Category: Tech

Sheikha Al Mayassa (Globalizing the Local – Localizing the Global)

Sheikha Al Mayassa (Globalizing the Local – Localizing the Global)

Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country’s identity and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world. As she says: “We don’t want to be all the same, but we do want to understand each other.” Sheikha [...]

Twitter Active Users in Arab Countries

Twitter Active Users in Arab Countries

According to a recent infographic compiled by Jordan-based tweeter Khaled ElAhmad, there are currently over one million active Twitter users in the Middle Eastern/North African region: 1,311,882 users, to be exact. The new data was compiled using research from the Dubai School of Government’s Arab Social Media Report. Kuwait currently leads the way in Twitter [...]

Top Tech Ideas for Your Living Room

Top Tech Ideas for Your Living Room

Designing style Arab family room of course is very interesting. Things to prepare is furnished in the form of sofas, tables, lamps, curtains, carpets, and other ornaments. But in this post we reveal Smart or Internet TVs, LED 3D TVs and games consoles that enable multi-player games with each person at a different location are the [...]

Aburas – First Arab Woman to Become NASA Researcher

Aburas – First Arab Woman to Become NASA Researcher

NASA has appointed its membership to a Saudi academic Dr. Majdah Aburass, making her the first Arab woman to join its research team of scientists and Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Rashid, was appointed as a member of the regional research team. Abura holds a doctorate degree from the University of Surrey in environmental studies and biotechnology from UK University [...]

Iran Set to Introduce ‘Halal’ Internet Next Month

Iran Set to Introduce ‘Halal’ Internet Next Month

The Islamic Republic of Iran has declared it will set the first phase of its domestic Internet network by 21 May. The launch of the network is a priority of his ministry in the new Iranian year that started on 20 March saying by Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Reza Taghipour. That works [...]