On December 18 at 11:00 AM ET, the Center for Governance and Markets will host “The Future of Aid: Rethinking Assistance in an Era of Global Change,” featuring Faisal Al Mutar, Founder and President of Ideas Beyond Borders.
Drawing on his work expanding access to knowledge across the Middle East, Al Mutar will discuss new approaches to empowering local actors, strengthening human capital, and rethinking traditional models of aid and development.
About the Speaker
Faisal Al Mutar is the Founder and President of Ideas Beyond Borders, an organization dedicated to empowering young people in the Middle East through access to knowledge. The organization translates books and articles on human rights, science, and critical thinking into Arabic and other languages, expanding access to essential ideas in regions where information is often restricted.
Born in Baghdad and now based in New York, Al Mutar is an Iraqi-born writer, entrepreneur, and human rights advocate. He resettled in the United States after surviving the Iraq War and extremist violence and has since become a prominent voice on freedom, open access to knowledge, and the future of global development.