحكمة 2.0 مشروع يهدف إلى إعادة العصر الذهبي للعلوم العربية والاسلامية وجعل غير المتاح متاحًا!
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In 2025, our House of Wisdom 2.0 published 60+ long-form Arabic videos on political philosophy and economics. They generated over 200 million views, without simplifying arguments. If you think serious ideas no longer reach mass audiences, the data says otherwise.
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Not everything that matters makes headlines. In 2025, schools stayed open, laws moved forward, and access expanded across several IBB programs. Our quarterly review is here:
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In the final quarter of 2025, several things happened that rarely make headlines: In Kurdistan, business registration dropped from months to a single day; In Afghanistan, underground schools contin…
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My first article for @M_E_uncovered, enjoy the read 🤝
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Iraq’s militias are lying low not out of restraint, but calculation—betting that a U.S. exit would hand them greater power and legitimacy.
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TODAY @ 12:00 pm Join IBB President @faisalalmutar and @M_E_uncovered contributors @TheActualAmmar and @Iram_Ramzan.
I will taking part in this online panel on Iran, hosted by my friend @faisalalmutar. You can join us in an hour. https://t.co/mdAUZOLIIK
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