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Esra'a Al-Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist, blogger, and the founder and executive director of Mideast Youth and its related projects, including CrowdVoice.org.[1] Al-Shafei is a senior TED Fellow,[2] an Echoing Green fellow,[3] and has been referred to by CNN reporter George Webster as "An outspoken defender of free speech".[4] She has been featured in FastCompany 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 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 Fellows at the MIT Media Lab.[14]

Background

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.

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  1. ↑ Archiving the world, one protest at a time. Abgerufen am 12. Juni 2014.
  2. ↑ TED fellows directory. TEDGlobal 2009, abgerufen am 29. April 2011.
  3. ↑ Echoing Green fellows directory. Echoing Green 2009, abgerufen am 29. April 2011.
  4. ↑ a b George Webster: YouTube gives Bahraini youth window to world In: CNN, March 12, 2010. Abgerufen im 29 April 2011 
  5. ↑ the 100 most creative people in business in 2011 
  6. ↑ World's Bravest Bloggers 
  7. ↑ Romeo Chalfoun: Mideast Tunes Hosts 1300 Underground Bands from the MENA. In: ArabNet. Abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2015.
  8. ↑ Berkman Award for Internet Innovation for Mideast Youth in 2008.
  9. ↑ Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship.
  10. ↑ Andy Plesser: Bahraini Blogger Wins Monaco Media Prize In: Business Insider, November 11, 2011. Abgerufen im August 18, 2015 
  11. ↑ William White: Who Topped the Forbes 30 Under 30 List? In: InvestorPlace, January 7, 2014. Abgerufen im August 18, 2015 
  12. ↑ Ceri Parker: 15 Women Changing the World in 2015. In: World Economic Forum. Abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2015.
  13. ↑ Free Press Unlimited: Bahraini journalist Esra'a Al Shafei wins' Most Courageous Media Award 2015 
  14. ↑ MIT Media Lab: Media Lab announces 2017 Director’s Fellows, 30 May 2017 
  15. ↑ Simon Columbus: Interview with Esra’a Al Shafei on freedom of expression in the Middle East, July 19, 2009. Abgerufen im April 28, 2011 
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