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How the Internet Democratized Animation: Wael Attili of Jordanian Studio Kharabeesh [Wamda TV]

Wael Attili of Jordanian animation house Kharabeesh discusses the history of animation and how the internet has freed it from the control...

Animation CoE Animate Endeavor

Designing a Modern Arab Identity for your Brand

Last time we spoke about the clichés being made in developing Modern ‘Arab’ Identities, but never identified what makes one successful. Whil...

Best MENA Startups of 2011 To Be Announced Monday

Voting on Wamda for the Best MENA Startups of 2011 has ended, as of yesterday at midnight EET (Beirut time). All votes placed after that...

Why Employee Retention is Crucial for Success at a Jordanian Communications Startup [Wamda TV]

Jumana Twal unveils some of the elements that have led to the success of her company Bidaya Corporate Communications, which she founded in...

Programme Jordan Media

Emirati Animator Mohammad Fikree's Haunting Short Film "Girl & It" [Wamda TV]

Enter an exquisite, haunting world in Emirati animator Mohammad Fikree's short film, "Girl & It." Prior to this screening, Fikree spoke...

Animation CoE Animate

Gradberry Offers Small Businesses Access to Fresh College Graduates in the Middle East

With Bayt.com’s recent survey on job perceptions revealing that most college grads in the Arab World prefer to pursue government and civil s...

Jordanian Entrepreneur Invents Kinetic Electrical Charger [Wamda TV]

Young Jordanian entrepreneur Anwar AlMojarkesh pitched a green clean technology invention called "The Movement Charger" to convert kinetic...

8 Tips for Successful Online Marketing

The online world can be tough to navigate sometimes, especially if you are trying to sell or market a product or service. There are so many...

Bucking the Trend to Become an Animator: Young Emirati Mohammad Fikree Speaks Candidly [Wamda TV]

Meet one of the Arab World's most candid and talented young animators, Mohammad Fikree, who presented his work at CoE Animate 11, our...

Animation CoE Animate

What it Takes to Mold a Successful Chocolate Company in Jordan [Wamda TV]

Jordanian entrepreneur Lena Hundaileh believes that self-confidence, perseverance, insightful vision, optimism and having an action...

Women

The Entrance of Amazon into the Turkish Market and What It Means for MENA Entrepreneurs

The Internet retail giant Amazon has acquired a minority stake in the Istanbul-based online flower and gift store Cicek Sepeti. This is...

How Online Community Jeeran Pivoted to Boost Regional Expansion [Wamda TV]

Laith Zraikat and Omar Koudsi speak about how they channeled their abilities and ambitions into starting up online community Jeeran in...

Endeavor

Revenge of the Nerds: Why Engineers Are in Demand

Students entering college or those looking to get another degree may want to read this report before deciding on a major. Professional...

Launching the First Regional Network for Creative Talent at TasmeemME [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] "Whoever believed in his idea and worked on implementing it is an entrepreneur," says founder Tamam Mango...