Meet the Coffeehouse Inspiring Youth in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Last year, Wamda contributor Oubei Elkerdi asked whether coffeehouses could boost creativity in the Arab World. He argued that...

Ahmed Al Majid • 17 April, 2013

Coffeehouses Creativity Innovation

Bahrain Builds Stronger Support Systems for Local Entrepreneurs

Compared to much of the Arab world, Bahrain's entrepreneurs are very well-supported. They have the advantages of Tenmou, Tamkeen, the...

Maya Rahal • 09 April, 2013

Innovation

8 Hackerspaces Changing the Arab World

Lately, it seems as though we often hear about a revolutionary new DIY idea like the Raspberry Pi Do-it-Yourself computer, or a...

Aline Mayard • 02 April, 2013

Hacker Culture Social Change Crowdfunding

Keystone: Saudi Arabia’s First Idea Translation Lab

Within the barren hills of oil-rich Dhahran in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, a unique structure is slowly reaching high into the...

Ahmed Al Majid • 10 March, 2013

Ecosystem Accelerators Innovation

CircleTie: Better than Foursquare, Built in Egypt

Location-based check-in apps are all the rage, especially those that help you discover new venues. In Egypt, however, CircleTie, is...

Omar Aysha • 25 February, 2013

Egypt Gamification Innovation

What Would You Do If You Had Google Glass?

Google Glass has arrived. Google’s new demo video, released yesterday, reveals some of the wildest and most touching ways it could t...

Nina Curley • 21 February, 2013

Innovation Technology

Intel Ideathon Camp Helps College Students Innovate Egypt's Future

In partnership with the Egyptian Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Intel launched its first Ideathon Camp in Egypt this...

Ahmed Gabr • 04 March, 2013

Innovation Mentorship Social Entrepreneurship

World Bank to Support Lebanese Startups with $30 Million Loan

Entrepreneurs in Lebanon now have a new reason to seek local support. Last week, the World Bank signed on a US $30 million loan to...

Maya Rahal • 17 February, 2013

Innovation Investment

i360PlayCamp February

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Wamda • 04 February, 2013

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps March

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Wamda • 04 February, 2013

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps April

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Wamda • 04 February, 2013

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps May

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month in partnership with Dubai Internet City. The i360PlayCamp is a ...

Wamda • 04 February, 2013

Gamification Workshops Innovation

How the Middle East Can Reclaim its Creative Work Culture

“8-5 shifts”, “lunch breaks”, “weekends”, and “vacations” are part of the not-so-wonderful jargon we have inherited from the Industrial Revo...

Oubai Elkerdi • 30 January, 2013

Advice Ecosystem Education

Beirut Service Jam

Mirada Madrid, in partnership with the Beirut Creative Cluster is hosting the first ever Beirut Service Jam from March 1-3, 2...

Wamda • 27 January, 2013

Design Developers Innovation

Why Emerging Market Entrepreneurs Should Look to Silicon Wadis, Savannahs, and Tigers

In the innovation hubs and entrepreneurship circles of emerging economies, the term “Silicon Valley” is an extraordinarily potent one, evo...

Jonathan Kalan • 24 January, 2013

Ecosystem Innovation

Meet the Winners of the Maghreb Startup Initiative Competition

After nine months of pitching sessions and bootcamps during the Maghreb Startup Initiative competition, 13 startups have survived to win...

Nina Curley • 21 January, 2013

Competitions Innovation

Global

Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility, by Fadi Ghandour

It is a matter of fact that chronic poverty and unemployment have long been the twin hallmarks of most Arab economies. While poverty...

Fadi Ghandour • 21 January, 2013

Social Change Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour

Best Arabic Web Project Competition

The Best Arabic Web Project Competition 2012, sponsored by Mobily, was recently launched to give entrepreneurs the chance to show off and...

Wamda • 18 January, 2013

Arabic Content Competitions Design

Two Skills that Separate True Innovators from the Rest of Us

Legendary innovation gurus are both “legendary” and “gurus” for good reason. In 2011, Clayton Christensen, Jeffrey Dyer and Hal Gregers...

Oubai Elkerdi • 13 January, 2013

Advice Innovation

3 Key Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs from Pixar

Art and design remain among the most sought after skills in the Pakistani market, which is experiencing a boom in sectors such as media,...

Jazib Zahir • 07 January, 2013

Advice Animation Design

3 Tips for Localizing Global Trends in an Emerging Market

Tablets and e-readers are already established. Net TV is set to explode worldwide. But will cars that drive themselves really take off? As...

Gulay Ozkan • 31 December, 2012

Advice Ideas Innovation

Entrepreneurs from Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, and Malaysia Win GIST Tech-I Competition 2012

The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I 2012 Competition came to a close yesterday at the...

Nina Curley • 13 December, 2012

Competitions Ideas Innovation

Favorite Stories of 2012 from Wamda’s Editorial Team

As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the startup news we’ve covered in 2012. It's been a busy year with more startup news t...

Wamda • 20 December, 2012

Ecosystem Innovation Top Lists

Geek Express in Beirut

Geek Express is a new concept space in Beirut, where you can ‘learn and unleash the geek in you’. It’s a place for children and grow-ups to ...

Wamda • 16 December, 2012

Innovation Invention Technology