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Regional

Why is there a lack of investment in startups founded by women?

In January and February of 2022 alone, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $622 million. To have broken the half a...

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Bahrain

Small business, big plans in Bahrain

Marwa M. Hejairi, senior officer, tenant relations at Riyadat, discusses with Alicia Buller how the incubation centre creates successful...

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Egypt

Cairo’s Startups without Borders brings 200 refugee entrepreneurs to learn, share, and give back

Late March, Startups without Borders, a newly-established project that supports refugees in Egypt, gathered around 200 women...

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U.A.E

Can the UAE lead the way in reforming policy frameworks on gender discrimination?

Using the UAE as a case study, this is the second of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and...

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Regional

Gender discrimination in entrepreneurship: MENA women’s take

This is the first of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and discrimination against women in tech...

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Saudi Arabia

This is how 3 Saudi female students launched a mobile repair company

Fixing electronic devices such as phones and laptops is a field dominated by men, especially in the Arab world. However, a group of young...

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Global

What I know about losing the label and defining myself: Genny Ghanimeh

Looking at Genny Ghanimeh’s resume, one might think she hasn’t slept a day in the past 15 years, but yet she’s full of...

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Global

Startup Watch: Facebook TV, gone with the wind, and crowdfunding in the UAE

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Regional

What I know about building ecosystems in emerging countries: Linda Rottenberg

It only took Linda Rottenberg a brief conversation with a taxi driver in Buenos Aires to launch Endeavor. Initially an engineer, this...

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Global

New World Bank initiative targets women entrepreneurs

The World Bank announced last Saturday the creation of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to finance and support...

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Regional

Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is a business plan competition aimed at supporting creative, financially sustainable and...

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Pakistan

She Loves Tech Startup Competition goes to Pakistan

CIRCLE brings unique opportunity for one Pakistani startup to attend a bootcamp in China through ‘She Loves Tech Global Startup...

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Lebanon

ArabWIC 5th Annual International conference on Arab Women in Computing [Call for Applications]

The ArabWIC 5th Annual International Conference on Arab women in computing will be taking place on August 10 - 12 at the American...

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Saudi Arabia

The Saudi women taking on the kingdom’s education sector

As Saudi Arabia wants to diversify its economy away from oil, education is essential for the upbringing of a generation endowed with the...

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Regional

Women rising to the top in MENA [Infographic]

This article is a crosspost with Payfort. Female entrepreneurs are founding companies at an ever increasing rate across the world and...

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Egypt

WeMENA Resilient Future [call for applications]

Women Entrepreneurs for a Resilient Future in the Middle East and North Africa (WeMENA) is a business model challenge launched to...

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Regional

SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2016

The UAE is taking critical steps to advance entrepreneurship and innovation, along with the government’s commitment to fuel...

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Palestine

Lady Problems Hackathon: Gaza

Lady Problems Hackathon Series are challenging developers (both men and women) to create solutions addressing issues female...

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Jordan

Open Hands Initiative’s Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs

The Open Hands Initiative is launching the Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs. This fellowship will bring together 10 american and...

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Maghreb

Girls in Tech to launch in Morocco to support women entrepreneurs

When I asked Fatim-Zahra Biaz to give me a name of a Moroccan woman tech entrepreneur, she struggles. “This is why we’re launching Girls ...

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Regional

Kelly Hoey on the power of networks to create opportunity [WamdaTV]

At last week’s ArabNet Beirut conference, Wamda caught up with Kelly Hoey, the New York-based startup mentor, community-building expert, a...

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Lebanon

How putting her kids first led this Lebanese entrepreneur to launch a startup

Life’s daily struggles make it easy to forget how hard it is to be a mother, let alone a working one. Lebanese Ingrid Salloum,...

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Egypt

Leaving multinationals behind: how Creative Lab Group's Randa Abdou forged her own path

If you live in Egypt, you’re probably familiar with the Rotato potato chips brand and its growth in popularity over the years. Despite its ...

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Lebanon

How can Arab women empower themselves to lead? 10 inspiring quotes from #NAWF2015

Left to right: Habib Haddad, Rana Salhab, Jihad Azour, Youssef Hamidaddin Al Iktissad Wal Aamal Group and Al Hasnaa Magazine organized...

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