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Arabs in Tech

10 stories about Arabs in Tech
Peter Siman

“I didn’t hear the word ‘entrepreneur’ until I was 38”

04.03.25|Ariela Karmel
Arab entrepreneurs in Israel face unique hurdles from lack of exposure to startup culture to geographical isolation from the tech hubs of Tel Aviv. Initiatives like NorthMed and NGT3 are working to close the gap, fostering innovation and building stronger Arab representation in high-tech.
Samana

Inside the world’s only tech hub for Bedouin women

09.01.25|Ariela Karmel
Samana, a program founded in 2023, trains Bedouin women in northern Israel for tech careers, providing mentorship, job placement, and a women-only tech hub in Zarzir to overcome cultural and geographical barriers.
Hanadi Said

Hanadi Said's remarkable journey from the daughter of Palestinian refugees to the leader of a Haifa-based AI company

16.10.24|Ariela Karmel
The Lebanese-born, Montreal-raised daughter of Palestinian refugees built a successful career in the corporate world in the U.S. and Israel before becoming the CEO of Sensai Networks in Haifa. She spoke to CTech about her improbable life story and operating a company in the north of the country amid the ongoing war.
Salma Ahmed Saja

“The Arab community has a significant role to play in the future of Israel’s high-tech industry”

28.08.24|James Spiro
Salma Eyadi, Ahmed Alshafaee, and Saja Jbaly spoke to CTech about the programs that helped members of the Arab community enter Startup Nation - and how the government can continue to support them. 
Khouloud Ayuti and Saja Kabaha 1

“We constantly need to prove that we’re ‘good Arabs;’ the tech industry should be better”

05.08.24|Ariela Karmel
Khouloud Ayuti and Saja Kabaha spoke to CTech about Seeratech - the first women-led Arabic podcast about Arab tech leaders in Israel which they co-host. They discussed the importance of amplifying voices from their community in the industry and navigating unique challenges as Arabs in tech amid the ongoing war.
Rabea Zioud 20

“We are connecting our Arab ecosystem to the local and global ecosystems”

29.08.22|CTech
When Rabea Zioud, co-founder and CEO of Hasoub, stumbled upon an entrepreneurship center at university, he didn’t know anything about the startup world
נשים חרדיות ב הייטק

Report: The integration of ultra-orthodox Jews and Arabs in the high-tech industry is proceeding too slowly

04.08.22|Shahar Ilan
The proportion of ultra-orthodox Jews and Arabs among young people in the high-tech industry has reached 10%. However, a rate of 2.5X is required in order to maintain growth
Maisam Jaljuli Tsofen Organization

Tsofen Organization appoints Maisam Jaljuli as its new co-CEO

03.07.22|James Spiro
Jaljuli will help ensure the implementation of a five-year plan allocating NIS 600 million for developments and innovation in Arab society
פאנל יזמות והייטק בחברה הערבית הוועידה השנתית של הפורום הכלכלי הערבי

"High-tech companies need to take into account the language difficulties of Arab candidates"

13.03.22|Guy Nardi
This is what Ali Ayoub, Senior Director at Nvidia and a serial entrepreneur, said at a panel on high-tech and entrepreneurship at the Arab Economic Forum in collaboration with Calcalist; Entrepreneur Khalil Shawahna: "Only 3% of high-tech employees are Arabs"; Basma Khalaff, a senior Intel executive: "There is room for optimism but the process is very slow"
רים ו עימאד יונס מייסדים ובעלים אלפא אומגא

“In the operating room, it doesn’t matter whether you’re from New York or Nazareth”

19.09.21|Roni Dori
Alpha Omega, a revolutionary biomedical startup from Nazareth is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars and is writing a new and fascinating chapter in Israeli high tech history