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These 6 Syrian Startups Are Rocking the Middle East - Here's How

Syrian startups are innovating across industries, from peer-to-peer shipping platforms to HealthTech apps, e-commerce champions and AgriTech innovators. We look into the 6 bold winners of the Startup Roadshow By Hadeel Hegazy Last fall witnessed the inception of the Startup Roadshow competition, launched by Jusoor and SPARK and in collaboration with Startups Without Borders, offering an…
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How This Syrian Entrepreneur Built a 9.000-strong Community of “Conscious Mothers’’ in Cairo

We meet Reem Sabouni, the Syrian entrepreneur supporting mothers through Montessori education. By Shadw Helal Mom’s club main office certainly speaks for itself. Set in a small, cozy apartment with home vibes, the setting allows for mothers to interact with other mothers, relax, read books, have some time for themselves while their kids have fun in the entertainment area. The club’s…
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6 Migrant Entrepreneurs Whose Startups Are Rocking the Tech World

On International Migrants Day, we take a look at the tech innovations of 6 migrant entrepreneurs who are disrupting the tech industry across borders, from Germany, to Norway, to the US. By SWB Team 1. Raafat Hantouch Raafat Hantouch during his participation in the R Ventures Forum, in June 2018. Photo by: Startups Without Borders. Born in Syria and based in Germany, Raafat Hantouch turned a…
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“We Couldn’t Keep Teaching Art in Yemen, So We Started an Online Academy Across the Entire Middle East”

A successful couple of award-winning entrepreneurs, Fardous Mohamed and her husband had to start their arts academy abroad all over again – but this time, online. By Yasmeen Smadi For Fardous Mohamed and her husband, entrepreneurship took a different turn when they traveled to receive an award, and found themselves stranded in Egypt. Fardous’ husband, a famous Yemeni artist, had been…
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