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West Bank and Gaza: Digital opportunities transcend borders April 9, 2012

In Gaza, information technology is one of the only ways to connect to a productive future. See what Alaa and her visionary peers achieved at Gaza's first-ever Startup Weekend.
West Bank and Gaza: Online Arabic freelancer network launches in Gaza April 5, 2012

After winning third place in the first-ever Startup Weekend in Gaza this past December, AnaLancer has launched an “expert-sourcing platform” that connects freelancers from the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) with business owners worldwide.
West Bank and Gaza: Telling young tech entrepreneurs to go fish February 4, 2012

Last week, Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood was abuzz with a rare combination of techies, social investors, Arab world watchers and humanitarians.
West Bank and Gaza: Inspired youth at first Gaza Startup Weekend February 2, 2012

Mercy Corps' Arab Developer Network Initiative, in partnership with Google, helped host the first ever Gaza Startup Weekend in December 2011, giving Palestinian youth the opportunity to develop and launch their web development ideas.
West Bank and Gaza: Inspiring tech innovation at Gaza Startup Weekend February 1, 2012

Gaza isn’t necessarily the first place you think of for a Startup Weekend.
West Bank and Gaza: Getting Google to Gaza November 1, 2011

Through an innovative Mercy Corps’ partnership with Google and the Source of Hope Foundation, young Palestinian web developers receive firsthand training and mentoring from engineers and business people from cutting-edge technology companies – as well as potential seed capital funding.
West Bank and Gaza: Empowering the techno-geeks of Palestine October 10, 2011

This summer, I attended an event in the Gaza Strip with 100 computer-science students and budding entrepreneurs about the latest open-source software and development tools, showcased by engineers visiting from Google.