News & Stories

July 25, 2018

Meet the Entrepreneur Connecting Syrian artisans in Jordan with Markets Abroad

By Yasmeen Smadi It’s Monday evening and I’m driving through the streets of Amman, the windows rolled down to enjoy the spring breeze, as I head off to the city’s Business Park to meet Saleem Najjar, the co-founder of Sharqi Shop. Sharqi Shop is a market place that enables Middle Eastern artisans to sell their items online and reach global markets. It currently features 400 items made by 40…

“This is the Positive Consequence of War; Women were Forced to Get Out of the Cocoon we Were Living in”

We speak to Souad Mohamed, the Syrian power woman who transformed personal trauma into a tale of leadership. by Yasmeen Smadi and Lenah Hafez Souad strolls around the Greek Campus, her brown backpack on, filming every detail of the all-female conference She Can, that is…

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News & Stories

July 15, 2018

After a Bomb Goes Off, Families Cannot Pick Up the Phone. But this Migrant Entrepreneur is Changing That

Human bodies as routers? According to Syrian entrepreneur Abdulrahman Alashraf, this technology could help people communicate during emergencies. by Shadw Helal and Valentina Primo ‘’In Syria, the military disconnects all mobile networks, the internet, the electricity…

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July 15, 2018

UK's Centre for Entrepreneurship Released a New Report on Refugee Entrepreneurs

In March 2018, the Centre for Entrepreneurs – the UK’s entrepreneurship think tank – published ‘Starting afresh: How entrepreneurship is transforming the lives of resettled refugees’. The report makes a compelling case about why refugees possess many entrepreneurial traits, how they can contribute to the UK as business founders, and how providing tailored business support can…

He Created his Blockchain Startup at the Refugee Camp. Now He’s on a Mission to Help the World’s “Invisible Children”

Tey Al Rjula spent two years in a refugee camp in the Netherlands. But his experience with bitcoin inspired him to change the ID system through revolutionary technology: blockchain. By Valentina Primo “I wanted to sign the deal at the entrance door of the refugee camp,”…

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Meet the Entrepreneur Connecting Syrian artisans in Jordan with Markets Abroad

“This is the Positive Consequence of War; Women were Forced to Get Out of the Cocoon we Were Living in”

After a Bomb Goes Off, Families Cannot Pick Up the Phone. But this Migrant Entrepreneur is Changing That

UK's Centre for Entrepreneurship Released a New Report on Refugee Entrepreneurs

He Created his Blockchain Startup at the Refugee Camp. Now He’s on a Mission to Help the World’s “Invisible Children”

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