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Meet 8 Palestinian startups this Thursday in Amman!

Join Endeavor, Gaza Sky Geeks, Fast Forward, Oasis500, and PALinnO this Thursday to get a taste of history in the making. For the first t...

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Baraka Bits uses 'good news from the Middle East' to power positive change in the region

“It’s OK if we don’t see thousands of views on our articles,” says Rama Chakaki, founder and CEO of news site Baraka Bits. “We’re willing t...

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TIEC incubator now accepting applications

The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) is calling for applications to its next incubation cycle starting in April...

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TechGirls summer program to host 27 girls from the Arab region to study in the US

US Embassies across the Arab region are now accepting applications for 2014’s TechGirls exchange program, which for two years now have s...

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Online education platform Coursera blocks students in Syria and Iran

UPDATE: Coursera has released a statement explaining the blocks on which Wamda reported here, stating that it has reinstated...

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Wamda hosts MIT Media Lab innovation workshop in Abu Dhabi from Feb 24-27

To support the community of innovators throughout the Middle East, Wamda and MIT Media Lab are hosting a multi-day workshop to explore best...

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Pakistani entrepreneur launches social network for learning

"We are the first social network that parents want their kids to use," says Hassan Siddiq, the CEO of DailyThem.es, a writing and review ...

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What are we talking about when we talk about innovation?

Every industry has jargon: words people say to sound informed whose true meanings have been diluted from overuse. People who hear others...

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Bahrain's Blossom Events to expand, founder Rasha Khunji says

Rasha Khunji, founder of Bahrain’s Blossom Events, trains entrepreneurs on how best to plan their companies, in an attempt to help stem t...

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Innovative business model hopes to spark artistic creativity in Palestine

“If you live as a victim you stay as a victim,” says Rami Khader, a founding member and manager of Bethlehem’s Diyar Dance Theatre. “The h...

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Startup news ticker: Google brings Android to cars; new platform for teachers and students

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential

Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at...

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Aliqtisadi partners with Harvard Business Review to offer management content in Arabic

Aliqtisadi, the Arabic business news portal launched out of Damascus, is continuing to expand despite the challenges of the Syrian...

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Enigma thinks big data can change the world

"Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre...

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Saudi Arabia's Rwaq builds a online courseware platform for the Middle East

It’s not every day that a leading education initiative launches from Saudi Arabia. But one Riyadh-based company is poised to offer the r...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Benghazi goes ahead despite unstable situation

For the first time, the Libyan city of Benghazi participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 18th and 24th, despite...

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What role should social media play in classrooms in the Middle East?

Facebook, Twitter, and Google have become indispensible tools in our professional as well as social lives; this is fast becoming as true in...

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New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors

[Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo...

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3 education initiatives help Syrians find jobs and scholarships

Among the many tragedies resulting from Syria’s war, thousands of schools have been destroyed and many universities and educational i...

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Not an incubator, not an accelerator, but a startup academy: Bedaya launches in Egypt

Bedaya Startup Academy is one of the few entrepreneurship training program existing outside the academic sphere in...

Training

Meet the business network that's empowering women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV]

CellA is a network for professional Saudi women. Founded in Riyadh, it’s quickly spreading to the rest of the kingdom’s commercial and edu...

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Why technology is not always the solution for better education

Until quite recently, I was a keen advocate of transforming education through technology. Over the years I was inspired by the ideas and...

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Hadafi competition offers Saudi women the chance to fund business ideas

Last week, Dubai-based social enterprise Potential launched Hadafi, a women’s entrepreneurship program designed to empower women in Saudi A...

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Egyptian students shine at Intel Science Competition

At an exposition recently held at Intel's Cairo office, eight Egyptian student winners of the Intel Science Competition, between the ages...

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