Jordan Humanizing e-learning as a response to crises in the MENA The need for humanitarian aid in the MENA region has been on the rise since the breakout of the Arab revolts and more specifically the... Tala El Issa • 29 October, 2017 Kaya MOOC content
Regional When Facebook means business for MENA women If you are a woman, have founded, cofounded, or own a business, and are interested in using Facebook and Instagram to grow it, then you... Archana Menon • 20 August, 2017 SheMeansBusiness Facebook instagram
Jordan Are Arabs tuning in to podcasts? [Q&A] In 2006, only 22 percent of the adult population in the United States were aware of the term ‘podcast’, but this figure rose to... Tala El Issa • 21 August, 2017 podcast Sowt
Regional How to make a good digital media strategy for your business [Wamda TV] In a region where internet penetration is rapidly growing (60 percent in 2017), having a good digital strategy for your business is... Maya Rahal • 09 May, 2017 Jad Yammine content strategies content
Regional 5 AI advertising startups to watch This edited article was originally published on Centric. Using AI in marketing has been the new kid on the street for some time. With... Hamna Anwar • 26 April, 2017 Artificial intelligence Marketing Advertising
Regional 5 steps to startup video stardom [Opinion] I see everyday how online video can be an efficient and effective way for entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop their brand and... Jad Abi-Esber • 27 April, 2017 YouTube Vidéo Online video
Egypt Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after... Wamda • 24 April, 2017 BSocial virtual reality Experience Quran
Global Facebook’s AR future is excitingly scary Facebook’s focus on augmented reality (AR) hints at a future that’s exciting, but also a little scary. During his... Maya Rahal • 20 April, 2017 Facebook Augmented Reality virtual reality
Egypt Fustany's secret Egyptian fashion sauce The power of a female-led community is highly under-estimated, says Fustany founder Amira Azzouz. “Women have a power of... Radwa Rashad • 19 April, 2017 fustany Fashion Media
Jordan Mawdoo3.com scales into video and AI In January 2017, Mawdoo3.com reached 33 million views which made it the most popular website in the Gulf according to a report released by... Tala El Issa • 18 April, 2017 Mawdoo3 big data AI
Saudi Arabia Tapping into social media: the story of Lucidya Arabic content, be it news or software, has become massively popular, and one Saudi startup is mining that trend in social media... Abdullah Baghawitah • 15 March, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa big data
Jordan Tarjama bridges language gap Medieval Arabic translations preserved the cultural heritage of ancient Greece and Rome. Today the same knowledge transfer continues and... Abdulghani Kataya • 19 February, 2017 Joran uae Tarjama
Bahrain Middle East newspapers need to get with the digital plan We’re on our smart devices, all of the time. We know that. What we also know is that the majority of us are getting our news from... Abdulghani Kataya • 08 February, 2017 Digital Media Index Newspapers digital transformation
Regional Twitter’s media plans for MENA [Q&A] Twitter is targeting Saudi Arabia and Egypt as its regional growth markets as it seeks to make users more ‘sticky’... Menan Khater • 15 January, 2017 twitter
Saudi Arabia What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016 Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh
Regional Here’s how to generate money from content [Wamda TV] A report from Wamda Research Lab on digital Arabic content, noted that content creators have few opportunities to generate revenue through... Abdulghani Kataya • 22 November, 2016 Diwanee Tarek Homsi mnm
Global How silliness is disrupting media We think of Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb as companies that have forever changed society as we know it, but major disruption can sometimes be... Omar Al Fil • 14 November, 2016 Ben Huh Giphy Cheezburger Network
Saudi Arabia A Saudi startup invents VR glasses that could change books for ever By 2020, the global virtual reality (VR) market is projected to reach $150 billion. It is expected to reach its first billion this year... Abdulghani Kataya • 08 November, 2016 BeThere Saudi Arabia KAUST
Egypt No hoax! Journas sets Arabic news record straight Discredited news pieces and hoax science articles circulate throughout the web, and Arabic versions are not immune. So in came Journas,... Radwa Rashad • 30 October, 2016 Egypt Journas Kotobna
Egypt Can new tech trends advance digital advertising? 'Why did Mandolin create a two-bar pack?’ Mandolin Egypt itself did not know the answer but used the question in its social... Menan Khater • 23 October, 2016 Digital Media Advertising Egypt
Global Tekuma: turning your boring walls into beautiful art galleries While art has proven to reduce stress, increase creativity and encourage expression of opinion, too often homes and offices are surrounded... Dana Ballout • 24 October, 2016 Tekuma Art Real Estate
Regional Can audiobooks inspire more Arabs to read? [Wamda TV] Rawan Barakat, the founder of Raneen. (Image via Wamda) Studies have shown that Arab citizens hardly care about reading - dedicating... Kamel Al-Asmar • 11 October, 2016 Rawan Barakat Raneen Raneen Media
Regional Digital Arabic content: A massive opportunity to capitalize on [Wamda TV] In 2015, the population of the Arab world reached 375 million, of which 41.5 percent use the internet. Digital Arabic content stands at 3... Abdulghani Kataya • 20 September, 2016 Arabic Content Mix n Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut
Regional Making media pay: unlocking the potential in MENA digital [Opinion] Arab youth is a demographic to be respected and reckoned with, as they represent one of the world’s fastest growing segments and are... Walid Faza - Rayan Dawud • 08 September, 2016 Kharabeesh Opinion tamatem