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12 initiatives working to empower women in the Middle East

Bahraini women weaving. Photo courtesy of Sophie Middleton. Women’s economic integration and empowerment is a global issue that has a...

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12 tips for young entrepreneurs from an Egyptian startup founder

Amira Azzouz is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fustany.com, a fashion portal for the Middle East in both Arabic and English, which...

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Meet the business network that's empowering women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV]

CellA is a network for professional Saudi women. Founded in Riyadh, it’s quickly spreading to the rest of the kingdom’s commercial and edu...

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Maghreb

In Tunisia, an entrepreneur fights desertification and creates spaces for women to succeed

“When I was young I was fascinated by superheroes. They not only have extraordinary powers but there is always a strong morale… a sense of ...

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Saudi Arabia

Hadafi competition offers Saudi women the chance to fund business ideas

Last week, Dubai-based social enterprise Potential launched Hadafi, a women’s entrepreneurship program designed to empower women in Saudi A...

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Moms love mobile ads more than you do [Report]

It has become somewhat of a cliche to say that the future of the internet is mobile. And even though smartphone users say that mobile ads...

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Regional

Beauty e-commerce platform GlamBox raises $1.36 million to expand into Saudi Arabia

GlamBox, the Dubai-based online beauty product retailer, has announced a $1.36 million USD in investment from STC Ventures, the...

Gifts E-commerce Women

India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia

Forget outsourcing to India. India’s largest IT company is now planning to outsource to Saudi Arabia, debuting its first “all-female ser...

Employment Saudi Arabia Government

U.A.E

What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

Glowork, the Saudi platform designed to connect women to jobs, has been acquired by SAS Holding, which invested 60 million SAR (US $16...

Acquisitions Job Recruitment Women

Women entrepreneurs are more innovative than men in the Arab world

Women’s entrepreneurship is all the rage lately. Mentions of women in the global media have risen from a catatonic 200 times a year to 1...

Women

Mobile app MummyChitChats helps mothers in Egypt, UAE, and Saudi

“It all started as a BBM group with friends who became moms around the same time and were eager for help and advice,” says young Egyptian e...

Social Networks Women

Mumzworld seeks investment from 'empowered' women angels; how it's persuading moms to buy online

Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce portal for goods related to mothers, children, and babies, has announced that it’s open for a new r...

Angel Investment E-commerce Women

Meet the Women Entrepreneurs in Beirut

The “Meet the Women Entrepreneurs” event will take place on September 5th, 2013 in Beirut to offer a meeting hub for women entrepreneurs to...

Women

Global

How to be a mompreneur: 7 tips for building a strong support system

In our "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the...

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More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world

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Thought Leadership

12 initiatives working to empower women in the Middle East

12 tips for young entrepreneurs from an Egyptian startup founder

Meet the business network that's empowering women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV]

In Tunisia, an entrepreneur fights desertification and creates spaces for women to succeed

Hadafi competition offers Saudi women the chance to fund business ideas

Moms love mobile ads more than you do [Report]

Beauty e-commerce platform GlamBox raises $1.36 million to expand into Saudi Arabia

India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia

What’s next for Glowork after its $16 million acquisition by SAS Holding

Women entrepreneurs are more innovative than men in the Arab world

Mobile app MummyChitChats helps mothers in Egypt, UAE, and Saudi

Mumzworld seeks investment from 'empowered' women angels; how it's persuading moms to buy online

Meet the Women Entrepreneurs in Beirut

How to be a mompreneur: 7 tips for building a strong support system

More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world

Women entrepreneurs in the Gulf get a boost from new support programs

How Supermama, Shahiya and Mumzworld are supporting moms this Ramadan

BiD Women in Business Challenge Award Ceremony in Amsterdam

What it's like to be a woman entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia

Women in Jordan resolve to be changemakers: Conclusions from our W4Women roundtables

Tech companies support women entrepreneurs in the Arab world

Why the Arab world needs more women in the workforce

What women want at work in Qatar: conclusions from W4Women Doha

Women's content publisher Diwanee raises $3.25 million in investment, facilitated by MedSecurities

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