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

Animating the Future: Cyberwarfare Takes Over Dubai in "2069" [Wamda TV]

At CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event this September, Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Ashraf Ghori exaplins how he created the...

Wamda • 20 January, 2012

CoE Animate

How Can the Diaspora Boost ICT Development in the Arab World?

In early January 2011, startup accelerator Plug and Play Egypt kicked off its first cycle with investment in six startups.  Yet after ...

Nina Curley • 20 January, 2012

Finding Ways to Survive: Young Call Center Pleas for Support for Tunisian Entrepreneurs

In 2008 in Tunisia, things were looking up for university graduate Aymen Ouasli. Although the labor market was tight in his field, Fine...

Maya Rahal • 19 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

Launching an Independent Animated Sci-Fi Movie in the UAE [Wamda TV]

Dubai-based Indian entrepreneur Ashraf Ghori, CEO of XpanseCGI, explains at CoE Animate 11 how he created the "Zero Error Universe," a...

Wamda • 19 January, 2012

CoE Animate Animation

Five Must-Haves for Igniting e-Commerce in the Arab World

On the backs of several successful e-Commerce companies, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are launching online businesses. However,...

Mo Ali Yusuf • 18 January, 2012

E-commerce

How Animation Helped Google Educate First-Time Users in the Arab World [Wamda TV]

Najeeb Jarrar, the MENA Product Marketing Manager, discusses at CoE Animate 11, how created its animated series, Ahlan Online, in April of...

Wamda • 18 January, 2012

CoE Animate

6 Ways a User-Generated Recipe Site Became a Success in Saudi Arabia

Sometimes becoming the biggest recipe website in Saudi Arabia is not enough. For the creators of Shahiya, an Arabic recipe portal, creating...

Nina Curley • 17 January, 2012

Mobile Apps

Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Graduates First Cycle of Tech Startups

Egypt’s newest seed stage accelerator, Flat6Labs, has graduated its first group of startups, culminating in a Demo Day at their Cairo c...

Nina Curley • 17 January, 2012

Accelerators Flat6Labs

Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part Two [Wamda TV]

The first segment of the panel discussion on "Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins?" at CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event held...

Wamda • 17 January, 2012

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

Google Science Fair 2012 Opens to Arab Students

Science students looking to answer burning questions about the nature of existence now have Google’s help. On January 12th, Google launched ...

Maya Rahal • 16 January, 2012

Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part One [Wamda TV]

The first segment of the panel discussion on "Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins?" at CoE Animate 11, our animation-focused event held...

Wamda • 16 January, 2012

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

8 Tips on How to Approach Getting Investment

As an entrepreneur you are going to face the experience of sitting down with investors. The experience might be quite overwhelming and...

Esraa Haidar • 16 January, 2012

Getting the Arab Youth into Employment

Throughout 2011, youth from across the Arab world have occupied streets, squares and other public places to protest a lack of inclusion, a...

Tom Speechley • 14 January, 2012

Full List - Final Results of the Best MENA Startups of 2011

Due to popular request, we are now posting the full final results of the Best MENA Startups of 2011 poll, by percentage. More than 20...

Wamda • 13 January, 2012