Wamda

Theradolls For Children Therapy Wins At Fekrety In Egypt [WamdaTV]

Mohamed Ghoneim and Amat Allah Soliman discuss their project "Theradolls" (therapy through dolls) designing dolls to help children overcome...

Competitions

Global Thinkers Forum 2012 Discusses Women Leaders in MENA

The Global Thinkers Forum 2012 (GTF) is partnering with the Columbia Global Centers | Middle East and Oasis500 for a landmark event...

Conferences

EXPOTECH Technology Week 2012 To Highlight Palestinian ICT Innovation

From October 6th to 11th, the Palestinian Information Technology Association (PITA) will be hosting EXPOTECH 2012 in Ramallah, Palestine to ...

Conferences Innovation

MIT TR35 Awards Top 5 Arab Innovators Under 35

Last night in Beirut, amid an excited crowd of peers, family, and friends, five young Arab innovators were announced as winners of TR35 Pan...

MIT Technology Woopra

It's the AppAttack!

If you're an app developer with a creative streak and a thirst for innovation, this competition is for you. The Global Mobile Internet...

Competitions Mobile Apps Mobile Gaming

Yamsafer Announces $1m Investment from Sadara Ventures; Interview with Founder Faris Zaher [Wamda TV]

Ramallah-based online travel site Yamsafer made waves in the MENA region yesterday, annoucing a $1 million round of investment from Sadara...

Travel

Jordan's Internet Blackout

Wamda joins the internet blackout in Jordan today by encouraging you to read about the recents events that threaten web and mobile ...

Censorship

Entrepreneur of the Week: Pascale Moussawbah of Aachab Online [Wamda TV]

This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Pascale Moussawbah, who co-founded Aachab Online, an e-commerce site that sells natural products...

Entrepreneur of the Week

GIST Tech-I Deadline Approaching for 2012 Competition

The GIST Tech-I Competition is open to innovators and entrepreneurs who want to take their venture to new markets. This is a chance to w...

Startup Communities

Interactive Cooking Recipes: Hala Labaki of Shahiya [Wamda TV]

Hala Labaki, CEO and co-founder of Shahiya, explains at Arabnet 2012 the idea behind Shahiya, the platform providing interactive cooking...

Food & Beverage

What the Samurai Can Teach the Startup

What can the Samurai teach us about successful business? Over a dozen enterprising people attended The District recently to find out,...

Education Gaming Programme

Young Cairo Startup Eventtus Reaches a Global Market for Event Discovery

Events of all types are becoming a big deal in Egypt, especially amongst the younger age range. More disposable income, more free...

Mobile Mobile Apps Women

Startup Weekend Amman

StartUp Weekend is taking place in Amman starting August 30, 2012. Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a...

Startup Weekend

Overcoming Challenges In The Arab Region: Hanan Saab, Founder of Pharmamed [Wamda TV]

At the MENA Business Women Network Forum held in April in Dubai, Hanan Saab, founding member and current President at the Lebanese League...

Conferences Women

Empowering Arab Women Through Events and Media in Bahrain: Reem Ayoob [Wamda TV]

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini entrepreneur Reem Ayoob, founder and managing director of Diva Events...

Conferences

Facebook Marketing: Why Global Brands Need to Change Strategies in the Middle East [Infographic]

What's unique about the Middle East when it comes to building your Facebook strategy? Even if you're a local company, you might not want to...

Facebook Social Media

Starting Up a Jewelry Business in Bahrain From Home: Khouloud Abdel Kader [Wamda TV]

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Bahraini young woman, Khouloud Abdel Kader who founded Curve Jewelry in 2010,...

Conferences

The Importance of Social Entrepreneurship for the Arab World: Rama Chakaki and Roland Daher [Wamda TV]

Rama Chakaki of Baraka Ventures and Zeedna and Roland Daher, Head of Business Development at Wamda, discuss their impressions of the NYU...

Competitions Social Entrepreneurship

AUC Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The AUC conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Shaping the Future of Egypt kicks off today, at the AUC New Campus, jointly held by ...

Conferences Education Innovation

Amman TT Celebrates Second Anniversary

Amman Tech Tuesdays is celebrating its 2nd Anniversary event this May 1st. Join us in Amman; Wamda will be there chatting with and...

Conferences Ecosystem

Get Ready for the Ideathon and Startup Demo at Arabnet Digital Summit

Arabnet Has Launched in Beirut! Today's Developer Days at the Hilton Beirut Metropolitan Palace have kicked off, featuring...

Conferences Arabnet

TechCrunch Beirut Meetup Today with Wamda, AltCity, and Seeqnce

As cross-posted on TechCrunch, TechCrunch is hosting a Beirut Meetup today, co-organized with Wamda along with co-working space AltCity and ...

Startup Communities

Qordoba Wins Arabnet's Startup Demo Competition [Wamda TV]

May Habib and Darine Sabbagh from Qordoba share their reactions with Nina Curley of Wamda just a few minutes after Qordoba was announced as...

Arabnet

Facing Down the Challenges to Entrepreneurship in Egypt: Shereen Allam of Awtad [Wamda TV]

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this April, Egyptian entrepreneur Shereen Allam, the president of Cairo-based entrepreneur...

Conferences Ecosystem Women

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