The 100 Most Influential Arabs on Twitter

Twitter is one of the hottest social networks around, a place where you go to engage with thought leaders, top officials...

Khaled El Ahmad • 24 January, 2012

Zajil Announces Winners of Startup Competition

Similar to Wamda's recent Best MENA Startups of 2011 competition, entrepreneurship and tech news site Zajil.me launched a competition for ...

Wamda • 24 January, 2012

Arabic Stock Photography Portal Gallery AlSharq Goes Live

Like many entrepreneurs, Riham Mahafzah first dreamed up an idea for a specialized online image gallery three to four years ago." But it...

Nina Curley • 23 January, 2012

What Turkey Could Learn from the Arab Spring

Turkey may believe that it has a leading role in the transformed Middle East. Yet it would be wise to consider the lessons of the Arab...

Elmira Bayrasli • 23 January, 2012

Why Bother with Building a Site Map?

Building a house cannot be done without a proper plan and a structure. The same applies to websites. Site maps are a visual representation...

George Elkhabbaz • 23 January, 2012

User Experience Design

Behind the Anti-Conference: A Case Study of the Celebration of Entrepreneurship 2010

Curious what went into creating one of the biggest, most unconventional entrepreneurship events the region has seen?  Abraaj has released a ...

Wamda • 22 January, 2012

Animating the Future: Cyberwarfare Takes Over Dubai in "2069" [Wamda TV]

At CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event this September, Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Ashraf Ghori exaplins how he created the...

Wamda • 20 January, 2012

CoE Animate

How Can the Diaspora Boost ICT Development in the Arab World?

In early January 2011, startup accelerator Plug and Play Egypt kicked off its first cycle with investment in six startups.  Yet after ...

Nina Curley • 20 January, 2012

Finding Ways to Survive: Young Call Center Pleas for Support for Tunisian Entrepreneurs

In 2008 in Tunisia, things were looking up for university graduate Aymen Ouasli. Although the labor market was tight in his field, Fine...

Maya Rahal • 19 January, 2012

Announcing the new Wamda: A 360 degree approach to supporting entrepreneurship in MENA

In November 2010, the region witnessed the Celebration of Entrepreneurship (CoE), one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship events to...

Wamda • 19 January, 2012

Launching an Independent Animated Sci-Fi Movie in the UAE [Wamda TV]

Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Ashraf Ghori, CEO of XpanseCGI, explains at CoE Animate 11 how he created the "Zero Error Universe," a...

Wamda • 19 January, 2012

CoE Animate Animation

Five Must-Haves for Igniting e-Commerce in the Arab World

On the backs of several successful e-Commerce companies, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are launching online businesses. However,...

Mo Ali Yusuf • 18 January, 2012

E-commerce

How Animation Helped Google Educate First-Time Users in the Arab World [Wamda TV]

Najeeb Jarrar, the MENA Product Marketing Manager, discusses at CoE Animate 11, how created its animated series, Ahlan Online, in April of...

Wamda • 18 January, 2012

CoE Animate

6 Ways a User-Generated Recipe Site Became a Success in Saudi Arabia

Sometimes becoming the biggest recipe website in Saudi Arabia is not enough. For the creators of Shahiya, an Arabic recipe portal, creating...

Nina Curley • 17 January, 2012

Mobile Apps

Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Graduates First Cycle of Tech Startups

Egypt’s newest seed stage accelerator, Flat6Labs, has graduated its first group of startups, culminating in a Demo Day at their Cairo c...

Nina Curley • 17 January, 2012

Accelerators Flat6Labs

Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part Two [Wamda TV]

The first segment of the panel discussion on "Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins?" at CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event held...

Wamda • 17 January, 2012

Animation CoE Animate Mobile