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Egypt's famous not-so-good girl Amy Mowafi explains why women can't have it all

The four Mowafi siblings are nothing if not savvy about creating buzz. After moving back to Cairo in 2002, the four siblings, Amy, Tamim,...

Women

Will this Egyptian startup be the next Pinterest of the Middle East?

With women making up 70% of worldwide Pinterest users, and 97% of Pinterest’s Facebook fans, one image-sharing social network s...

Social Networks Social Media Fashion

Lebanese entrepreneur named one of the five most powerful women in gaming

Last week, Lebanese entrepreneur Reine Abbas of Wixel Studios was named one of the five most powerful women in gaming by Inc.com. Abbas...

Mobile Gaming Gaming Women

Wamda for Women Launches Roundtable in Doha May 20th: Register Now!

Wamda for Women is now launching in Doha! Click here to register.Next Monday, May 20th, from 10am to 12pm at the Grand Hyatt Doha, we'll...

Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs W4WE Women

Wamda 4 Women hosts roundtables in Doha, Amman, and Riyadh

This May, Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs (W4Women) is coming to 4 cities! Manama, Amman, Doha, and Riyadh! Join us for two-hour roundtable di...

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Mix n Mentor

Algeria Hosts the First All-Women Startup Weekend

The latest in Startup Weekend's new women-focused events, Startup Weekend Algeria was the first event of its kind to feature a...

Startup Weekend Women

BiD Network Invites Women Entrepreneurs to Apply for Support: Deadline April 30th

Women entrepreneurs in emerging markets now have a new opportunity to apply for support from a network of over 46,000 entrepreneurs,...

Training Investment Competitions

Can Women Entrepreneurs Have It All? Conclusions from Our First W4Women Rountable

Can women entrepreneurs in the Arab world really have it all? This was the question we asked some of Egypt’s most outspoken female f...

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women

Empowering the Third Billion: Women and the World of Work [Report]

It’s no secret that women are poised to transform the global economy over the next decade. A study by Strategy&, released...

Booz & Company Ecosystem Women

Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Announces Roundtable Series, Starting in Cairo

This month, Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs (W4WE) is launching a roundtable series to bring women from all stages of the entrepreneurial...

Women W4Women

Starting A Company from Home: Salma's Chocolates in Oman [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] We chatted with Salma Al Hajri at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, co-founder of Salma’s Chocolates in Oman which specializes in...

Marketing Women

What Women Want at Work [Infographic]

Starting next Saturday in Cairo, Wamda For Women Entrepreneurs is launching a roundtable series, to refocus the discussion of what success ...

Women

New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF)

A yearly event, the New Arab Woman Forum (NAWF) has brought women together for workshops and panels since 2007, addressing leadership in re...

Conferences Women

Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Project to Launch at the New Arab Woman Forum

It’s no secret that as youth employment in the Middle East rises over the next decade, governments through the region will increasingly l...

Conferences Ecosystem Women

Saudi Woman Entrepreneur Designs Program to Overcome Stage Fright [Wamda TV]

Glassophobia (commonly known as public speech anxiety) is a problem that most of us (in fact, over 74% of us) have faced at some point in...

Women

Dispelling the Myth that Arab Women Entrepreneurs Don't Found Scalable Businesses

What do you get when you put an outspoken group of female entrepreneurs under one roof for one day? At the recent Women Entrepreneurs in...

Ecosystem Scaling Women

7 Lessons for Hosting an Offline Event, from Supermama in Egypt

A year after it launched, Supermama decided to venture into offline events in Egypt- a new move for the first Arabic online...

Advice Arabic Content Digital Media

Mahatat Initiative Promotes Egypt’s Contemporary Art Scene

Since the 2011 revolution, Egyptian society has been transforming demographically, culturally, and politcally, inspiring several new...

Art Egypt Women

How 3 Women Entrepreneurs are Creating Opportunities in Morocco, Egypt, and Jordan

We often hear that it's difficult for women entrepreneurs to found companies- they face social stigma as founders, or they have difficulty...

Egypt Social Entrepreneurship Women

Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub

In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08

This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and...

Aureos CoE Cards Conferences

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...

Social Entrepreneurship Women Handicrafts

GlamBox: Beauty Product E-Commerce for the Arab World

To tackle the beauty e-commerce space, four young entrepreneurs based in the UAE have self-funded and launched GlamBox, a beauty hub...

E-commerce Women

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

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