Case Studies — Middle East & North Africa

The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.

#FreeAlaa

Posted by Rachel Silver in Advocacy, Arrest and Harrasment, Blogging, Build Awareness , Plan and Strategize, Keep Supporters Engaged, Middle East & North Africa, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter, Online Video, YouTube

Tunisian Bloggers Identify Doctored Photo

Posted by Taylor Berry in Access to Information, Blogging, Build Awareness , Middle East & North Africa

Using Facebook to Protest and Overturn an Unfair Egyptian Data Usage Policy

Posted by Taylor Berry in Build Awareness , Humor, Middle East & North Africa, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Video

Syrian Boycott of Mobile Telecoms

Posted by Taylor Berry in Blogging, Build Awareness , Middle East & North Africa, Mobiles, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook

Can You Solve This? Interactive Campaign for the Right to Education in #Iran

Posted by Rachel Silver in Advocacy, Build Awareness , Middle East & North Africa, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Video, YouTube

Tunisie: manifestation pour exiger l’indépendance de la justice

Posted by Henda Hendoud in Build Awareness , Collaborate, Plan and Strategize, Middle East & North Africa, Social Networking, Facebook

Using Online Video and Blogs to Build Public Awareness in Egypt

Posted by Jennifer Cassidy in Access to Information, Blogging, Build Awareness , Citizen Media, Middle East & North Africa, Online Video, YouTube

Using Online Videos to Spread the Word About Police Brutality in Egypt

Posted by Susannah Vila in Build Awareness , Humor, Middle East & North Africa, Online Video

During the last 5 years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, Aalam Wassef used online video to spread awareness about police brutality
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Free Kareem

Posted by Esra'a al Shafei and Susannah Vila in Advocacy, Blogging, Build Awareness , Moderately Wired, Not Free, Keep Supporters Engaged, Middle East & North Africa, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

When a young Egyptian is suddenly jailed for writing a provocative blog post, one activist launches a campaign to get him out.
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Ahmed Salah and Egyptian Revolution

Posted by Matt Mulberry in Build Awareness , Collaborate, Plan and Strategize, Middle East & North Africa, Mobiles, Mobilize, Social Networking, Facebook, Twitter

Using SMS Mass Messaging to Raise Money for Flood Relief in Pakistan

Posted by Umme Kulsoom in Emergency Response, Fundraising, Middle East & North Africa, Mobiles, SMS, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Video, YouTube

Keeping Egyptians Connected Without the Internet

Posted by Susannah Vila in Access to Information, Build Awareness , Collaborate, Middle East & North Africa

The world marshaled its resources to help Egyptians stay connected during protests after the net was shut off.
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