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320 Reality Contest Application Deadline

320Reality is a contest that encourages social entrepreneurs to share and implement their ideas to address defined challenges in the Middle...

Competitions Social Entrepreneurship

ArabNet Beirut

ArabNet Beirut is 3-day conference to take place on March 20-22, 2013, focused on the “digital and creative industries,” featuring top spe...

Arabnet Conferences Digital Media

Favorite Stories of 2012 from Wamda’s Editorial Team

As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the startup news we’ve covered in 2012. It's been a busy year with more startup news t...

Ecosystem Innovation Top Lists

Though Painful, Failure is Redeemable [Pic of the Week]

Failure is not the end of the world. More often than not it marks the beginning of something new, affording entrepreneurs a...

Failure CoE Cards Pic of the Week

When is the Right Time to Quit Your Job? [Poll Results]

Following our recent Facebook poll for the Wamda community, we have compiled the answers to give a short readout on what Wamda’s readers a...

Facebook Social Media Social Networks

GEMS Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Brings Students From Around the World to Dubai

After introducing a new entrepreneurship curriculum in their schools and recently inspiring our list of entrepreneurship programs for high...

Conferences Education

Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week]

Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of...

CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem

Entrepreneur of the Week: Sara Galal and Mohammad Badrah of Sweety Heaven [Wamda TV]

This week’s entrepreneurs of the week are Sara Galal and Mohammad Badrah, the co-founders of Sweety Heaven, an online portal in Egypt for r...

E-commerce Egypt Entrepreneur of the Week

Startup Weekend Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend is coming to Riyadh on January 30, 2013. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch...

Startup Weekend

TEDxHelwanU

On December 12, 2012, TEDxHelwanU is taking place in Helwan University. The event's theme is "Leave Your Legacy" and is open to the...

Egypt TEDx

King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement

The King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement recognizes, celebrates and supports young Arab leaders who are active ...

Competitions Innovation Jordan

GIST Startup Training Dubai

The GIST Startup Training Dubai on December 10, 2012 is an intense and interactive training designed to spark innovation and catalyze new st...

Innovation Startup Communities

LeWeb Paris Conference and Startup Competition

On December 4-6, the LeWeb conference will take place in Paris, France with the theme of “the Internet of Things.” LeWeb brings together ent...

Conferences Technology

Beirut Social Innovation Camp

The Beirut Social Innovation Camp brings together entrepreneurs, creative minds, developers, and social innovators to come up with w...

Competitions Conferences Ecosystem

NYUAD Hackathon for Social Good Deadline November 30th

The NYU Abu Dhabi Department for Computer Science, in collaboration with the NYUAD Institute, is hosting the 2013 NYUAD Annual Hackathon: Bu...

Accelerators

Top 10 Tips from Wamda’s Mix n’ Mentor Events in Amman, Beirut & Dubai

During this month’s Wamda Mix N’ Mentor (MnM) across the Arab world, our team traveled to Amman, Beirut, and Dubai to bring stellar men...

Conferences Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour

Tips from Silicon Valley for Entrepreneurs in the Arab World: MAKE Ignition Welcomes 500 Startups

Don’t be an entrepreneur. Keep your day job, spend time with your spouse, play with your children, socialize with your friends, see your p...

Advice Arabic Content Cloud Computing

Entrepreneurship Events for High School Students in the Arab World

I was recently asked by a high school curriculum coordinator in Dubai what events their students can attend to supplement the new...

Accelerators Arabnet Conferences

Social Media Opens New Frontiers For Arab Youth [Report]

The Dubai School of Government recently released “Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for the Economic Emp...

Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship Social Media

Want to Drive an Aramex Delivery Truck? Check out the Winners of the Aramex Gameon Competition

Aramex has announced the winning developers of the Aramex Gameon Competition 2012. This is the first time Aramex has hosted the...

Competitions Developers Gaming

Souq in Egypt: Not Relinquishing its Crown Anytime Soon

I visited the new challenger recently, so it was only fair I also visit the undisputed champion. The two companies I’m talking about a...

Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce Ecosystem

Startup Weekend Tripoli

Startup Weekend Tripoli is a Part of "Startup Weekend" the global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire,...

Startup Communities Startup Weekend

Startups Must Accept Change and Adapt [Pic of the Week]

Things don’t stay the same forever. It’s a fact of life that a lot of people, especially expanding businesses, often have trouble dealing w...

Daily Deals E-commerce Digital Marketing

5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator

Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him...

Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt

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