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Gaza's First Incubator Ramps Up, Giving New Hope to Local Entrepreneurs

A timely answer to the ongoing strife and instability in Palestine, the first incubator in Gaza is continuing to make strides, training...

Mentorship Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

iOS App Abjad City Teaches Kids the Arabic Alphabet

What happens if you find yourself living in a foreign country where no one speaks your native language, and you are try to teach...

Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps

Building a Culture of Sustainable Development in Bahrain

In a deceptively gentle British cadence, Leena Al Olaimy firmly gets right to the point when it comes to sustainable development in...

Ecosystem Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Visionary Palestinian Startup Goes Global with Touch Technology

Palestinian startup Iris recently launched their “room of senses,” a new therapy medium for children and the disabled. The “room” is a spac...

Health Innovation Social Entrepreneurship

Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Jordan with Photography

While entrepreneurship is one tool for helping young people in Jordan find new opportunities, empowering a generation can begin with...

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Media Opens New Frontiers For Arab Youth [Report]

The Dubai School of Government recently released “Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for the Economic Emp...

Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship Social Media

3rd C3 Consulting Program - Workshop 2 - Quick Start Your Social Enterprise

Shelter Dubai is hosting the second workshop in the 3rd C3 Consulting Program, entitled: “Quick Start Your Social Enterprise”. When: Mo...

Social Entrepreneurship Workshops

Is the Philanthropy Model Broken? Changemakers Discuss Social Entrepreneurship in Dubai

In Dubai, a city that is sometimes referred to as ‘soul-less’, over 150 social changemakers from across the Gulf gathered at the Capital Clu...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Planting the Seed of Social Business in Bahrain

For social ventures in Bahrain, a community is growing. The Family Bank has planted the seeds of Bahrain’s social business movement b...

Social Entrepreneurship

How to Use a Cow Creatively: Social Entrepreneurship Gets Innovative in Egypt

Ever wondered how to start a social enterprise and change the world? JCI Cairo recently brought in Moroccon expert Adnane Adioui, founder...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now

In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ...

Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship vs. Social Activism: What is the Difference?

"Social Entrepreneur" and "Social Activist": these are two terms that are being used often lately given the recent revolutions (in which...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

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 ...

Arabic Content Crowdfunding Demystifying E-Commerce

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 14-18

This week, our Weekly Wrap-Up features posts ripe in e-commerce information. Learn from others' experience is an especially sound piece of...

Angel Investment Animation Arabic Content

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

Stanford's AMENDS Supports Change Makers in the Arab World

If you get inspired by changemakers in the Arab World, check out AMENDS. When the Arab Spring broke out in 2011, two Stanford University...

Social Entrepreneurship

Is Social Media important for Social Good in Arabia? 5 Examples from Jordan

It’s been three years since we launched Nakhweh (@nakhweh) to match volunteers in Jordan with local opportunities. As it evolved i...

Social Entrepreneurship Social Media

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 02-06

It’s finally Thursday and time for our Weekly Wrap-Up! If you're game for taking your business to the next level, don't miss this week's to...

Crowdsourcing Fadi Ghandour Gaming

Fadi Ghandour's Next Investment: Building a Future for Arab Social Entrepreneurship

Fadi Ghandour's name has been synonymous with Arab entrepreneurship. In 1982 he established Aramex as an express operator for the Middle...

Investment Social Entrepreneurship Wharton

INJAZ-Lebanon, Student Company Of The Year Competition

INJAZ Lebanon is hosting the 5th “Student Company of the Year” competition, on September 1st 2012, in collaboration with LAU (Lebanese Ame...

Competitions Social Entrepreneurship

Dell Social Innovation Challenge Event On Best Practices In Social Innovation Education

The Dell Social Innovation Challenge is the largest global community of student social innovators and their supporters with more than 10...

Social Entrepreneurship

Can Entrepreneurship Bring Change Where the Arab Spring Has Not?

Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year's MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business...

Social Entrepreneurship Wharton

Innovative Green Energy and Tech Entrepreneurs Shine at TED@Tunis

At this point, many are familiar with the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) talk series, which first brought experts together in...

Conferences Social Entrepreneurship Saphon

Vote for the Future You Want

In the Sustainable Development Dialogues, or Rio+20 Dialogues, over 10,000 experts, stakeholders, and academics from a variety of ...

Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship

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