Egypt

15 Egyptian fashion startups for your sartorial radar

Ecommerce is a driving force for economic growth in the Middle East. And with this growth of ecommerce has come a slew of ...

Maysaa Ajjan • 13 June, 2016

Maison Saedi ZAAM UpFuse

Egypt

This Egyptian fashion startup has its eyes on Europe

Online luxury sales are projected to grow by an unprecedented 20 to 25 percent over the next five years, according to a Boston Consulting...

Eman Mostafa • 08 November, 2015

maria munoz slickr Clothing

U.A.E

Social selling: The future of ecommerce in the Middle East?

Within the space of a few years, social media has become an integral part of everyday life. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other...

Rachel McArthur • 04 November, 2015

Shedd EZHeights Social selling

Regional

An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region

If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the...

Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015

Return on delivery Virtusize Miella

Maghreb

Tunisian pride and funky designs create growing business

Sofiène Ben Châabane in his boutique/café Lyoum in La Marsa.(Images via Christine Petré) There’s an irony to it. Tunisia is the s...

Christine Petré • 11 June, 2015

Lyoum textile Tunis

Maghreb

From Tunisia to Barcelona FC, the Vakay sunglasses are getting traction

Adam Jabeur, cofounder of Vakay. (Images via Christine Petré) “It started as a joke,” explains Adam Jabeur when we meet in Le Lac, a Tunis ...

Christine Petré • 01 June, 2015

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Palestine

Why this high-fashion startup is prioritizing Palestine

ElMuda's founders Ruba Abdulhadi (left) and Badea Jaber. High fashion is big business in the Middle East. In fact, the Arab region is one...

Rachel McArthur • 06 April, 2015

elmuda palestine Fashion

U.A.E

Designer Fatma Almulla merges Western fashion with Emirati culture

Emirati entrepreneur Fatma Almulla has developed her own unique style in the world of design and creativity and crowned it by launching...

Pamela Kesrouani • 06 April, 2015

uae Fashion

Regional

5 websites that put Arab designers on the international map

Arab designers got talent, and now it’s time for the whole world to know. A few entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to bring t...

Aline Mayard • 19 February, 2015

Art Design Fashion

What can a Dubai fashion startup teach you about social entrepreneurship?

“There’s a story behind the clothes we wear. Do you know what the story is about? More often than not, it’s about modern day slavery, child...

Natasha D'Souza • 10 September, 2014

fashion supply chain just Fashion

Desado founder blazing a trail for Muslim fashion

The world is increasingly recognizing the tremendous potential of the global Islamic economy — one that encompasses diverse sectors i...

Natasha D'Souza • 25 August, 2014

muslim Fashion

How this Bahraini woman uprooted her successful London creative agency and moved home

I first met Wafa Obaidat at a TEDxYouth event in Bahrain. I was floored by how — at 23 years old — Obaidat was running operations for her S...

Leena AlOlaimy • 23 April, 2014

Fashion

Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion

“Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahra...

Wamda • 12 January, 2014

reem duqais Bahrain Fashion

How Lebanon's fashion industry can create the next Elie Saab

Krikor Jabotian thinks it started with Halle Berry. Before the beauty won her Best Actress Oscar in 2002, the Lebanese fashion industry...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 November, 2013

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What it takes to build a global luxury jewelry brand: Egypt's Azza Fahmy

The tech startup boom and seemingly overnight successes like Facebook and Instagram have mistakenly led many to believe that success is...

Leena AlOlaimy • 18 July, 2013

Success Stories Scaling Fashion

Will this Egyptian startup be the next Pinterest of the Middle East?

With women making up 70% of worldwide Pinterest users, and 97% of Pinterest’s Facebook fans, one image-sharing social network s...

Ahmed Gabr • 12 June, 2013

Social Networks Social Media Fashion

10 Secrets for Building Online Traffic from Women's Magazine Layalina

After several years of working in the media production business on daily, weekly and monthly periodicals, Awi, a publication company based...

Maya Rahal • 24 January, 2013

Advice Arabic Content Data

New Entrepreneur Roundtable at Shelter Dubai

On January 20, 2013, Shelter Dubai will be hosting their second “New Entrepreneur Roundtable” focused on creative entrepreneurs working in t...

Wamda • 08 January, 2013

Conferences Design Fashion

Wamli Launches Quirky New E-Commerce Platform in Dubai

Wamli, a funky new e-commerce platform for geeks and those looking for an unorthodox shopping experience, launched today in Dubai. The...

Glen Dalakian II • 12 December, 2012

E-commerce Fashion Loyalty Programs

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 09-13

Throughout your entrepreneurial journey, you will often be reminded of why connections and mentorship are important. Support is equally as...

Wamda • 13 December, 2012

Advice Agriculture CoE Cards

Keeping Business in the Family: Peru's Iasacorp International [Case Study]

This is the fifth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Iasacorp International, f...

Wamda • 05 December, 2012

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Expansion

How a 25-year-old Saudi Entrepreneur is Rethinking the Hijab

Fashion entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing segments in the world of startups. The clothing industry is estimated to equal more...

Ahmed Al Majid • 20 November, 2012

E-commerce Fashion

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 11-15

If you were part of Mix N' Mentor Amman or Beirut last week, you know that the events hosted a number of enriching conversations between...

Wamda • 15 November, 2012

Advice Animation CoE Cards

Wamda Chats with Gilt's Founder on the Future of Flash Sales [Wamda TV]

Alexis Maybank, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of the Gilt Groupe, discusses expansion into emerging markets such as the Arab World...

Wamda • 30 October, 2012

Advice Conferences E-commerce