Benutzer:Siesta/Esra'a Al Shafei
Esra'a Al Shafei (geboren am 23. Juli 1986) ist eine Aktivistin für Menschenrechte und Internetunternehmerin aus Bahrain, die 2006 die Organisation MideastYouth (seit 2017: Majal) gründete, die Internetplattformen für Oppositionelle und Marginalisierte im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika bereitstellt.[1] Zu ihren Internetprojekten gehören CrowdVoice.org (Open Source-Plattform für Informationen über soziale Bewegungen weltweit), Mideast Tunes (für Videos und Audios von Untergrundmusikern im Nahen Osten und in Nordafrika) und Ahwaa (Plattform der arabischen LGBT-Community).
Al Shafei ist senior Fellow der TED-Konferenz[2],Echoing Green fellow[3] und wurde von CNN-Reporter George Webster als „An outspoken defender of free speech“ (deutsch: „eine freimütige Verteidigerin der Redefreiheit“) bezeichnet.[4]
She has been featured in Fast Company as one of the "100 Most Creative People in Business."[5] In 2011, The Daily Beast listed Al Shafei as one of the 17 bravest bloggers worldwide.[6] She is also a promoter of music as a means of social change,[4] and founded Mideast Tunes, which is currently the largest platform for underground musicians in the Middle East and North Africa.[7]
Al Shafei is a recipient of the Berkman Award for Internet Innovation from Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in 2008 for "outstanding contributions to the internet and its impact on society."[8] In 2012, she received a Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship for her work on the open source platform CrowdVoice.org.[9] She is also the recipient of the Monaco Media Prize, which acknowledges innovative uses of media for the betterment of humanity.[10] In 2014, she was featured in Forbes' "30 Under 30" list of social entrepreneurs making an impact in the world.[11] The World Economic Forum listed her as one of "15 Women Changing the World in 2015."[12] That same year, she won the "Most Courageous Media" Prize[13] from Free Press Unlimited. Al Shafei was selected as a 2017 Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.[14]
Esra'a Al Shafei, according to her own account, recalls witnessing inhumane treatment of migrant workers as a child. This, along with stereotypical media portrayals of middle eastern youth, prompted her to found the Mideast Youth network.[15] Over time, the network expanded to include other civil rights issues within the Middle East, and branched out to create a diverse range of platforms with a global reach.
Weblinks
- Majal
- Ahwaa
- Alliance for Kurdish Rights
- CrowdVoice
- Making of a Century
- Mideast Tunes
- Mideast Youth
- Migrant Rights Project
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Archiving the world, one protest at a time. Abgerufen im 12 June 2014.
- ↑ TED fellows directory. TEDGlobal 2009. Abgerufen am 29. April 2011.
- ↑ Echoing Green fellows directory. Echoing Green 2009. Abgerufen am 26. August 2017.
- ↑ a b George Webster: YouTube gives Bahraini youth window to world. In: CNN, March 12, 2010. Abgerufen im 29 April 2011.
- ↑ the 100 most creative people in business in 2011.
- ↑ World's Bravest Bloggers.
- ↑ Romeo Chalfoun: Mideast Tunes Hosts 1300 Underground Bands from the MENA. In: ArabNet . Abgerufen im 11 October 2015.
- ↑ Berkman Award for Internet Innovation for Mideast Youth in 2008.
- ↑ Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship.
- ↑ Andy Plesser: Bahraini Blogger Wins Monaco Media Prize. In: Business Insider, November 11, 2011. Abgerufen im August 18, 2015.
- ↑ William White: Who Topped the Forbes 30 Under 30 List?. In: InvestorPlace, January 7, 2014. Abgerufen im August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Ceri Parker: 15 Women Changing the World in 2015. In: World Economic Forum . Abgerufen im 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Free Press Unlimited: Bahraini journalist Esra'a Al Shafei wins' Most Courageous Media Award 2015.
- ↑ MIT Media Lab: Media Lab announces 2017 Director’s Fellows. 30 May 2017.
- ↑ Simon Columbus: Interview with Esra’a Al Shafei on freedom of expression in the Middle East. July 19, 2009. Abgerufen im April 28, 2011.
