A well kept secret, the “Wallys Izis” is the first car entirely built in Tunisia. For 18 months Zied Guiga was secretly conceiving and building in a workshop at La Marsa, north of Tunis, the prototype of what has already become a success story. Inspired from Chrysler’s Jeep “Willys”, the car was recently shown at the Paris auto show (Salon Mondial de l’Automobile) where it has attracted considerable attention from both visitors and specialists. With the exception of the engine, manufactured by Peugeot, the car was not only made in Tunisia, but used Tunisian made car parts (cables, body.
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A well kept secret, the “Wallys Izis” is the first car entirely built in Tunisia. For 18 months Zied Guiga was secretly conceiving and building in a workshop at La Marsa, north of Tunis, the prototype of what has already become a success story. Inspired from Chrysler’s Jeep “Willys”, the car was recently shown at the Paris auto show (Salon Mondial de l’Automobile) where it has attracted considerable attention from both visitors and specialists. With the exception of the engine, manufactured by Peugeot, the car was not only made in Tunisia, but used Tunisian made car parts (cables, body.
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A well kept secret, the ?Wallys Izis? is the first car entirely built in Tunisia. For 18 months Zied Guiga was secretly conceiving and building in a workshop at La Marsa, north of Tunis, the prototype of what has already become a success story. Inspired from Chrysler?s Jeep ?Willys?, the car was recently shown at the Paris auto show (Salon Mondial de l?Automobile) where it has attracted considerable attention from both visitors and specialists. With the exception of the engine, manufactured by Peugeot, the car was not only made in Tunisia, but used Tunisian made car parts (cables, body, join.
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Yesterday, @deenworks sent me an interesting link on Twitter about how Islamic finance has been doing a lot better in these hard financial times. I personally can't claim that I have a full understanding of how Islamic finance works in detail, or how much difference there is between it and other financial systems; neither do I know if the difference is significant or not when it comes to the problems the financial world is facing these days; so I prefer not to analyze things from my side and just stick to sharing the article with you. ...Sharemarkets in London and New York are a third off .
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Yesterday, @deenworks sent me an interesting link on Twitter about how Islamic finance has been doing a lot better in these hard financial times. I personally can't claim that I have a full understanding of how Islamic finance works in detail, or how much difference there is between it and other financial systems; neither do I know if the difference is significant or not when it comes to the problems the financial world is facing these days; so I prefer not to analyze things from my side and just stick to sharing the article with you. ...Sharemarkets in London and New York are a third off .
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Yesterday, @deenworks sent me an interesting link on Twitter about how Islamic finance has been doing a lot better in these hard financial times. I personally can't claim that I have a full understanding of how Islamic finance works in detail, or how much difference there is between it and other financial systems; neither do I know if the difference is significant or not when it comes to the problems the financial world is facing these days; so I prefer not to analyze things from my side and just stick to sharing the article with you. ...Sharemarkets in London and New York are a third off .
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I thought it would be nice to start posting a weekly wrapup of the most interesting news about Arab startups and entrepreneurship that were published on StartUpArabia during the past week for those of you who don't get to follow news there more closely. # ShooFeeTV To Broadcast From Jordan Media City ShooFeeTV has signed an agreement with the Jordan Media City (JMC) to transmit its free-to-air satellite channel from the JMC site in Amman. # Bahrain?s Mobile Penetration Rate Rises To 138% By the end of 2007, the number of mobile subscribers in Bahrain had increased to 1.116 million, transla.
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I thought it would be nice to start posting a weekly wrapup of the most interesting news about Arab startups and entrepreneurship that were published on StartUpArabia during the past week for those of you who don't get to follow news there more closely. # ShooFeeTV To Broadcast From Jordan Media City ShooFeeTV has signed an agreement with the Jordan Media City (JMC) to transmit its free-to-air satellite channel from the JMC site in Amman. # Bahrain’s Mobile Penetration Rate Rises To 138% By the end of 2007, the number of mobile subscribers in Bahrain had increased to 1.116 million, transl.
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I thought it would be nice to start posting a weekly wrapup of the most interesting news about Arab startups and entrepreneurship that were published on StartUpArabia during the past week for those of you who don't get to follow news there more closely. # ShooFeeTV To Broadcast From Jordan Media City ShooFeeTV has signed an agreement with the Jordan Media City (JMC) to transmit its free-to-air satellite channel from the JMC site in Amman. # Bahrain’s Mobile Penetration Rate Rises To 138% By the end of 2007, the number of mobile subscribers in Bahrain had increased to 1.116 million, transl.
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. -- Steve Jobs .
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. -- Steve Jobs .
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. -- Steve Jobs .
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With the US Election only weeks away now, Michael Moore has chosen the right time to release his new documentary titled "Slacker Uprising". His plans are to premiere it exclusively on the internet for free, on September 23rd, hosted on Blip.TV. This will be followed by a DVD which will be available through Amazon.com and Netflix on October 7th. The movie documents Moore's 62-city tour through swing states during the 2004 U.S. presidential election to rally young voters. Moore hopes "Slacker Uprising" will help spur young people to vote this November. After more than 20 million 18- to 29-y.
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With the US Election only weeks away now, Michael Moore has chosen the right time to release his new documentary titled "Slacker Uprising". His plans are to premiere it exclusively on the internet for free, on September 23rd, hosted on Blip.TV. This will be followed by a DVD which will be available through Amazon.com and Netflix on October 7th. The movie documents Moore's 62-city tour through swing states during the 2004 U.S. presidential election to rally young voters. Moore hopes "Slacker Uprising" will help spur young people to vote this November. After more than 20 million 18- to 29-y.
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With the US Election only weeks away now, Michael Moore has chosen the right time to release his new documentary titled "Slacker Uprising". His plans are to premiere it exclusively on the internet for free, on September 23rd, hosted on Blip.TV. This will be followed by a DVD which will be available through Amazon.com and Netflix on October 7th. The movie documents Moore's 62-city tour through swing states during the 2004 U.S. presidential election to rally young voters. Moore hopes "Slacker Uprising" will help spur young people to vote this November. After more than 20 million 18- to 29-y.
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Interesting news from the Abu Dhabi Media Company today... Abu Dhabi Media Company today announced the formation of a new company that will develop, finance and produce content for both the global and Arabic language markets. Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly owned subsidiary, intends to spend in excess of US$1 billion over the course of the next five years in the creation of both full length feature films and digital content. From its base in Abu Dhabi, Imagenation Abu Dhabi will enter into partnerships with high-profile US-based and other international producers to develop and produce cont.
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Interesting news from the Abu Dhabi Media Company today... Abu Dhabi Media Company today announced the formation of a new company that will develop, finance and produce content for both the global and Arabic language markets. Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly owned subsidiary, intends to spend in excess of US$1 billion over the course of the next five years in the creation of both full length feature films and digital content. From its base in Abu Dhabi, Imagenation Abu Dhabi will enter into partnerships with high-profile US-based and other international producers to develop and produce cont.
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Interesting news from the Abu Dhabi Media Company today... Abu Dhabi Media Company today announced the formation of a new company that will develop, finance and produce content for both the global and Arabic language markets. Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly owned subsidiary, intends to spend in excess of US$1 billion over the course of the next five years in the creation of both full length feature films and digital content. From its base in Abu Dhabi, Imagenation Abu Dhabi will enter into partnerships with high-profile US-based and other international producers to develop and produce cont.
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The buzz in the online world these past 24 hours or so have all been around Google's new open source web browser, under the name of Google Chrome. There have been rumors about a Google browser for ages now, with people suspecting it will be called GBrowser, or simply Google Browser; but those rumors never materialized until yesterday when Google "accidentally" let slip some comics presenting the new browser; and then followed up with a blog post, announcing a beta would be released today. I went through the comic book talking about the product's details and I think it is a great way to prese.
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The buzz in the online world these past 24 hours or so have all been around Google's new open source web browser, under the name of Google Chrome. There have been rumors about a Google browser for ages now, with people suspecting it will be called GBrowser, or simply Google Browser; but those rumors never materialized until yesterday when Google "accidentally" let slip some comics presenting the new browser; and then followed up with a blog post, announcing a beta would be released today. I went through the comic book talking about the product's details and I think it is a great way to prese.
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The buzz in the online world these past 24 hours or so have all been around Google's new open source web browser, under the name of Google Chrome. There have been rumors about a Google browser for ages now, with people suspecting it will be called GBrowser, or simply Google Browser; but those rumors never materialized until yesterday when Google "accidentally" let slip some comics presenting the new browser; and then followed up with a blog post, announcing a beta would be released today. I went through the comic book talking about the product's details and I think it is a great way to prese.
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Today is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Tunisia and in most other Muslim countries (Libya and Nigeria started yesterday). It's a month of fasting, praying, reading the Koran and worship for some people; and a month of eating, sleeping, watching TV, and eating some more for others. So to everyone, no matter what this month ahead means to them exactly, I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan; and may it be a happy and great month for you all. .
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Today is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Tunisia and in most other Muslim countries (Libya and Nigeria started yesterday). It's a month of fasting, praying, reading the Koran and worship for some people; and a month of eating, sleeping, watching TV, and eating some more for others. So to everyone, no matter what this month ahead means to them exactly, I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan; and may it be a happy and great month for you all. .
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Today is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Tunisia and in most other Muslim countries (Libya and Nigeria started yesterday). It's a month of fasting, praying, reading the Koran and worship for some people; and a month of eating, sleeping, watching TV, and eating some more for others. So to everyone, no matter what this month ahead means to them exactly, I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan; and may it be a happy and great month for you all. .
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Another Paulo Coelho book that I've read recently and that I've been meaning to write about is 'Eleven Minutes'. The book is pretty different from the other books I've read by Paulo Coelho, even though it is equally as great and enjoyable as a book, and inspiring in its own kind of way. It starts with the sentence "Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria", and goes on to tell us the story of a woman's journey from an innocent young girl who believed that she had squandered her only chance at love, to leaving her home to seek fame and fortune, to then finding herself stepping i.
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Another Paulo Coelho book that I've read recently and that I've been meaning to write about is 'Eleven Minutes'. The book is pretty different from the other books I've read by Paulo Coelho, even though it is equally as great and enjoyable as a book, and inspiring in its own kind of way. It starts with the sentence "Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria", and goes on to tell us the story of a woman's journey from an innocent young girl who believed that she had squandered her only chance at love, to leaving her home to seek fame and fortune, to then finding herself stepping i.
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Another Paulo Coelho book that I've read recently and that I've been meaning to write about is 'Eleven Minutes'. The book is pretty different from the other books I've read by Paulo Coelho, even though it is equally as great and enjoyable as a book, and inspiring in its own kind of way. It starts with the sentence "Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria", and goes on to tell us the story of a woman's journey from an innocent young girl who believed that she had squandered her only chance at love, to leaving her home to seek fame and fortune, to then finding herself stepping i.
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One of the points many people asked for after the official launch of StartUpArabia back in April is an Arabic version, insisting on how important they thought it was. I couldn't agree more, and it was always one of the main points in my plans for StartUpArabia; and so my answer was always that it was currently underway and that it would be ready soon enough. Well that soon enough is now, and the Arabic version of StartUpArabia is officially launched here: http://www.startuparabia.com/arabic/ There are a number of posts already available there that have been translated from the English vers.
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One of the points many people asked for after the official launch of StartUpArabia back in April is an Arabic version, insisting on how important they thought it was. I couldn't agree more, and it was always one of the main points in my plans for StartUpArabia; and so my answer was always that it was currently underway and that it would be ready soon enough. Well that soon enough is now, and the Arabic version of StartUpArabia is officially launched here: http://www.startuparabia.com/arabic/ There are a number of posts already available there that have been translated from the English vers.
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One of the points many people asked for after the official launch of StartUpArabia back in April is an Arabic version, insisting on how important they thought it was. I couldn't agree more, and it was always one of the main points in my plans for StartUpArabia; and so my answer was always that it was currently underway and that it would be ready soon enough. Well that soon enough is now, and the Arabic version of StartUpArabia is officially launched here: http://www.startuparabia.com/arabic/ There are a number of posts already available there that have been translated from the English vers.
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Last night, after some quick shopping at Geant (TunisCity's hyper market), just after paying, putting everything back into the cart, and seating Adam in the cart's child seat; a security guy came up to me, pointed at some point behind me and asked if the boy he was pointing at was my son. What was really weird is that I actually turned around, looked at the boy and then replied that he wasn't my son. As I was saying the words, I realized how stupid and absent-minded that all was; I mean, I just seated my only son in the cart in front of me, but then there I was looking behind me to see if so.
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Last night, after some quick shopping at Geant (TunisCity's hyper market), just after paying, putting everything back into the cart, and seating Adam in the cart's child seat; a security guy came up to me, pointed at some point behind me and asked if the boy he was pointing at was my son. What was really weird is that I actually turned around, looked at the boy and then replied that he wasn't my son. As I was saying the words, I realized how stupid and absent-minded that all was; I mean, I just seated my only son in the cart in front of me, but then there I was looking behind me to see if so.
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Last night, after some quick shopping at Geant (TunisCity's hyper market), just after paying, putting everything back into the cart, and seating Adam in the cart's child seat; a security guy came up to me, pointed at some point behind me and asked if the boy he was pointing at was my son. What was really weird is that I actually turned around, looked at the boy and then replied that he wasn't my son. As I was saying the words, I realized how stupid and absent-minded that all was; I mean, I just seated my only son in the cart in front of me, but then there I was looking behind me to see if so.
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This past weekend we discovered and tried out a new fast food place called Southern Fried Chicken on the Hedi Nouria road in Al Nasr 2. I had passed in front of the place a few weeks ago, and it was still not open yet, and thought I'd check back on it when it was open, and this weekend we did and went in and tried it, twice. Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) is as its name suggests a fast food restaurant mainly specializing in chicken meals, ? la KFC for those who have had the pleasure. SFC is a UK food franchise, and now that I come to think of it, I think I saw a couple of SFC restaurants in t.
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This past weekend we discovered and tried out a new fast food place called Southern Fried Chicken on the Hedi Nouria road in Al Nasr 2. I had passed in front of the place a few weeks ago, and it was still not open yet, and thought I'd check back on it when it was open, and this weekend we did and went in and tried it, twice. Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) is as it's name suggests a fast food restaurant mainly specializing in chicken meals, à la KFC for those who have had the pleasure. SFC is a UK food franchise, and now that I come to think of it, I think I saw a couple of SFC restaurants in.
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This past weekend we discovered and tried out a new fast food place called Southern Fried Chicken on the Hedi Nouria road in Al Nasr 2. I had passed in front of the place a few weeks ago, and it was still not open yet, and thought I'd check back on it when it was open, and this weekend we did and went in and tried it, twice. Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) is as its name suggests a fast food restaurant mainly specializing in chicken meals, à la KFC for those who have had the pleasure. SFC is a UK food franchise, and now that I come to think of it, I think I saw a couple of SFC restaurants in .
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Today's Tunis Hebdo newspaper has the following bit of "interesting" news in it: La fondation Mozzarella veut faire entrer son navigateur Open Sauce Firefox 3 dans le Livre Guinness des Records... Which in English means: The Mozzarella foundation wants to enter its Open Sauce browser Firefox 3 in the Guinness book of records... Neat, huh? So yeah, it's Internet meets Pizza. The guy must've been hungry while writing the article. But it doesn't stop there, this article is actually a rip-off from another website, the content is basically copy-pasted. So they're not only guilty of st.
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Today's Tunis Hebdo newspaper has the following bit of "interesting" news in it: La fondation Mozzarella veut faire entrer son navigateur Open Sauce Firefox 3 dans le Livre Guinness des Records... Which in English means: The Mozzarella foundation wants to enter its Open Sauce browser Firefox 3 in the Guinness book of records... Neat, huh? So yeah, it's Internet meets Pizza. The guy must've been hungry while writing the article. But it doesn't stop there, this article is actually a rip-off from another website, the content is basically copy-pasted. So they're not only guilty of st.
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Today's Tunis Hebdo newspaper has the following bit of "interesting" news in it: La fondation Mozzarella veut faire entrer son navigateur Open Sauce Firefox 3 dans le Livre Guinness des Records... Which in English means: The Mozzarella foundation wants to enter its Open Sauce browser Firefox 3 in the Guinness book of records... Neat, huh? So yeah, it's Internet meets Pizza. The guy must've been hungry while writing the article. But it doesn't stop there, this article is actually a rip-off from another website, the content is basically copy-pasted. So they're not only guilty of st.