Final Public Message to Mark Zuckerberg
Arab Academics
Final Public Message to Mark Zuckerberg
Greetings of Knowledge, Culture, Achievement, and History,
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,
I have sent you several public and private messages over the years, and I have also contacted your team through the Help Center.
We are a voluntary cultural association that has been serving knowledge, culture, translation, and intellectual exchange for more than twenty-five years. During this journey, we have achieved cultural accomplishments that have connected scholars, writers, translators, journalists, and intellectuals from around the world.
Unfortunately, our relationship with Facebook has been marked by significant challenges. Some of our pages were removed, others were restricted, our ability to advertise and promote our activities was limited, and in several cases we lost administrative control over pages without receiving sufficient assistance in restoring them.
Despite these difficulties, we continued our cultural mission and even honored you with what we described as one of the most distinguished honorary recognitions in our history. We know that you and members of your team have followed our activities for years, and we remain grateful for the opportunities that your platform has provided to connect people across borders.
Today, I respectfully ask for the following:
A review of all restrictions imposed on our pages and accounts.
Assistance in restoring lost administrative access where possible.
Fair treatment of our cultural and educational activities.
Support for the visibility of our work so that it may continue reaching scholars, students, translators, and intellectuals around the world.
This is my final public message to you before hundreds of thousands of followers, friends, and supporters.
If you respond positively, I will be sincerely grateful. If you choose not to respond, I leave this message to history as a testimony of our efforts and our commitment to culture, knowledge, and human achievement.
With respect,
Amer Al Azem
Thinker and Leader
President, Arab Translators Association (ARTA)
10 June 2026