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‏Hari Kesevan to speak about Demystifying Entrepreneurship at DIC

‏Hari Kesevan to speak about Demystifying Entrepreneurship at DIC ‏Part of the Excellence Series hosted by Dubai Internet City‪,‬ Hari Kesav...

Conferences

Ayah Bdeir: Building Blocks that Blink, Beep and Teach

In her recent TED talk , Ayah Bdeir, creator of LittleBits, who graduated from AUB in Lebanon and also founded media lab and creative space...

Google Zeitgeist Young Minds Competition Calls on Changemakers in MENA

Young entrepreneurs with an idea for changing the world may want to apply to Zeitgeist Young Minds, a competition to find 10 pioneers and ...

Competitions

Cash Flow is Never More Important Than Your Mother: Happy Mother's Day from Wamda

Today is Mother's Day on Wamda. We just wanted to remind you that, while Ken Morse said that "cash flow is more important than your mother...

Intelligent Flying Robots, Designed for Social Good [Wamda TV]

Today we're inspired by this video of a set of intelligent flying robots, developed by Vijay Kumar. While the robots, which coordinate in a...

Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part 4: The Arab Uprisings

"New ideas will not come from staying in our comfort zone," says Badih Fattouh of Dubai-based broadcasting giant MBC. "Having said that,...

Animation CoE Animate

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...

CoE Animate

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...

CoE Animate Animation

Oman’s Entrepreneur Network Is Launching Today!

The first power session of the Oman Entrepreneur's Network is launched today during a coffee get together at 6:30PM in Cafe Barnera, Bait...

Mobile vs. Internet vs. TV: Who Wins in the Arab World? Part Three: The Power of Mobile [Wamda TV]

Abed Agha, the founder of digital media company Vinelab, discusses how smartphones are opening up cost effective options for creating...

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

How to Generate Revenue Streams for Animated Arabic Content [Wamda TV]

Mohammad Harib, the creator of popular Emirati cartoon Freej, discusses how he built his team to maximize quality while minimizing...

CoE Animate Animation Arabic Content

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...

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...

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

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...

Animation CoE Animate Mobile

Emirati Animator Mohammad Fikree's Haunting Short Film "Girl & It" [Wamda TV]

Enter an exquisite, haunting world in Emirati animator Mohammad Fikree's short film, "Girl & It." Prior to this screening, Fikree spoke...

Animation CoE Animate

Best MENA Startups of 2011 To Be Announced Monday

Voting on Wamda for the Best MENA Startups of 2011 has ended, as of yesterday at midnight EET (Beirut time). All votes placed after that...

How the Internet Democratized Animation: Wael Attili of Jordanian Studio Kharabeesh [Wamda TV]

Wael Attili of Jordanian animation house Kharabeesh discusses the history of animation and how the internet has freed it from the control...

Animation CoE Animate Endeavor

Bucking the Trend to Become an Animator: Young Emirati Mohammad Fikree Speaks Candidly [Wamda TV]

Meet one of the Arab World's most candid and talented young animators, Mohammad Fikree, who presented his work at CoE Animate 11, our...

Animation CoE Animate

Iraqi Entrepreneur Builds Mobile Application to Control Home Appliances [Wamda TV]

Sarbast from Iraq explains how the mobile application he pitched at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST)...

Last Week to Vote for the Best MENA Startups of 2011

Voting for the Best MENA Startups of 2011 ends on January 3rd! Be sure to place your vote before then, for startups in the following...

Vote for the Readers' Choice Startup of 2011

The results of the Reader's Choice nominations are in! We encouraged voters to submit their choices for the Best MENA Startups of 2011 that...

You can change the world. What are you waiting for? [Wamda TV]

This video is inspiring us at Wamda today and we want to share it with all entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs out there. Related ...

Advice Environment Innovation

Startup Weekend Alexandria 2011

Startup Weekend is launching in Alexandria. From September 22nd-24th, developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup...

TEDxBeirut

TEDxBeirut is live today. Watch the livestream on Wamda. Check out www.tedxbeirut.com and follow #TedXBeirut on twitter for more...

Thought Leadership

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