Meedan

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• The Arabic word 'meedan' - ميدان means 'a town square' or 'gathering place.'Meedan, a pioneer in collaborative multilingual web applications founded in 2006, develops open-source technology for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across languages and cultures, with an initial focus on Arabic and English translation. With offices in San Francisco and Cairo, Meedan has been supported by foundations including MacArthur, Ford, Alwaleed, Coexist, Rockefeller Bros., Doris Duke, and Qatar Foundation Intl, and donor agencies including the Swedish International Development Agency, the UK Foreign Office, and the British Research Council, Meedan.org has been working to promote multilingual media exchange and collaboration through the social web, with a specific focus on the Arab world. Meedan.orgs current partners include Al-Masry Al-Youm, Naharnet, Guardian, and the University of Cambridge, with a team the represents our global ethos, working from Cairo, Beirut, London, New York, Vancouver and San Francisco. Meedan is currently working on Checkdesk, a fact-checking and live blogging platform supporting new forms of multilingual collaborative journalism. http://checkdesk.org
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  Headquarters:1355 Market Street , San Francisco, California, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 415-885-9000

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  Website: meedan.com

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  Employees:27

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  Revenue:$1 - 10M

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  Legal Name:Meedan

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• |  NAICS Code: 561110  |

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