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Daraj Media is a pan-Arab news platform which launched on 1 November 2017. [1] Daraj was founded by Alia Ibrahim, Hazem al Amin, and Diana Moukalled. Its tagline, "The third story", is a response to their criticism of Arabic media for lacking impartiality. [1]

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ICIJ collaborations

The company was among the ICIJ's 95 media partners investigating the Paradise Papers, and Daraj's series on the papers were among its first published articles. [1] Daraj Media was also among the outlets which worked with the ICIJ to publish the Pandora Papers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kieffer, Gerd (6 November 2017). "Daraj: A new step for Arab media". International Media Support. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. Shiel, Fergus (4 October 2021). "About the Pandora Papers". ICIJ. Retrieved 4 October 2021.