Regional What Are Employers in the Middle East Looking For? Applying for jobs? Or thinking of hiring more staff at your own company? You may be wondering what your employers (or peers who are also... Wamda • 07 February, 2012 Programme Job Recruitment Job Creation
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
An innovative camp in 7iber Labs 7iber Labs are hosting an innovative camp on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 February at the Amman Gallery - Ras El Ayn, Jordan, in the pur... Wamda • 23 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
Announcing the Wamda Best MENA Startups of 2011 The results of the Wamda Best MENA Startups of 2011 are in! After we nominated several startups in 7 categories, startups nominated by our... Wamda • 09 January, 2012
Get Ready Egypt, Women Winners Took Arabnet Cairo Cairo played host to its first ArabNet conference for internet and mobile entrepreneurs on the 19th & 20th October. “We’re glad to... Omar Aysha • 25 October, 2011 Arabnet
How Can Conferences Help the Arab World? This past weekend I attended the Arab Development Initiative’s (ADI) Envision Arabia Summit in Montreal, Canada. The Envision Arabia Summit ... Nafez Dakkak • 17 October, 2011
Top 10 Wamda Articles of 2011 In the latter half of 2011, we've witnessed the economic and political aftermath of the spring's revolutions, which have highlighted both... Wamda • 30 December, 2011
Wamda Holiday Guide: Check Out the Top 35 Gadgets for 2011 The holiday season is coming in a few weeks, and as usual this means it's time to indulge yourself and your loved ones with gifts. Whether... Souhail Khoury • 08 December, 2011
Vote for the Best MENA Startups of 2011! Which startups really impressed you in 2011? Who do you think deserves recognition for their innovative idea or amazing accomplishments... Wamda • 18 December, 2011
Laimoon Puts a Fresh Twist on Job Recruitment in the Middle East It's never easy admitting that you were wrong. To have to admit that you were completely and utterly amiss might make your insides churn... Khaled AlSaleh • 22 November, 2011
Startup Weekend Dubai Draws Women, Empowers Emirati Youth Last weekend, on October 20th, the first sparks of an entrepreneurial revolution were ignited in Dubai. More than 350 participants from... Nafez Dakkak • 01 November, 2011 Startup Weekend
8 Survival Tips for First Time Fathers & Entrepreneurs 1. Don't panic. Focus. When I quit my job to start my entrepreneurial journey, I didn't know that we were already blessed to have our first... Roland Daher • 10 October, 2011
Islamic Superheroes Save the World this Weekend In the context of protests for greater equality occurring around the globe this weekend, it seems fitting that a film has debuted... Nina Curley • 15 October, 2011
Don’t Panic. There is Life After Blackberry. We all know that entrepreneurs in the Middle East are becoming very addicted to their smart phones. It's been an especially tough week with... Nina Curley • 13 October, 2011
A New Generation Pitches for Social Change at Startup Weekend Alexandria Egypt’s second Startup Weekend kicked off this past weekend in Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city. Following the Cairo event earlier th... Omar Aysha • 27 September, 2011 Startup Weekend
Three Traits that Set the Best Entrepreneurs Apart, from Saad Khan Saad Khan, venture capitalist and thought leader in the fields of technology, design and media, spoke recently at Startup Weekend... Omar Aysha • 28 September, 2011
Sketching the Future of Animation in the Arab World at CoE Animate 11 Yesterday we kicked off the first in a new series of Celebration of Entrepreneurship events- CoE Animate 11. The event was an intimate... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2011
Absurdity and Inspiration Collide at TEDxBeirut Never mind that everyone here at Berytech is sleep-deprived and on the brink of collapse. We are all a bundle of statements. It’s one thing ... Think Media Labs • 24 September, 2011
Animating the Emirati Dream at CoE Animate 11 Amidst the angular but cozy sofas and wooden tables of The Pavilion Downtown Dubai, a range of animators with different agendas,... Said Hamideh • 25 September, 2011
How to Price your Products and Services Pricing your products and services accurately is one of the most crucial steps that you can take to create a profitable business. You have... Nina Curley • 06 September, 2011
Ideas Burn Bright at TEDxCairo The glow of possibility has shone in the collective mind of Egypt post-revolution, nowhere more brightly than at TEDxCairo this past May... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
10 Tips for Starting a Business from Your Home This article appears courtesy of CISCO's Small Business Resource Center. Starting a home-based business is never easy. From a... Wamda • 18 September, 2010
Regional Don’t ask for change, create change [Opinion] I was asked to give a commencement speech at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha on May 1. Below is an edited version of what I said. I... Habib Haddad • 16 June, 2016 change The power of yalla Habib Haddad