Moroccan American Bridges 2013 The AMPA, Association of Moroccan Professionals in America, is organizing the 7th edition of its annual The Moroccan American Bridges... Wamda • 10 June, 2013
How to raise your kids to be entrepreneurs Some children may not be born to be lawyers or doctors, or to get good grades in a traditional school, but they might have other skills... Aline Mayard • 30 May, 2013 Education
Cairo’s PushBots introduces simple tweet-to-notify push notifications Cairo startup PushBots has just released a disarmingly simple way for app managers to send notifications to their app users... Omar Aysha • 30 May, 2013
5 reasons you should accept a new job, even if it terrifies you When I was applying for my last job, which was outside of my field of study or any previous experience, a colleague gave me a great piece... Glen Dalakian II • 28 May, 2013 Tips Advice
Meet the Egyptian entrepreneur trying to build a digital brain Coauthored with Mazen Aly, Egyptian Artificial Intelligence Ph.D. student at Max Planck Computer Research Institute in Germany. "In order... Ahmed Gabr • 29 May, 2013 Data Egypt Technology
Why every child in the Middle East should be taught to code Coauthored by Carine Abi Akar and Nafez Dakkak. Ever since the successful launch of Facebook in 2004, and perhaps as early as the first... Nafez Dakkak • 21 May, 2013 Coding EdTech Education
10 ways to be a lifelong learner and make it count at your job “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write; but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn,” said wri... Lama Ataya • 23 May, 2013 E-Learning Tips Mentorship
Saudi entrepreneur launches a microblogging platform to help users tackle their goals The impatient bloggers of the world have tumblr and Twitter for their microblogging, but now, thanks to an entrepreneur in... Ahmed Gabr • 04 June, 2013 Saudi Arabia
Why the Arab world needs an education system that creates entrepreneurs [Report] By 2020, between 80 and 100 million jobs need to be created in the Middle East and North Africa just to maintain current unemployment... Ahmed Gabr • 02 June, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship Education Social Change
International StartUps Meeting - Tunis, Tunisia The International Start-Ups Meeting (ISUM) is an international initiative by AIESEC Alumni to connect startup enthusiasts to allow them to ... Wamda • 21 February, 2013 Conferences
BiD Network launches ICT Challenge in Palestine The ICT market is Palestine is on the rise; in Gaza, some of the best emerging employment opportunities are in ICT, especially for... Wamda • 14 May, 2013 ict Business Development Competitions
Mix N’ Mentor Amman Brings The Lean Startup Workshop, by Tech Pioneer Calvin Chin Alongside Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Amman on May 24th, serial entrepreneur Calvin Chin will lead a Lean Startup Workshop for the event’s atten... Wamda • 15 May, 2013 Training Mix n Mentor
10 Tips from Mix n' Mentor Doha At Mix n' Mentor Doha, we gathered over 100 mentors and entrepreneurs for a half-day event that fostered in-depth discussions about team ... Nina Curley • 06 May, 2013 Mix n Mentor Tips Advice
The Young Entrepreneur Forum - Marrakech, Morocco You can now submit your ideas of activities for the next Young Entrepreneur Forum. Submissions should fit into the general theme: "Youth e... Wamda • 01 March, 2013 Agriculture
Wamda 4 Women hosts roundtables in Doha, Amman, and Riyadh This May, Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs (W4Women) is coming to 4 cities! Manama, Amman, Doha, and Riyadh! Join us for two-hour roundtable di... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Mix n Mentor
Saudi woman entrepreneur rethinks how we make Arabic coffee Making Arabic coffee is a complicated and delicate process. The coffee beans must be properly roasted, ground, brewed, then boiled before... Ahmed Gabr • 28 May, 2013 Coffeehouses Badir Saudi Arabia
Meet the Coffeehouse Inspiring Youth in Eastern Saudi Arabia Last year, Wamda contributor Oubei Elkerdi asked whether coffeehouses could boost creativity in the Arab World. He argued that... Ahmed Al Majid • 17 April, 2013 Coffeehouses Creativity Innovation
10 Tips from Jordan's E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year “I joined Oasis500 as a board member last year because I believe it’s time to give back and success is contagious,” says Akram Khreis, who ... Glen Dalakian II • 15 April, 2013 Team management Tips Advice
TEDxLAU Urban Intervention Salon TEDxLAU is hosting their biggest event to date at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. The event seeks to expose how people who... Wamda • 16 April, 2013 TEDx
Startup Weekend Assiut Breaks Barriers in Upper Egypt Assiut held its first StartUp Weekend (SW) last weekend on a Nile boat-hotel facing the picturesque view of the old town. There was... Omar Aysha • 07 April, 2013 Startup Weekend
Why You're Scared of Public Speaking & How to Overcome It Regardless of your profession, your success is determined a great deal by your ability to communicate effectively. Whether you’re running a... Mais Gousous • 08 April, 2013 Tips
8 Hackerspaces Changing the Arab World Lately, it seems as though we often hear about a revolutionary new DIY idea like the Raspberry Pi Do-it-Yourself computer, or a... Aline Mayard • 02 April, 2013 Hacker Culture Social Change Crowdfunding
TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18 The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ... Omar Aysha • 04 April, 2013
15 Tweetable Tips from Mix n' Mentor Cairo At Mix n' Mentor Cairo, entrepreneurs and mentors discussed 3 major issues faced by Egyptian entrepreneurs. We've compiled a few of the key... Wamda • 19 March, 2013 Mix n Mentor Advice Mentorship