Harvard Arab Weekend & Startup Pitch Competition On November 8-11, the 6th Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is bringing Arabs from around the world together to discuss the future of the region.... Wamda • 16 October, 2012 Competitions Conferences Diaspora
Egypt's Studio Meem Pioneers Sustainable Artisanal Furniture For those of us that have seen one too many mobile apps and tech-focused startups, here’s a breath of fresh air: a small idea combining a... Shaimaa El Nazer • 16 October, 2012 Art E-commerce Handicrafts
The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 1 [Wamda TV] In Part 1 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of ... Wamda • 16 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences
Michelle Thorne of Mozilla Announces New Mobile Operating System [WamdaTV] At SHARE Beirut during the first weekend of October, Michelle Thorne of Mozilla speaks about their non-profit organization which puts users ... Maya Rahal • 15 October, 2012 Conferences Mobile Software
Kiva, Silatech Launch Microsite for Micro Lending in the Arab World After partnering to create Kiva Arab Youth in April of this year, Kiva and Silatech have just launched a “microsite” in Arabic alongside a ... Glen Dalakian II • 15 October, 2012 Arabic Content Crowdfunding Demystifying E-Commerce
Developers Face Off in Beirut Coding Battle On Saturday, ArabNet brought over 40 young Lebanese developers together in Beirut to compete in an intense coding tournament. The winners... Glen Dalakian II • 15 October, 2012 Arabnet Competitions Developers
Interact Egypt Resuscitates Seaside Tourism Using Social Media Egypt’s revolution has been a godsend for global news channels, and freedom loving Egyptians of course, but it has also scared off t... Omar Aysha • 15 October, 2012 Social Media Social Networks Travel
SILA Angel Investment Network Launches to Boost Entrepreneurs in Qatar Silatech, a social initiative based in Qatar, has announced the launch of a new angel investment network, designed to open new avenues of... Nina Curley • 15 October, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Investment
Style.com Enters the Arab World to Serve Local Fashion Market Style.com, one of the world’s most well-read fashion sites, has arrived in the Middle East today, launching as Style.com Arabia (... Nina Curley • 15 October, 2012 Arabic Content Fashion
Going Digital: Offline Businesses Moving Online, Part 4 [Wamda TV] In the last segment of our June CoE E-Commerce panel, Going Digital: Offline Businesses Moving Online, moderator Omar Christidis o... Wamda • 15 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences
Video On Demand: Samer Abdin of Istikana [Wamda TV] Samer Abdin, co-founder and CEO of Istikana, discusses the idea beyond Istikana, the VOD (Video On Demand) platform dedicated for Arabic... Maya Rahal • 15 October, 2012 Arabnet Digital Media
Kairos Collects the 50 Most Innovative Student-led Ventures – Are You One? Kairos Society gathers a group of leading entrepreneurs around the globe to collaborative on initiatives and pioneer new concepts- and... Nina Curley • 14 October, 2012 Competitions Ecosystem Fellowship
Developing Mobile And Web Games: Abdullah Hamed of GameTako [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Abdullah Hamed, founder and CEO of GameTako, discusses the big move into mobile games, and advises games developers not to start... Maya Rahal • 14 October, 2012 Arabnet Gaming Mobile Gaming
Conflict Mapping Platform Ushahidi's Henry Addo at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut event last weeked, Henry Addo, co-founder of Ushahidi, discussed Ushahidi’s work to map incidents of violence and peace e... Glen Dalakian II • 14 October, 2012 Analytics Conferences Digital Media
Egypt's Sacha Books Pioneers Arabic Interactive Digital Children's Books When 34-year-old entrepreneur Samer Youssef decided to launch iOS app Sacha Books, he and his wife were inspired by the lack of available... Nina Curley • 14 October, 2012 Arabic Content Digital Media Mobile
Zawayed Jordan Helps Women Transform Leftovers into Artistic Designs When Mohammad Al-Hajji first founded Zawayed, he was inspired by an opportunity to use the leftovers he saw at regional... Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 14 October, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship Women Handicrafts
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