Naseem Tarawnah

How To Be A Real Middle East Entrepreneur

How To Be A Real Middle East Entrepreneur

NASEEM TARAWNAH: It’s not about spinning logos, Facebook likes or fancy events – real entrepreneurship is about engagement.

 James M. Dorsey

Middle East Football Investment: No Guarantees

Middle East Football Investment: No Guarantees

JAMES M. DORSEY: The key question for Leeds supporters should be who is the investor and what is the purpose of the acquisition; those are questions that have yet to be answered.

 The View From Fez

A Taxing Tale: Low-Cost Airlines Reject Morocco

A Taxing Tale: Low-Cost Airlines Reject Morocco

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: First it was Ryanair, now it’s Easyjet. The outlook for Morocco’s tourism industry looks grim.

 James M. Dorsey

Questions Continue to Surround Bin Hamman

Questions Continue to Surround Bin Hamman

JAMES M. DORSEY: The appointment by Qatari and UAE soccer bodies of individuals who worked with Mohammed bin Hamman raises more questions

 Alexander McNabb

SIMply Mad: Queue Up for A Telecom Farce

SIMply Mad: Queue Up for A Telecom Farce

ALEXANDER MC NABB: Time to ready yourself for another pointless exercise in waste-of-time bureaucracy – SIM card re-registering. Great.

 James M. Dorsey

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

Vodafone’s Egyptian Meltdown: Arab Spring Victim?

JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s been a bad year for Vodafone in Egypt. Are the problems of their own making?

 Ramzy Baroud

U.S., China: A Cold War in Warm Waters

U.S., China: A Cold War in Warm Waters

RAMZY BAROUD: Leaders of adjacent countries might find themselves forced to choose sides in a conflict over resources and military presence.

 Common Ground News Service

My Proud Arab Past: An Arab Jew Speaks

My Proud Arab Past: An Arab Jew Speaks

NAAVA MASHIAH, CGNEWS: I have a love of Arabic music and poetry to an extent that baffles my father. Not unusual really since we’re Israeli Jews

 James M. Dorsey

Pork, Alcohol and Qatar: Setting the Limits to ‘Modernity’ and Global Ambition

Pork, Alcohol and Qatar: Setting the Limits to ‘Modernity’ and Global Ambition

JAMES M. DORSEY: The debate will determine Qatar’s effort to become a global sports hub, and its positioning as a forward-looking sponsor of change.

 James M. Dorsey

Qatar Alcohol Ban Underlines Internal Tensions

Qatar Alcohol Ban Underlines Internal Tensions

JAMES M. DORSEY: Alcohol has been banned on the Pearl Qatar, dubbed the ‘Arab Riviera’. It’s the latest manifestation of internal discord.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Water: Time for Everyone to Pay?

Saudi Water: Time for Everyone to Pay?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s a matter of great sensitivity for the authorities but it appears that the time is drawing close when everyone in Saudi Arabia will have to pay for this precious resource.

 Steve Royston

Middle East Project Management: An Oxymoron?

Middle East Project Management: An Oxymoron?

“You have to realise”, the colleague said, “no project we undertake makes sense unless preceded by three hidden words: “The appearance of….”

 Alexander McNabb

Steve Jobs: Arrogant Genius Who Made The Difference

Steve Jobs: Arrogant Genius Who Made The Difference

ALEXANDER MCNABB: There’s little doubt Steve Jobs was an arrogant bastard. I’ve never met him but the absolute certitude shone through in everything he did.

 Paul Maloney

UK-UAE CEO Forum Should Focus on Vibrant SMEs As Much As Big Business

UK-UAE CEO Forum Should Focus on Vibrant SMEs As Much As Big Business

PAUL MALONEY: While both nations have trumpeted the importance of a vibrant SME sector, too often it is often the little guy who overlooked.

 Steve Royston

How Blogging Can Be Your Company’s Voice

How Blogging Can Be Your Company’s Voice

STEVE ROYSTON: “If you manage to persuade your CEO to write a blog, you’d better make sure he or she writes lively content. Otherwise their blog will have the opposite effect…”

 James Mullan

Two Words Every Inspirational Teacher Deserves

Two Words Every Inspirational Teacher Deserves

JAMES MULLAN: A theme evolved during the sessions at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, the debt every creative person owes inspirational teachers.

 Steve Royston

The Investment Industry: Don’t Forget the Humans

The Investment Industry: Don’t Forget the Humans

STEVE ROYSTON: Too often, financiers ignore the blindingly obvious questions. Who is this person or team in whom I am going to invest?

 Steve Royston

Building Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

Building Entrepreneurship in the Middle East

STEVE ROYSTON: Creating an entrepreneurial culture in a country, as Professor Daniel Isenberg pointed out, requires determination, and a lot of money

 Steve Royston

Are they Messengers or Missionaries?

Are they Messengers or Missionaries?

STEVE ROYSTON: Successful companies tend not to fire their communications people. That’s not to say that politics, ambition and personal fiefdoms won’t get in the way

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

On being a Muslim: One size does not fit all

On being a Muslim: One size does not fit all

Recent marketing and advertising research concludes that ‘Muslims are diverse’. Why can’t Muslims be of the same opinion?