Majal (organization)
Middle East & North African non-profit social justice organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Majal is a regional not-for-profit organization focused on "amplifying voices of dissent" throughout the Middle East and North Africa via digital media. Founded in Bahrain, the organization "creates platforms and web applications that promote freedom of expression and social justice."[1]
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Founded | 2006 |
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Founder | Esra'a Al Shafei |
Type | Not-for-Profit |
Focus | freedom of information, access to information, free open-source Internet projects. |
Area served | MENA |
Website | majal |
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Majal, which relies on open source platforms, like WordPress and Ruby on Rails, was launched in 2006 by Esra'a Al Shafei as a simple group-blogging idea. However, it has changed course to focus on the development of unique applications and tools.[2]