About Us
Our mission is to promote creative approaches to social justice advocacy through digital platforms that are safe and inclusive.
Founded in Bahrain in 2006, Majal has equipped and inspired people working towards social justice in the Southwest Asia and North Africa by developing safe and accessible digital spaces. Majal's platforms primarily address issues affecting underrepresented communities, from rights of the migrant workers in the Gulf, to the stigmatized Arab LGBTQ+ community, to those seeking to express dissent through music. In a region where censorship and surveillance remain the norm, our commitment to freedom of expression and access to information foregrounds all of our work.
After a decade of local impact, credibility, and creativity, the scope of our work now goes well beyond the region, and we still have much more to do.
Awards & Recognition
Global Leaders of Digital Human Rights
World Freedom of Expression Awards: One of 100 people/organizations fighting to improve conditions for free expression globally.
Free Press Unlimited Award: Most Courageous Media.
Nominet Trust 100 Winner (CrowdVoice): "Celebrating the innovators using digital technology to change the world for the better."
Finalist at the INDEX Awards, the world’s largest design award recognizing software or hardware that contribute to the improvement of human lives worldwide.
SXSW Scholarship, awarded annually to 5 innovative social entrepreneurs.
Human Rights Tulip: Awarded annually by the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs to a human rights organisation that promotes and supports human rights in innovative ways.
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Social Entrepreneurship.
Finalist in the One World Social Innovation Competition.
2015 Awarded 3 year Shuttleworth Foundation Fellowship.
CrowdVoice named one of the four "Top Innovations" to win the Google-supported Ashoka Changemakers Citizen Media Competition.
Fast Company: "100 Most Creative People in Business"
Monaco Media Prize, which acknowledges innovative uses of media for the betterment of humanity.
BOBs Award for Migrant Rights: "Special Topic Award Human Rights"
TED Senior Fellowship
ThinkSocial Award for being a "Powerful model for how social media can be used to address global problems".
Echoing Green Fellowship
Berkman Award by the Berkman Center at Harvard Law School for “Outstanding contributions to the internet and its impact on society".
Keep our projects going
Our work would not be possible without your contributions. Your support keeps Majal’s projects current and enables us to provide greater resources to our members and users.