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The mobile opportunity for startups in the Middle East and Africa [report]

“Even though we have a mobile penetration rate of 109% in the Middle East, I still see room for growth,” says Amr Shady, the founder of TA ...

Report Mobile Trends

Why Saudi Arabia could be the next big e-commerce hub in the Arab world

Saudi entrepreneurs have often cited the challenges to opening an e-commerce startup in the Kingdom. Many note a lack of public trust...

Saudi Arabia Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce

CSR: a tool for sustainable development in the Middle East [report]

The need for sustainable development in the Arab world is twofold: to increase job opportunities and to protect natural resources. With...

Job Creation Sustainability Environment

Growing a hybrid online-offline business: Duplays from Dubai [Case Study]

Wamda is announcing the launch of a new case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at...

Dubai Sports

Why the Arab world needs more women in the workforce

When female participation in the workforce in the Arab world still ranges between 17% and 27% of the female population, something has to...

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women

What women want at work in Qatar: conclusions from W4Women Doha

Photos by Bilal Khalifeh of Silatech. May was a busy month at Wamda; we powered through 4 Mix N' Mentor events in one month, in Bahrain,...

W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women

Meet the Moroccan smartphone apps that won the Méditel Apps Challenge

In 2012, only 16% of Moroccans owning a mobile phone had a smartphone. And yet, smartphone penetration grew 30% from 2011 to 2012,...

After Mix n’ Mentor Riyadh, Astrolabs is traveling the region to help startups scale

On the heels of their first “Scaling Online Startups” weekend in Dubai and their workshop at Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh last month, Astro...

Mix n Mentor Advice Mentorship

Would your kids play in an online world? Dubai design agency RBBi launches Worldoo

“Nobody talks about what happens after the first click,” says Amol Kadam, cofounder of UX/UI design agency RBBi (Red Blue Blur ideas) in D...

kids Social Networks Design

Mix N' Mentor Casablanca

The next stop on Wamda's 2013 Mix N' Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Casablanca, will take place on July 6, 2013. MnM Casablana will be a o...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

How Welfare Association is supporting entrepreneurs in Palestine

In 1983, four Palestinian businessmen who were living in the Gulf came up with the idea for a support organization for those living in the...

Incubator Support Organizations Accelerators

Can Jordanian flash sales site Harir crack the Saudi market?

The hour of daily deals may be fading in the Arab world, but flash sales is quick on its heels as the model of the moment. Since...

Saudi Arabia E-commerce

European mobile voucher startup tests Dubai's market

With daily deals potentially on the decline, the time might be ripe for a return to basic coupons; TWOFORONE GO is a new mobile...

Dubai Mobile

Meet The Winners of the HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

Early this May, three forward-thinking companies from the Middle East and North Africa took home the top prizes at the...

Sustainability Wharton Competitions

Launching a fishing startup in the Gulf

“I used to go fishing with my uncle, but once I graduated it was difficult without my own boat,” says Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdullah Als...

Dubai Incubator Sports

Dubai entrepreneur serves up affordable golfing equipment in the Gulf

“I’m an avid golfer, a scratch golfer,” says Dubai-based entrepreneur Dean Cheesley. "But I also have an entrepreneurial streak." To bring ...

Sports E-commerce

Meet the group of friends organizing a Startup Weekend roadshow in Morocco

In Morocco, Startup Weekends have been wildly popular. Eight weekends have been organized in a two year span, with over 142 ideas...

Startup Weekend

Meet the three Brits who moved to a Moroccan surf town to launch their startup

This piece is part of a new series on expat entrepreneurs. It’s 2013. Fast Internet is accessible almost everywhere, and low cost plane c...

Relocating Expatriate entrepreneurs Travel

The challenges of launching a startup in Doha

Entrepreneurs are hard to come by in Qatar; small and medium-size enterprises make up only 15% of the economy and only about 2% of Qataris...

Consulting Training Ecosystem

YouTube and CairoDar Launch education portal for Egyptian high school students

Students studying for tawjihi in Egypt now have a new online resource: YouTube and CairoDar's new education portal, which will provide...

Students EdTech Education

Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report]

Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are...

crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding

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...

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...

E-Learning Tips Mentorship

These three startups failed in Jordan and they're proud of it. Here are their 5 honest tips.

[Editor's note: "Building a culture around failure is the only way to build a healthy ecosystem," a seasoned startup veteran told me...

Failure

Thought Leadership

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