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Queen Rania of Jordan, in partnership with edX, launches Arabic MOOC platform Edraak

With the launch yesterday of Edraak, a new Arabic MOOC platform, education professionals have made a new stride towards the development of ...

Has MyVLE's Moroccan founder learned enough from two failures to finally achieve success?

MyVLE is without a doubt one of the most hotly anticipated startups from Morocco. With its Moroccan and U.S.-based A-team, a well-designed...

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Lebanese developer overcomes technical challenges to launch Arabic mobile word game

After attending a seminar about the lack of digital Arabic content at ArabNet 2012, Samer Hamandi came up with the idea of Charbaka, a...

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Afkartoon, a Palestinian startup specialized in educational cartoons [Wamda TV]

[English subtitles] After a stint working in drawing and designing, Monzer Matrabie decided to launch Afkartoon to make educational ...

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Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals

Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says...

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Startup Bahrain online magazine seeks to revolutionize the ecosystem

I ran into Bader Kamal, a freelance graphic designer and photographer who is part of the Startup Bahrain team, after the online magazine...

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Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?

A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ...

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Meet 8 Palestinian startups this Thursday in Amman!

Join Endeavor, Gaza Sky Geeks, Fast Forward, Oasis500, and PALinnO this Thursday to get a taste of history in the making. For the first t...

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Baraka Bits uses 'good news from the Middle East' to power positive change in the region

“It’s OK if we don’t see thousands of views on our articles,” says Rama Chakaki, founder and CEO of news site Baraka Bits. “We’re willing t...

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TIEC incubator now accepting applications

The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) is calling for applications to its next incubation cycle starting in April...

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TechGirls summer program to host 27 girls from the Arab region to study in the US

US Embassies across the Arab region are now accepting applications for 2014’s TechGirls exchange program, which for two years now have s...

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Online education platform Coursera blocks students in Syria and Iran

UPDATE: Coursera has released a statement explaining the blocks on which Wamda reported here, stating that it has reinstated...

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Wamda hosts MIT Media Lab innovation workshop in Abu Dhabi from Feb 24-27

To support the community of innovators throughout the Middle East, Wamda and MIT Media Lab are hosting a multi-day workshop to explore best...

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Pakistani entrepreneur launches social network for learning

"We are the first social network that parents want their kids to use," says Hassan Siddiq, the CEO of DailyThem.es, a writing and review ...

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What are we talking about when we talk about innovation?

Every industry has jargon: words people say to sound informed whose true meanings have been diluted from overuse. People who hear others...

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Bahrain's Blossom Events to expand, founder Rasha Khunji says

Rasha Khunji, founder of Bahrain’s Blossom Events, trains entrepreneurs on how best to plan their companies, in an attempt to help stem t...

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Innovative business model hopes to spark artistic creativity in Palestine

“If you live as a victim you stay as a victim,” says Rami Khader, a founding member and manager of Bethlehem’s Diyar Dance Theatre. “The h...

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Startup news ticker: Google brings Android to cars; new platform for teachers and students

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential

Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at...

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Aliqtisadi partners with Harvard Business Review to offer management content in Arabic

Aliqtisadi, the Arabic business news portal launched out of Damascus, is continuing to expand despite the challenges of the Syrian...

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Enigma thinks big data can change the world

"Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre...

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Saudi Arabia's Rwaq builds a online courseware platform for the Middle East

It’s not every day that a leading education initiative launches from Saudi Arabia. But one Riyadh-based company is poised to offer the r...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week Benghazi goes ahead despite unstable situation

For the first time, the Libyan city of Benghazi participated in the Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 18th and 24th, despite...

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What role should social media play in classrooms in the Middle East?

Facebook, Twitter, and Google have become indispensible tools in our professional as well as social lives; this is fast becoming as true in...

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