Daraj is an independent digital media platform created by experienced journalists. Our goal is to offer Arabic speakers an alternative kind of journalism, free from political funding and influence, which controls other mainstream Arab media institutions. We are committed to making the access to truth a priority, through professional and ethical journalism. We publish investigative pieces, op-eds and feature stories in a variety of formats: written, visuals, video, and audio. Daraj covers important issues with a focus on under-reported topics like women and minorities’ rights, environmental and climate changes, freedom of thought, belief and expression, and gender identity. We firmly believe in partnerships and collaborations, and so we republish content from other platforms that share our values. We at Daraj aim to start a conversation between different generations of authors, journalists, designers, and technology experts. We want to move from a traditional media model to a more modern one, where multimedia allows a more direct interaction between the platform and its users. To be editorially independent, we believe in the necessity of being financially independent. This is why Daraj is a commercial company, with plans of becoming a for-profit one at a later stage. Until then, we receive international funding, while always making sure to be completely transparent about the money we receive.