Handicraft in and from Lebanon
How Lebanese handicraft is getting back on the scene in times of crisis
Innovation
zenithTALK: Ahmad Al Hidiq
by zenith Staff
Ahmad Al Hidiq is a passionate tech enthusiast with a bachelor degree in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut. After working several years in consulting and business development, he has co-founded the health app HeyDoc!, the Middle East’s first telemedicine platform.
zenithTALK: Mehemed Bougsea
by zenith Staff
Mehemed Bougsea has worked as a strategy consultant to GIZ and the German, Tunisian and Libyan governments, specialising in the socio-economic development of youth in regions with elevated unemployment rates across Africa.
Startups Try to Get Ahead in Egypt
Ahmed Wadi’s startup Money Fellows digitises the rotating savings and credit association (ROSCO) model. To launch to the next level, he’s looking for VC funding and regulatory approval.
zenithTalk: Yaseen Abdel-Ghaffar
by zenith Staff
Yaseen Abdel-Ghaffar had a comfortable life with a successful job, until a carjacking on the road to Cairo caused him to re-evaluate everything.
zenithTalk: Sally Hafez Bahgat
by zenith Staff
Air pollution is a major killer in Egypt, with as many as 35,000 Egyptians dying each year from unclean air. Sally Hafez Bahgat wants to reverse the trend by planting more trees.
zenithTalk: Khaled Bouchoucha
by zenith Staff
Khaled Bouchoucha is the founder of IRIS Technologies, the first company in Tunisia to use technology to boost beekeepers’ productivity.
zenithTalk: Mehrad Abdolrazagh
by zenith Staff
Mehrad is managing director of Zoodfood, Iran’s leading food delivery platform.