How IPAL in Gaza is trying to improve childhood education through gaming [Wamda TV] [Arabic] In order to help fill the education gap in some parts of the Arab world, three young entrepreneurs from Gaza, Mohammed Youssef,... Mariam Hamed • 02 July, 2013 Education Gaming
Two of Algeria's leading entrepreneurs find success despite lack of local support Dialife, a diabetes tracking platform, is one of the few Algerian tech startups to gain recognition. Although its founders won third place ... Nina Curley • 16 June, 2013 Diabetes Healthcare
Expert Advice: 5 Tips for Building an E-Commerce Company from Andre Haddad [Wamda TV] Over the past 13 years, Lebanese entrepreneur Andre Haddad has honed his expertise in e-commerce. Now based in the San Francisco Bay... Nina Curley • 23 April, 2013 eBay Expert Advice Sharing Economy
Rethinking the Middle East's Informal Gathering Places Informal learning is a critical part of our lives. Yet, many Arab cities no longer offer platforms for impromptu intellectual and social... Oubai Elkerdi • 06 May, 2013 Community Coworking Spaces
Meet Palestine's pioneering female coder, who just won in an international gaming competition Rasha Hussein is one of the Arab world's women entrepreneurs to watch. The first time I met her, she was leading a room full of tech geeks... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2013 Coding Augmented Reality EdTech
A Tour of Wixel Studios in Lebanon: Launching Survival Race [Wamda TV] Note: Wixel Studios has since changed the game’s name from Abou Ahmad the Arabian (AAA) to Survival Race. Today, Wixel Studios in Lebanon l... Glen Dalakian II • 08 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
What Do You Buy Online? We Ask the Crowd [Wamda TV] After the panel on “Case Studies in E-retail” on Forum Day 2 of ArabNet Beirut, we asked the audience whether they make purchases online, wh... Wamda • 04 April, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
10 Stats You Should Know About E-Commerce in the Middle East This quick video reveals 10 key statistics about e-commerce in the Arab world, including the size of the online population, how much is... Wamda • 21 March, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
Tunisia's MobiSpot serves up video advertising to users without smartphones It's clear that the Arab World is hungry for video content. In 2012, the Middle East and North Africa had the second largest number of... Aline Mayard • 23 May, 2013 Digital Advertising Advertising Mobile
edUchange Initiative Conference The edUchange Conference is taking place in Beirut on April 28, 2013, offering a space for exchanging ideas about reforming education in... Wamda • 07 March, 2013 Conferences Education
Building a Self-Funded Tech Solutions Company from Jordan [Wamda TV] [Arabic] We chatted with Ashraf Alqudah, co-founder of TjDeeD Technology, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which provides software p... Wamda • 11 March, 2013 Investment E-commerce
Gazan Startup Wasselni Seeks to Solve Traffic Issues Across the Region [Wamda TV] Mariam Atoui recently founded Wasselni, a startup specialized in developing mobile and web applications tackling traffic and transport p... Mariam Hamed • 17 March, 2013 Mobile Transportation
Beirut Creative Cluster Launch Event Berytech, with the support of the European Union, is hosting the official launch event for the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) on April 2,... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Coworking Spaces
MedESS 2013 Conference This year, spring will be about involvement in solidarity! That’s at least what MedESS 2013 is proposing. During 3 days, participants will b... Wamda • 21 February, 2013 Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Mobile App Startup Localizes Daily Deals in Malaysia [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Fadzli Anuar, the founder of Voucheres, a mobile app for local ad promotion based in ... Wamda • 24 February, 2013 Daily Deals Mobile Mobile Apps
Sister Entrepreneurs Open Trendy Café in Oman [Wamda TV] Omani entrepreneur Amal Al-Khusaibi, Deputy Managing Director of The K’s Café, discusses how she and her sisters turned a small catering bu... Wamda • 14 February, 2013 Conferences Ecosystem Food & Beverage
Entrepreneur of the Week: Goktug Okan Oguz of Unnado [Wamda TV] Goktug Okan Oguz, co-founder of Turkish flash sales and e-commerce platform Unnado, which sells products for future moms and babies, is ... Maya Rahal • 05 February, 2013 Daily Deals E-commerce Endeavor
Dubai-Based Custom Suit Startup Helps Men Look Sharp Around the Globe [Wamda TV] Tarig El Sheikh and Matt Mueller have set out to solve a problem that men around the world suffer from: ill-fitting suits. "As a poorly... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Expansion E-commerce
Tips for Startups on Gamification: A Chat with Gabe Zichermann [Wamda TV] Is gamification a marketing fad or does it have the potential to build a market in the U.S. worth $2.8 billion by 2016, with some vendors... Gulay Ozkan • 29 January, 2013 Gamification Advice Gaming
Entrepreneur of the Week: Walid Sultan Midani of DigitalMania in Tunisia [Wamda TV] After overcoming a lack of game development skills in Tunisia, Walid Sultan Midani, the founder of DigitalMania, is throwing a dose of... Glen Dalakian II • 15 January, 2013 Entrepreneur of the Week Mobile Gaming Gaming
Hiring and Scaling a Startup Culture: MixnMentor Dubai Panel Part 6 [Wamda TV] In the 6th segment of our final panel at the Mix n' Mentor event in Dubai this November, Muhammed Mekki of Namshi explains how the fashion ... Wamda • 31 December, 2012 Advice E-commerce Mix n Mentor
Why Startups Should Support Sustainability: MixnMentor Dubai Panel Part 7 [Wamda TV] Following the 6th segment of Wamda's MixnMentor Dubai Event, in which Muhammed Mekki discussed Namshi's approach to analytics, angel... Wamda • 02 January, 2013 Advice Fadi Ghandour Mix n Mentor
Gaza Startup Builds Creative Arabic Mobile Apps [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Palestinian entrepreneurs Abed Al Hamid Al Fioumi and Mohammed Belbol started Sanabel to build technical solutions in Palestine, i... Mariam Hamed • 01 January, 2013 Animation Arabic Content Digital Media
Entering the Saudi Market, and Global Trends for 2013: MixNMentor Panel Part 4 [Wamda TV] In the 4th segment of the final panel at the Wamda MixnMentor Dubai event this November, Brian Sigafoos of Duplays discusses why he moved ... Wamda • 26 December, 2012 Advice E-commerce Mix n Mentor