How Lebanon's fashion industry can create the next Elie Saab Krikor Jabotian thinks it started with Halle Berry. Before the beauty won her Best Actress Oscar in 2002, the Lebanese fashion industry... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 November, 2013 zuhair murad reem acra rabih kayrouz
Meet the 4 wild hardware startups that won Stars of Science this year Hit pan-Arab reality TV competition, Stars of Science, has just concluded its fifth season after selecting the top four hardware projects... Glen Dalakian II • 20 November, 2013
Startup news ticker: eTobb out of beta; Feeditch launches English version Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 19 November, 2013 ticker Incubator Egypt
How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after... Darine Sabbagh • 19 November, 2013 startup bader ya mammy
Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion While daily deals are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago, the prospect of getting more for less is a perennial hit. Voucher... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 November, 2013 uae entertainer Dubai
Join us on the Wamda Plane for a free trip to our Saudi blogger meetup! On December 5th, Wamda will be flying Saudi tech bloggers, journalists, and entrepreneurs to Mix N’ Mentor Jeddah for free! (Apply below) T... Wamda • 19 November, 2013 Mix n Mentor
Global Should entrepreneurs know how to code? Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical... Reine Farhat • 19 November, 2013 Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service
Your guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Middle East Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) takes place each November and is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurs who are launching st... Glen Dalakian II • 18 November, 2013 GEW Startup Weekend
New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors [Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo... Eman Mostafa • 18 November, 2013 Technology
Microsoft's MEA Visual Studio 2013 Online Launch On November 19th, Microsoft will be launching the Visual Studio 2013 in the Middle East and Africa. The event will be broadcasted live... Wamda • 18 November, 2013
What if you train your employees, and they leave? I recently stumbled upon this cartoon and laughed to myself about the sad reality it presents. At Wamda, we’ve heard numerous... Glen Dalakian II • 18 November, 2013 Team building Training Pic of the Week
Is offering Arab families e-commerce, a social network and classifieds all-in-one a crazy idea, or visionary? Like many other Tunisian moms, Ahlem Bouchahba finds it hard to do it all: shopping, organizing birthdays partys, getting answers to... Aline Mayard • 18 November, 2013
Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, wins Wearable Technologies award Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers developed by Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika, is continuing to win accolades. The... Wamda • 17 November, 2013 Technology Instabeat
What do Arab youth think of volunteerism? [Infographic] Volunteerism may not historically have been a popular practice in the Arab world, but data from Nakhweh reveals that that's c... Maya Rahal • 17 November, 2013 Infographic Social Media Social Entrepreneurship
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... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 November, 2013 dubai school of government Education
Resources to help startups at each stage of their journey As you grow your startup, it helps to have a little assistance. Although the journey may seem straightforward (idea, launch, scale),... Glen Dalakian II • 17 November, 2013 Scaling Startup Weekend
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