Somar Kawkabi
Co-Founder & CEO
Leads Mujaz and designs the product himself. More than 12 years in design and publishing.
About us
Write, send and grow your newsletter in Arabic
Mujaz is a newsletter platform built for Arabic from the start: an editor that writes right to left without broken letters, reliable sending, a public page for every newsletter, and tools that help you reach new readers.
Our mission
To give Arabic writers, publishers and businesses a newsletter platform that handles Arabic properly, from the editor to the inbox, so they can focus on writing and reaching their readers.
Our values
What we care about
01
Writer first
We build tools that leave writers to what they do best: writing. Mujaz handles the layout, the sending and the numbers.
02
Simplicity
More features shouldn't mean complex interfaces. We make powerful tools that are easy to use.
03
Community
We help writers reach each other's readers through recommendations, Discover and writer invites.
04
Care
We look after the details of Arabic on screen and in the inbox, and we fix what writers tell us is broken.
Our journey
From the problem to the platform
- 20222022
The problem
We found that the big newsletter platforms don't handle Arabic properly: broken fonts and reversed layouts.
- 20232023
Building started
We started building Mujaz, a newsletter platform designed for Arabic writers from the start.
- 20242024
Rebuilding right
AwardWe rebuilt the entire platform from scratch, and won 1st place at Jusoor Disruptors out of 38 startups.
- 20252025
Platform launch
We launched Mujaz with a full editor, analytics and an Arabic-first design.
- 20262026
Growing
AwardMujaz was selected for the WebSummit Qatar ALPHA Startup Programme, and we added long-form Posts, Share Kit and Mujazly.
Recognition
Backed by the region's hardest rooms.
WebSummit Qatar 2026
ALPHA Startup Programme
Selected among the region's standout early-stage companies.
Jusoor Disruptors 2024
1st Place — out of 38 startups
Top of the cohort after a full platform rebuild.
The team
Meet our team
Ziad Alame
Co-Founder & COO
Runs operations and product strategy. An entrepreneur who comes from digital health.
Mohamad Gharbieh
CMO
Leads marketing and growth. More than ten years growing audiences for leading news outlets.
Hussein Alaeddine
CTO
Leads engineering. A web developer focused on secure, fast and accessible platforms.
Join our mission
Start your newsletter on Mujaz, or write to us. We'd love to hear from you.