Raseef22
Raseef22 (Arabic: رصيف 22) is an Arabic media network based in Lebanon.[1]
History
Kareem Sakka co-founded Raseef22 in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, which he cites as a source of inspiration.[1]
In an article in the Washinton Post, he wrote that Raseef22 was created as a "digital space for those eager to know what was going on around them."[1]
Jamal Khashoggi wrote for Raseef22 regularly. One of his notable articles was "Notes on the Freedom of the Arabs from Oslo, Norway," published June 5, 2018.[2][3]
The site was banned in Saudi Arabia in 2019 because it published Khashoggi's articles as well as articles on topics the kingdom considered controversial.[3]
Readership
In 2019, the news agency counted 12 million readers annually from 22 Arab nations.[1] Of the readership, Sakka wrote that it " believes in the talent and promise of the Arab mind and sees the ugliness of tyranny, patriarchy, misogyny and the futility of proxy rulers and wars."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/02/raseef-we-gave-khashoggi-platform-after-his-death-saudi-arabia-is-blocking-us/
- ^ "خواطر حول حرية العرب من أوسلو النرويجية". رصيف 22. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ a b ميديا, المدن-. "حجب "رصيف 22" في السعودية". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-23.