New Citizen Journalist Program Trains Jordan’s Storytellers After the Arab Spring, new media has gained tremendous traction, as internet penetration grows, and users look to track the... Shaden Abu Al-Haijaa • 26 March, 2013 Film Citizen Journalism Jordan
Flat6Labs Summer Cycle Deadline Flat6Labs in Egypt is calling for applications to its next incubation cycle starting in June 2013. The cycle will last for 4 months... Wamda • 26 March, 2013 Flat6Labs
How to pitch in 12 minutes: Tips from Omar Sati of Dash Ventures As an Endeavor Jordan Venture Corp member, I was asked by the team to share some insights and provide tips to startup founders pitching... Omar Sati • 26 March, 2013 Pitching Advice Angel Investment
Jordan Tired of Guitar Hero? Try Quirkat's new game for Oud So you've gotten good at Guitar Hero? How would you fare on oud or tabla? For those who want to duke it out with friends over more... Glen Dalakian II • 26 March, 2013 Quirkat
Bahraini Startup Boosts IT Security in Saudi Arabia As a tech-savvy 15-year old with a dial-up internet connection in the late 90s in Bahrain, Ahmed Husain didn’t expect to make a career out o... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 March, 2013 IT Security Tenmou Bahrain
Startup Weekend Ramallah Startup Weekend makes its way to Ramallah in Palestine on April 4-6, 2013. SW Ramallah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone ... Wamda • 25 March, 2013 Startup Weekend Competitions
Palestinian Platform Helps Arab Students Find International Scholarships Improving education is the goal of every government in the Arab world today. Yet rather than wait for governments and political situations... Maya Rahal • 25 March, 2013 Education
Investors in Egypt: Who's Hot, Who's Not This piece does not represent the opinions of Wamda; it is based on a survey of over 200 entrepreneurs conducted by Contributor... Omar Aysha • 25 March, 2013
Can User Experience Design Help Egyptian Startups Find Success? While most digital startups in the Arab World focus on their revenue and technology, perhaps they don't focus on user experience as much... Hanan Solayman • 25 March, 2013 User Experience Design
Reviving Egyptian Waqf to Catalyze Social Change Change starts when citizens start asking questions to solve local issues, and themselves try to find new alternatives to traditional work... Rola Tarek • 24 March, 2013 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
A Reality Check for Game Developers in the Arab World This week's Game Development panel at ArabNet touched on a few counterintuitive themes which, whether you agree with them or not, are... Glen Dalakian II • 24 March, 2013 Ecosystem Mobile Gaming Arabnet
Why Digital Music Services Have Yet to Disrupt the Arab Market One of the most heated panels at ArabNet last week was the Mobile Music panel, which brought together 3 major music streaming services in... Fares Ghandour • 24 March, 2013 Music Mobile
7 Co-working Spaces in Cairo Tired of the corner coffee shop, many entrepreneurs in Cairo are choosing to join a coworking space to get their startup off the ground.... Ahmed Gabr • 24 March, 2013 Coworking Spaces
Weekly Wrap-Up: March 17-21 The month of March has been really exciting so far, with the kick off of our Mix N' Mentor 2013 in Cairo, and our Angel Network Event with... Wamda • 22 March, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
10 Stats You Should Know About E-Commerce in the Middle East This quick video reveals 10 key statistics about e-commerce in the Arab world, including the size of the online population, how much is... Wamda • 21 March, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
U.A.E Can Indian Review Site Zomato Satisfy the Gulf? India's market of over 1 billion has been enough to sustain most of its tech startups, including success story FlipKart, the online book... Aline Mayard • 21 March, 2013 f&b Reviews Expansion