Musings on tech and more from a cafe in the Middle East
Last week we interview Reza Sadeha, the found of I'm Halal. Today, we caught up wtih Kareem Arafat, the CEO of WatWet, essentially an Arabic Twitter! I like it, and I certainly like the fact that you can access the service through SMS from several countries in the Middle East. Enjoy! TheNextWeb (TNW): What inspired you to create Watwet when twitter seems to be making major inroads in the region? Kareem Arafat (KA): We actually started working on Watwet before the Twitter hype. The founding team of our mother...
Much has been written about I'mHalal, a Muslim search engine that's designed to filter through the internet clutter and provide a 'Muslim' internet browsing experience. More information can be found on their website. To cut through the clutter ourselves and get a closer look, we went straight to the CEO and founder, Reza Sadeha. TNW: Do you have any 'Muftis' or 'Imams' as part of your staff to help with the filtering process?! I have gone through your blog and through previous interviews, but I was wondering...