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iRoots: Steve Jobs' Arab Ancestry

Steve Jobs, arguably the most influential CEO in the world, is the biological son of an Arab American who was born in Homs, Syria, and studied at the American University of Beirut.

Forget Zuckerberg, How About Fazal?

The entrepreneurial world is loaded with bright, usually young, people who dream of one day founding the next Google, Facebook, or something uniquely new and revolutionary.

Clinton Promotes Technology for Arab Girls

After having launched TechWomen last year, Hillary Clinton announced the launch of TechGirls, an educational initiative for girls from Arab countries interested in technology.

LivingSocial-GoNabit Deal Marks First E-Commerce Acquisition for Middle East

The acquisition of GoNabit.com, the Middle East’s original group-buying website, by LivingSocial, the online source for handpicked experiences at a great value, marks a milestone development for the region’s e-commerce industry.

From Software Engineer to Social Entrepreneur

Bags for Bliss is a social enterprise that empowers adolescent girls in Pakistan through education and entrepreneurship.

New Smart Phone App to Understand Islam, Muslim365

Educating people and fighting misconceptions about Islam is the challenge taken up by Amanda Quraishi who developed a new smart phone application, Muslim365.

Khan Academy: A Classroom in Your Pocket

Salman Khan hopes that anyone with an Internet connection will use his YouTube lessons to learn.

Taliban Join the Twitter Revolution

When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they eschewed most modern technology, including television and music players.

Teardown: Inside an FBI Tracking Device

iFixit's latest teardown victim is not a shiny phone or fancy tablet, but an FBI tracking device for automobiles.

Math Genius Solves Century Old Problem, Refuses Million Dollar Prize

Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman solves century old problem.

Twitter User Unknowingly Reported Bin Laden Attack

As U.S. forces in Pakistan swooped in on Osama bin Laden on Sunday, at least one Twitter user was unknowingly reporting details of the raid.

Al Jazeera Launches Its Great Social Media Experiment

Not only did social media change the course of political history in the Middle East, it changed the charges of illegitimacy against Al Jazeera by some American politicians.

Kill Switch Would Give President Power to Shut Down the Internet

As Mubarak’s regime completes its blackout of internet access in Egypt to quell protestors, the US discusses the renewal of a bill that could be used to shut down the internet here in the US.

Cut the Chord: Google, Twitter Partner to Help Egyptians Tweet Without the Internet

A new service created by Google allows for tweeting without an Internet connection.

Palestinians Get Their First Technology Venture Fund

An Israeli resident who has been backing that country’s superior high tech development for nearly two decades has now co-launched a Palestinian venture capital fund called Sadara.