Raid AI Initiative

Together to build the Arab AI Generation

Collaborative, open-source cohorts and study circles to empower Arab youth in artificial intelligence, prompt engineering, and autonomous agents.

500+ Active Members
100% Collaborative
Open Source & Free
Global Relief Expansion
Our Mission & Vision

Purpose and Aim of the Initiative

The purpose of this website is to serve as the official hub and coordinator for a highly collaborative, open-source AI developer community. It is a platform that bridges the gap between theoretical AI research and practical, shipped engineering.

The Problems We Solve

Bypassing Educational Barriers

Traditional CS curricula in the region are often slow to adapt to rapid AI changes (Prompt Engineering, LLM Fine-Tuning, Autonomous Agent Architecture). This platform coordinates free, fast-paced technical study circles (cohorts).

Focusing on Output, Not Theory

Instead of just offering video courses, this platform is built around shipping actual products. Every project represents a real open-source AI agent built by a developer cohort.

Analytics & Technical Impact

Impact of Shipped AI Agents on the Community

Tangible achievements made by our global developer cohorts and open-source contributions.

+1,200

AI Developers & Researchers

Active members and builders developing independent AI agents and collaborating in hands-on study circles.

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Shipped AI Agents & Apps

K+450

Open-Source Commits

+18

Technical Cohorts & Circles

Active Cohorts

Active AI Cohorts

Our active developer and study cohorts working collaboratively on shipping real AI agents.

Fine-tuning LLaMA on Classical Arabic Poetry

Fine-tuning LLaMA on Classical Arabic Poetry

Fine-tuning and training LLaMA model to understand and generate classical metered and rhymed Arabic poetry.

Levantine Voice-to-Voice Translator

Levantine Voice-to-Voice Translator

Building a real-time voice translation system that understands Levantine dialect and outputs MSA or English.

Arabic Sign Language Vision Translator

Arabic Sign Language Vision Translator

Developing a computer vision app to translate Arabic Sign Language into spoken/written language in real-time.

Web Workouts

Web Workouts

🏋 Modern open-source fitness training platform. Create workout plans, track progress, and get a comprehensive exercise database.

Egyptian Dialect Customer Support Agent

Egyptian Dialect Customer Support Agent

Developing an interactive AI agent that answers customer queries in Egyptian Arabic, understanding local contexts.

Shipped Agents

Shipped AI Agents & Applications

Autonomous AI agents and tools engineered and deployed by our cohorts to solve local problems.

فصيح / Calligraphy Bot
فصيح / Calligraphy Bot months activeRaid Open Source Repositories

Faseeh: AI-Powered Interactive Calligraphy Tutor

Faseeh is an interactive web app developed by Cohort 3 to guide and correct traditional Arabic calligraphy (Ruq'ah and Naskh) writing. It uses a lightweight computer vision model that analyzes pen strokes and letter ratios in real-time, helping youth master this art form.

Our Members & Developers

Developer Cohort Experiences

Real voices expressing the direct impact of cohort learning and building.

Building an interactive AI agent was a fun challenge. The support and guidance in our study circle were outstanding.
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Layla Jordanian

Member / Developer
I joined the LLM fine-tuning cohort and gained hands-on skills that landed me a remote software engineering job.
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Khaled El-Masry

Member / Developer

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