U.A.E MCKD launches grant program to support freelancers, SMEs Source: The National The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development (MCKD) has launched a programme to support freelancers and SMEs... News • 17 May, 2020 covid-19 MCKD smes
Egypt Argineering Raises $400,000 Source: Waya Egyptian tech startup Argineering just raised $400,000, closing its seed round led by 500 Startups and Flat6Labs Cairo.... News • 12 March, 2020 Flat6Labs arts
Egypt Enhancing Egypt’s creative economy Hisham Basha, Azza Fahmy and moderator Ahmed El Attar discuss Egypt's creative economy. (Images via Eman Mostafa) Creative industries that... Eman Mostafa • 19 February, 2016 creative economy British Council Egypt British Council
Palestine Keeping Arabic alive with greeting cards Maysa's sister Assel inspects their products. (Images via Loz) When you talk about what inspired Maysa Alshaer to create Loz, a... Christina Ganim • 25 November, 2015 Women on the Frontline Arabic language Loz
Can fine art sell online in Egypt? Egypt is home to a vibrant contemporary art scene that includes established names such as Ibrahim El Tanbouli, Assem Abdel Fattah, and... Hayden Pirkle • 01 July, 2014 fine art arts Art
Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art... Estee Ward • 30 June, 2014 creative arts Jordan
Halal P2P lending site Liwwa partners with e-commerce site Feesheh Liwwa, the halal crowdinvestment site launched last November in Jordan, is adding a new facet to its business model: a partnership with... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 21 April, 2014 halal arts crowdinvestment
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain
Innovative business model hopes to spark artistic creativity in Palestine “If you live as a victim you stay as a victim,” says Rami Khader, a founding member and manager of Bethlehem’s Diyar Dance Theatre. “The h... Eric Reidy • 30 December, 2013 arts culture dance