We live in a country surrounded by seas—
yet we know less about them than they deserve.
We see the sea, drive alongside it, take photos by its shore…
But how many of us know what a Dugong is?
How many know that the Arabian Gulf hosts the second-largest population of Dugongs in the world?
Or that Orcas visit the Farasan Islands every year?
This absence isn’t a coincidence.
It’s the result of years of educational and media neglect,
a lack of awareness,
and a conversation about the environment limited to formal spaces and dry language far removed from people’s daily lives.
When content disappears, awareness disappears.
And when awareness disappears, species vanish—
quietly, without anyone noticing.
💡 Why did we launch MAWJ?
Because the sea is not just nature—
it’s part of our cultural identity.
It lives in our dialects, in our folk songs, in the stories of village fishermen,
and in the memory of our coasts.
But this part of our identity has faded in modern life.
The true voice of the sea has been silenced—
hidden behind the glass of luxury resorts.
That’s where MAWJ began.
MAWJ is not a purely scientific platform,
nor a passing initiative.
It’s a sincere attempt to listen to the voice of the sea
and carry it to those who’ve forgotten it,
or never truly knew it.
We tell the story of the sea in simple language,
reconnecting people with its Creatures, its stories, its beauty—
and the dangers that threaten it.
MAWJ exists to say:
The sea has a voice. And it’s part of us.
It says: “Notice us… we are here.”
