Wamda

Startup in Palestine launches crowdfunding campaign for rooftop farming in refugee camps

During one of her stints conducting field research in the Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Lebanon in support of her...

Jordan

Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business?

As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce...

Challenges Logistics Namshi

Did Apple miss a major opportunity with the new iPhone 5c?

Although some have joked that the “c” in Apple’s new plastic iPhone 5c stands for “cheap” (it really stands for “colors”) the device f...

smartphones Mobile

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

When Careem announced $1.7 million in investment from STC Ventures last week, it seemed like a timely response to the entrance of its...

Rivalries Car Service Transportation

How is the Arab world using smartphones? [Infographic]

Two phones out of five in the Middle East are smartphones, according to new data from the International Data Corporation. But how...

Global

What do employers look for on social media? [Infographic]

While LinkedIn is often hailed as the go-to social network for professionals, and job seekers in particular, many employers also scout a...

Job Recruitment Programme Social Media

NGO connects young Iraqis to international art scene

When war descends, art is often one of its first casualties. As gallery spaces close down and funding dries up, artists often have little...

ngos Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Empowering Moroccan artisans to sell on Etsy and Ebay

With the success of Etsy and Ebay, artisans can now become entrepreneurs more easily and market their products to a large global...

Social Entrepreneurship

How to teach the Arts: The Discipline of a Free Mind

In the first part of this series we challenged the popular image of the tormented artist and offered an alternative perspective—that of t...

Art Advice Education

Michel & Augustin at New Work Lab, Casablanca

New Work Lab, the Casablanca-based coworking space, is hosting a talk with Michel & Augustin, the two entrepreneurs who disrupted the...

Startup Bootcamp Mobility – Dubai

i360accelerator, a Dubai-based accelerator, is organizing a Startup Bootcamp Mobility for individuals and teams focusing on mobile devices...

bootcamp

Beirut's SMEX launches an aggregator to support Arabic content online

You've often heard the statistic: while Arabic is the fifth most spoken language in the world, with 360 million Arabic speakers, only...

Aggregation Arabic Content

Qatar's EduTechnoz makes learning Arabic fun for kids, with gamification

Two years ago, Diana Al-Dajani had a big problem. Her then five-year-old son loathed doing his Arabic homework. “It was an agonizing p...

Gamification Education

The challenges of bootstrapping a mobile app as a single female founder in Lebanon

This piece is part of a new series on the challenges of young entrepreneurs who are bootstrapping their startups. If you know someone who's...

Incubator Competitions Mobile

Stunning Kuwaiti marketplace for designers blends print magazine with e-commerce

Stunning architecture, sleek furniture, and bold recycled art fill the pages of “YourPages,” a new quarterly print and digital magazine rel...

Freelancers Design Programme

The rise of online video in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

The rise of online video creation is one of the year’s biggest stories in the Middle East. With the region boasting 300 million views on Y...

Online video Entertainment Digital Media

What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

Lebanon

Thought Leadership

Startup in Palestine launches crowdfunding campaign for rooftop farming in refugee camps

Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business?

Did Apple miss a major opportunity with the new iPhone 5c?

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

How is the Arab world using smartphones? [Infographic]

What do employers look for on social media? [Infographic]

NGO connects young Iraqis to international art scene

Empowering Moroccan artisans to sell on Etsy and Ebay

How to teach the Arts: The Discipline of a Free Mind

Michel & Augustin at New Work Lab, Casablanca

Startup Bootcamp Mobility – Dubai

Beirut's SMEX launches an aggregator to support Arabic content online

Qatar's EduTechnoz makes learning Arabic fun for kids, with gamification

The challenges of bootstrapping a mobile app as a single female founder in Lebanon

Stunning Kuwaiti marketplace for designers blends print magazine with e-commerce

The rise of online video in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

Edgy streetwear brand challenges sedate Egyptian fashion market

Mobile app MummyChitChats helps mothers in Egypt, UAE, and Saudi

The simplest way to improve your startup's chance of success

How ArabHardware built a strong community in Egypt and pivoted into e-commerce

Will the new MAKE Business Hub kill business by charging for WiFi?

How two Bahraini filmmakers launched their own studio to galvanize storytelling in the Arab world

The Future of E-Commerce panel in Dubai

Thought Leadership

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