The Noor Network

What The Noor Network does

The Noor Network is a non-profit organization founded in 2022 that operates as a transnational feminist think and do tank, coordinating progressive and gender justice movements in opposition to far-right, fascist, fundamentalist, neocolonial, and capitalist forces. Headquartered virtually with a web presence at wearenoor.org and a stated staff base of approximately six, the organization serves three primary segments: gender justice movements, feminist journalists and activists, and progressive organizations and activists. Its service portfolio is organized around four pillars: Organize (network weaving), Block (exposing the far right), Change the Script (narrative power building), and Transform (systemic alternatives).

The core offering is knowledge production, comprising regional mapping reports on fascist and fundamentalist actors and narratives (including Roots of Hate: Caribbean Report, SWANA and SSEA mappings), thematic research such as Big Tech Cash for the Backlash and Against Securitisation, and a recurring publication cadence across the website and social channels. Complementary programmatic products include the Feminist Journalist Fellowship: Journalism as Resistance (developed with Global Voices and UntoldMag), the Popular Education School (Know Your Enemy), webinars and teach-ins, the Voices of Resistance content series, and an annual report. Distribution is exclusively digital: the website serves as the primary self-serve channel, with secondary presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and YouTube, alongside an email newsletter.

The business model is donation-based rather than commercial. Noor accepts donations from individuals and organizations supporting gender justice work; the website prominently features a donation flow and messaging that "Your donations support critical work." There are no paid products, no pricing tiers, no disclosed institutional funders or grant amounts, and no publicly disclosed financial statements. Engagement is community-led through content marketing, fellowship recruitment, and educational programming rather than sales-led outreach.

Name

The Noor Network

Legal name

Noor

Website

https://wearenoor.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Noor Network is a 2022-founded transnational feminist think and do tank that produces research on far-right and fundamentalist movements and runs fellowship, education, and publishing programs for gender justice and progressive movements globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Policy Research Institutes & Think Tanks (EDADADAA)

Keywords

• Feminist research
• Movement building
• Gender justice
• Think tank services
• Progressive advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Noor is a non-profit organization that relies on donations to support its work. The website prominently features donation options, with messaging stating 'Your donations support critical work' of feminist activists challenging far right forces and building emancipatory alternatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Noor Network is a global feminist think and do tank that coordinates a transnational network of progressive movements. It produces research and analytical reports on fascist, fundamentalist, and far-right movements across multiple regions, runs the Feminist Journalist Fellowship program in collaboration with Global Voices and UntoldMag, and operates the Popular Education School (Know Your Enemy) to build capacity among activists. The organization distributes its work freely via its website, newsletters, webinars, and social media channels, and is funded primarily through donations.

Product overview

The Noor Network is a global feminist think and do tank focused on building power for gender justice and progressive movements to obstruct far-right agendas. The organization operates as a coordinated transnational network offering research and knowledge production, the Feminist Journalist Fellowship program developed with Global Voices, educational programming through Noor's Popular Education School, publications including regional mapping reports on anti-gender movements, webinars and teach-ins, and advocacy initiatives on securitisation. The portfolio centers on exposing and opposing fascist and fundamentalist movements while facilitating strategic alignment and collective resistance across regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Feminist Journalist Fellowship: Journalism as Resistance: A fellowship program developed in collaboration with Global Voices, supporting journalists covering gender justice and far-right movements.
• Noor's Popular Education School (Know Your Enemy)

Products and services

• Knowledge Production Research and analytical reports on fascist and fundamentalist movements, anti-gender narratives, and far-right strategies across regions, distributed freely to feminist and progressive movements.
• Feminist Journalist Fellowship: Journalism as Resistance A fellowship program developed in collaboration with Global Voices that supports individual journalists producing stories highlighting gender, politics, and resistance to far-right movements.
• Noor's Popular Education School (Know Your Enemy) Educational program focused on understanding and opposing far-right movements and fundamentalism, delivered as structured learning for activists and progressive organizers.
• Annual Reports Annual publications documenting Noor's activities, research outputs, and strategic work, made available to the public.
• Webinars and Teach-Ins Online educational sessions and discussions covering topics related to gender justice, fascism, fundamentalism, and movement building for activists and researchers.
• Voices of Resistance A content series platform showcasing stories and perspectives from activists and movements resisting far-right and fundamentalist forces.
• Roots of Hate: Fascist and Fundamentalist Narratives and Actors in the Caribbean A regional mapping research publication examining fascist and fundamentalist narratives, actors, and anti-rights movements across the Caribbean.
• Big Tech Cash for the Backlash Report A research publication investigating financial relationships between major technology companies and far-right backlash movements.
• Against Securitisation An advocacy initiative documenting and opposing the use of security, surveillance, and policing measures directed against gender justice and progressive movements.
• Interviews Editorial interview series featuring perspectives from activists, researchers, and movement leaders on gender justice and resistance to far-right forces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced regional mappings covering Caribbean, SWANA, SSEA regions with analysis of fascist and fundamentalist actors and narratives
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global VoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Voices is a key collaborator on the Feminist Journalist Fellowship program. Fellows produce stories highlighting work of feminist journalists, developed in collaboration between Noor, Global Voices, and UntoldMag. This partnership provides platform and training for feminist journalists documenting gender, politics, and far-right movements.
• UntoldMagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUntoldMag collaborates with Noor on the Feminist Journalist Fellowship, providing platform for stories produced by fellows. This partnership supports coverage of LGBTQ+ issues, digital rights, and gender justice topics.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Global Voices: International citizen-media network and Noor's core partner on the Feminist Journalist Fellowship — comparable as a transnational platform for underreported stories, though broader in scope than gender.

Regional players

• International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific: Asia-Pacific feminist organization monitoring state compliance with women's human rights commitments — comparable as a feminist research and advocacy organization with transnational reach, though regionally anchored.

Direct peers

• JASS (Just Associates): Global feminist organization building movement power and leadership of women activists in the Global South — directly comparable to Noor's focus on movement-building, popular education, and transnational feminist organizing.
• CREA: Global feminist organization based in the South that combines research, grantmaking, and movement-building on gender justice and sexual rights — closely comparable to Noor's research-plus-movement model.
• Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: Transnational feminist fund providing rapid-response grants and security support to women and LGBTQ+ human rights defenders — comparable as a transnational feminist advocacy and movement-protection organization.
• Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID): Global feminist membership organization producing research, convenings, and capacity-building for women's rights movements — directly comparable to Noor's think-and-do-tank model and transnational feminist network.
• Front Line Defenders: International organization protecting human rights defenders at risk — comparable to Noor's 'Against Securitisation' work and focus on activist security, with both advocating for movements facing authoritarian pressure.

Broad incumbents

• Women Deliver: Global advocacy organization focused on gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women — comparable as a high-profile global gender-justice advocacy and convening body, though broader in scope.
• International Center for Research on Women (ICRW): Established global research organization producing evidence on gender equity, women's economic empowerment, and rights — comparable as a research-driven gender-justice think tank, but with a more academic positioning.
• Open Society Foundations – Women's Rights Program: Large philanthropic foundation with a portfolio of gender justice and progressive movement grantmaking — comparable as a funder and strategic influencer in the same transnational feminist space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NOOR_Comms
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wearenoor
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/_noor.network_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-noor-network

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