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Beirut Service Jam

Mirada Madrid, in partnership with the Beirut Creative Cluster is hosting the first ever Beirut Service Jam from March 1-3, 2...

Design Developers Innovation

Best Arabic Web Project Competition

The Best Arabic Web Project Competition 2012, sponsored by Mobily, was recently launched to give entrepreneurs the chance to show off and...

Arabic Content Competitions Design

3 Key Lessons for Creative Entrepreneurs from Pixar

Art and design remain among the most sought after skills in the Pakistani market, which is experiencing a boom in sectors such as media,...

Advice Animation Design

New Entrepreneur Roundtable at Shelter Dubai

On January 20, 2013, Shelter Dubai will be hosting their second “New Entrepreneur Roundtable” focused on creative entrepreneurs working in t...

Conferences Design Fashion

Jordan's Wysada to Launch One Kings Lane Clone for the Middle East

You’ve heard of Desado. Now meet Wysada.com, the Jordan-based One Kings Lane clone launching in the Middle East. Set to go live in D...

Design E-commerce

Beirut Creative Cluster Works to Increase Collaboration Among Local Companies

One year ago, the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) was just an idea developed by Berytech. Today, the cluster is set to become a hub for...

Animation Conferences Design

How a 17-Year-Old Launched a Profitable Web Design Company in Lebanon

Andy Abi Haidar is not your average 17-year old. In addition to doing his daily homework, he runs his own award-winning web design ...

Design Developers

Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East

UPDATE: Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform...

Design E-commerce

Meet the Jordanian Company that Might Disrupt Global Game Development

For those of us who aren’t game developers, launching a disruptive middleware platform, as Jordanian company Mixed Dimensions (MXD) did t...

Design Developers Gaming

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 21-25

In all of our articles about startups, it is obvious that mentorship (and finding the right mentors) is at the core of a successful...

Angel Investment CoE Cards Conferences

10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World

This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ...

Animation Arabic Content Design

Silicon Valley Design Company Targets MENA Web Developers with New RTL Platform

Developers in the Middle East now have more tools for their front-end web design, namely a useful Right-to-Left (RTL) design...

Design Mobile Apps

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

Facing the Legal Challenges of an Art Startup: Draw Me a Song

When Lebanese entrepreneur Nour Tohme started posting musical illustrations of songs for fun on her blog, she had no idea that she was...

Competitions Design MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition

Foota Towels - Making Egyptian Towels Famous

Egypt is famous for its cotton. The best towels in the world are also manufactured here, but there isn’t a recognised Egyptian towel b...

Design Marketing Fashion

How to Design Better Customer Experience by Acting

Has designing your business service been entertaining? I was introduced to a quick, fun and effective method during Sarah Drummond’s s...

Education Entertainment Innovation

tasmeemME Continues Palestinian Museum Logo Design Competition

Update: the deadline has now been extended to May 31st! Submit now. It’s probably been a minute since you’ve heard from creative community ...

Design Digital Media

Cairo Service Jam

The Cairo Service Jam, part of the Global Service Jam movement, will take place from March 1-2, 2013. Participants will come together from d...

Competitions Design Developers

Minispace Designs Multiple Use Furniture in Gaza [Wamda TV]

Meet one of Gaza's most succesful startups: Raghda and Ahmed Maher Al-Souwaysi started Minispace to design furniture for multiple uses, es...

Design

Palestinian Startup Magic Lens Provides Multimedia Solutions in Gaza [Wamda TV]

Three young Palestinian entrepreneurs recently launched Magic Lens, a design startup offering multimedia services for clients in Gaza. The s...

Animation Arabic Content Digital Media

Big Data Visualization Made Accessible to All: Burak Arikan of Graph Commons [Wamda TV]

In the age of big data, the revolution will come from well-connected little data and how we interpret these connections. Therefore, network...

Analytics Design Innovation

Marwan Ziadat from Darebni TV Talks about the First Online Training Program in the Region [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] During the ArabNet 2012, we spoke to Marwan Ziadat, CEO and co-Founder of Darebni TV, about how the idea started, what are their...

Arabic Content Arabnet Art

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

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