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{{short description|Nonprofit startup accelerator in Palestine}}
{{External links|date=August 2020}}
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| key_people = Anam Raheem, Kevin Goomis, Rand Safi,{{sfn | ''Gaza Sky Geeks'' | 2020}} Iliana Montauk,{{sfn|''NPR''| 2014}} Ryan Sturgill{{sfn | Shieber | 2018}}
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'''Gaza Sky Geeks''', previously known as the Arab Developer Network Initiative, is the first and only tech hub and ] in Gaza in ]. It was founded with the backing of the global humanitarian organization ] and ] in 2011 after Google executives, led by then ] and ]] head ], visited Gaza.<ref name="NadaLaurie2016" /> Since 2015, Gaza Sky Geeks has been a community partner hub of the ] Network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google for Startups Community Partners Page |url=https://startup.google.com/community/ |website=Google for Startups |accessdate=28 July 2020}}</ref> Since then, Gaza Sky Geeks has received the backing of other Silicon Valley big names such as ] and also of international donors such as the ].<ref name="AbelmannKonarek2018">{{cite book|author1=Anna Abelmann|author2=Katharina Konarek|title=The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv: A Kaleidoscope of Different Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c99YDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|date=27 April 2018|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-658-20019-0|pages=109–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Andie Long |title=Boosting employment in Palestinian tech sector with Google.org and Source of Hope Foundation '''Gaza Sky Geeks''' (GSG), previously known as the Arab Developer Network Initiative, is the first and only tech hub and ] in Gaza in ].{{sfn | England | 2015}} It was founded in 2011 with the backing of the global humanitarian organization ] and ], after Google executives, led by then ] and ]] head ], visited Gaza.{{sfn|Anid|Cantileno|Morrow|Zafar|2016}} GSG has since then been supported by other Silicon Valley companies, such as ], and by international donors such as the ].{{sfn|Abelmann|Konarek|2018|p=109}}
|url=https://www.mercycorps.org/press-room/releases/boosting-employment-palestinian-tech-sector-googleorg-and-source-hope-foundation
|website=mercycorps |accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Gaza's female geeks |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/meet-gaza-female-geeks-161008133544403.html |accessdate=24 December 2018 |publisher=Aljazeera}}</ref>


Gaza Sky Geeks seeks to create a stage for young talents to grow while improving their skills through receiving professional mentoring and performing hands-on work. It also encourages female startup members within the IT community to engage in business and software engineering activities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.recode.net/2017/1/10/14217762/startup-accelerator-gaza-sky-geeks-technology-silicon-valley|title=Gaza is attracting the attention of Silicon Valley as young tech entrepreneurs push to solve problems themselves|last=M. Shroeder|first=Christopher|date=January 10, 2017|work=Recode|access-date=2018-03-11|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> Gaza Sky Geeks also provides start-up grants for young IT entrepreneurs to begin their businesses in the challenging market environment of Gaza. It hosts up to 140 people a day, with almost half of those hosted being women, with a prospective second location opening in the near future. Tt has promoted local youth startups that receive significant attention from large U.S. technology firms such as Stripe and Silicon Valley Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d218a172-169c-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44|title=Gaza, Yemen and a lesson for Big Tech|last=Kuchler|first=Hannah|date=February 21, 2018|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref> The stated purpose of GSG is to create a stage for young talents to grow while improving their skills through receiving professional mentoring and performing hands-on work. It encourages female startup members within the IT community to engage in business and software engineering activities.{{sfn | Schroeder | 2017}} It provides start-up grants for young IT entrepreneurs to begin their businesses. GSG hosts up to 140 people a day, with almost half of those being women. A second location opened in Hebron in 2018.{{sfn|Glausiusz|2019}} Representatives from large tech companies like Uber, Google, SoundCloud, Microsoft, 500 Startups, Endeavor Global, Udacity, Hitachi, and more have visited the tech hub.{{sfn | Schroeder | 2017}}{{sfn | Kuchler | 2018}}


== History ==
In 2008 and 2009 employees of Google tried to enter Gaza but were unable to do so because of the ]. In 2011 they gained access thanks to Mercy Corps who carried out humanitarian work in Gaza. Thus, Google donated $1 million to launch the Arab Developer Network Initiative to stimulate tech and entrepreneurship in the isolated enclave.<ref name="NadaLaurie2016">{{cite book|author1=Anid, Nada|author2=Cantileno, Laurie|author3=Monique J. Morrow|author4=Rahilla Zafar|title=The Internet of Women: Accelerating Culture Change|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BOQQDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|date=9 September 2016|publisher=River Publishers|isbn=978-87-93379-68-8|pages=19–}}</ref>
In 2008 and 2009 employees of Google tried to enter Gaza as part of their developer outreach program but were unable to do so because of the ].{{sfn|Anid|Cantileno|Morrow|Zafar|2016|p=20}} In 2011 they gained access thanks to Mercy Corps which carried out humanitarian work in Gaza.{{sfn|Anid|Cantileno|Morrow|Zafar|2016|p=20}} Google contributed a one-time seed grant of $900,000 which Mercy Corps used to launch the Arab Developer Network Initiative to stimulate tech and entrepreneurship in the isolated enclave.{{sfn|England|2015}}{{sfn|Mercy Corps|2011}} In 2013 the tech hub developed into an accelerator.{{sfn|England|2015}} In 2014, GSG ran a crowdfunding campaign bringing in $279,000.{{sfn | Radcliffe | 2017}}{{sfn | Schroeder | 2017}} In 2017, GSG launched two new programs: the Gaza Code Academy and the Freelancing Academy.{{sfn| Startupscene | 2018}}{{sfn | al-Qedra | 2018}}


A major obstacle for Palestinian freelancers is handling online payments as ] cannot be used by Palestinians. In March 2018, ] began researching e-payment solutions for Palestinians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/2018/03/01/mastercard-gsg-research-e-payment-in-palestine/|title=MasterCard teams up with GSG to Overcome Online Payment Hurdles|date=1 March 2018|work=Gaza Sky Geeks}}</ref> A major obstacle for Palestinian freelancers is handling online payments as ] is unavailable to Palestinians. In March 2018, ] began researching e-payment solutions for Palestinians.{{sfn | ''Gaza Sky Geeks'' | 2018}}


== Programs == == Programs ==
Gaza Sky Geeks runs three main programs: Gaza Sky Geeks runs three main programs: Code Academy, GeeXeleator and Skylancer Academy.{{sfn|Sewell}} These were interrupted by the ].


=== Code Academy === === Code Academy ===
Is a full stack Bootcamp program runs by a partnership with Founder and Coders, Founders and Coders is a free bootcamp program based in London, The program typically runs for 4 months of which the first 8 weeks is focused on training of new topics including but not incluise to API, testing, NodeJS. the rest of the weeks the students do projects.


The Code Academy is a six-month long web development bootcamp with 16 students in each cohort (half female),{{sfn | Holmes | Balousha | 2018}} hosted on campuses in Gaza City and ], launched in partnership with a UK-based bootcamp, Founders & Coders International in 2017.{{sfn | ''ORFL''}}{{sfn | Radcliffe | 2018}} The curriculum covers test-driven development, JavaScript, relational databases, UX design, and project management.{{sfn | MAGNiTT | 2018}}
=== GeeXeleator ===


=== GeeXelerator ===
GeeXelerator is GSG's 16-week pre-seed startup accelerator program. Access to co-working space, fiber internet, and other amenities in the GSG's facilities are provided along with $2,000 in grant money per team.<ref name = "geex">{{cite web|url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/geexelerator-faq/|title=GeeXelerator FAQ}}</ref> Participants are selected using ] tryouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.events.ps/en/Events/286/GeeXelerator|title=Events GeeXelerator}}</ref>
GeeXelerator is GSG's 16-week pre-seed startup accelerator program. It helps teams build ]s and to validate them with users.{{sfn | ''Arabnet'' | 2018}}{{sfn | Shurrab | 2020}} In 2018, 34 teams participated in the program.{{sfn|Glausiusz|2019}} Access to co-working space, fiber internet, and other amenities in the GSG's facilities are provided along with $2,000 in grant money per team that is accepted into the program. Participants are expected to already have a strong business case and are selected through interviews.{{sfn| Gaza Sky Geeks: Startup | 2020}}


GSG runs a related, six-weeks long program, called Idea Labs.{{sfn| Gaza Sky Geeks: Startup | 2020}}
=== Skylancer Academy ===


=== SkyLancer Academy ===
The Skylancer Academy is GSG's multitrack program for beginning freelancers. It offers two fulltime tracks; one 12-weeks program teaching young people skilled in web development, graphical design, mobile development and social media how to succeed as online freelanders, and one 10-weeks program offering technical skills training.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/freelance/|title=Skylancer Freelancing Academy}}</ref>
The Skylancer Academy (previously known as the Freelance Academy) is GSG's program for teaching freelancing. It offers two full-time tracks providing mentoring to beginning freelancers. The first track is a ten-week program teaching young people already familiar web development, graphical design, mobile development and social media how to succeed as freelancers.{{sfn | Gaza Sky Geeks: Skylancer | 2020}}


== Gaza Sky Geeks in Media == == Impact ==
According to Damian Radcliffe, GSG has helped create over 100 jobs and $91,000 in revenue.{{sfn | Radcliffe | 2017}} GSG has, according to Yolande Knell, helped nearly 30 startups acquire seed money and investment and its freelancing graduates have earned more than $400,000.{{sfn | Knell | 2018}}
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* {{cite web | title=Gaza Sky Geeks take flight in London | website=Middle East Monitor
| date=April 13, 2016
| url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20160413-gaza-sky-geeks-take-flight-in-london/
| ref = {{sfnref |Middle East Monitor| 2016}}
| access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=England | first=Lucy | title=Google backed the only startup accelerator in the Gaza Strip | website=Business Insider | date=August 17, 2015 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-sky-geeks-gaza-strips-startup-accelerator-2015-8 | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Gaza, Yemen and a lesson for Big Tech | website=Financial Times |date=February 21, 2018 | url=https://www.ft.com/content/d218a172-169c-11e8-9376-4a6390addb44 | access-date=October 20, 2020 | first = Hannah | last = Kuchler }}
* {{cite web | title=MasterCard Teams Up with GSG to Overcome Online Payment Hurdles | website=Gaza Sky Geeks | date=March 1, 2018 | url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/2018/03/01/mastercard-gsg-research-e-payment-in-palestine/ | ref={{sfnref | Gaza Sky Geeks | 2018}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Sewell | first=Abby | title=Gaza Sky Geeks – hadaramagazine.com | website=hadaramagazine.com | url=https://hadaramagazine.com/?p=24 | access-date=August 23, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=al-Qedra | first=Fedaa | title=Palestinian 'geeks' code their way to a better future in Gaza - Middle East News | website=Al Jazeera | date=November 17, 2018 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2018/11/17/palestinian-geeks-code-their-way-to-a-better-future-in-gaza | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Meet The Founder of Gaza Sky Geeks | website=1776 | date=August 17, 2018 | url=https://www.1776.vc/events/meet-the-founder-of-gaza-sky-geeks/ | ref={{sfnref | 1776 | 2018}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Shieber | first=Jonathan | title=The Hybrid and Gaza Sky Geeks are helping Arab-Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs overcome adversity – TechCrunch | website=TechCrunch | date=June 7, 2018 | url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/07/the-hybrid-and-gaza-sky-geeks-are-helping-arab-israeli-and-palestinian-entrepreneurs-overcome-adversity/ | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Gaza Sky Geeks | website=Gaza Sky Geeks | date=September 22, 2020 | url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/about/ | ref={{sfnref | Gaza Sky Geeks | 2020}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Boosting Employment in Palestinian Tech Sector With Google.org and Source of Hope Foundation | website=Mercy Corps | date=October 10, 2011 | url=https://www.mercycorps.org/press-room/releases/boosting-employment-palestinian-tech-sector-googleorg-and-source-hope-foundation | ref={{sfnref | Mercy Corps | 2011}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=World Bank Recognises Gaza Sky Geeks As Key Player In Palestine's Tech Startup Ecosystem | website=Startupscene | date=June 19, 2018 | url=http://thestartupscene.me/INVESTMENTS/World-Bank-Recognises-Gaza-Sky-Geeks-As-Key-Player-In-Palestine-s-Tech-Startup-Ecosyste | ref={{sfnref | Startupscene | 2018}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Gaza Sky Geeks | website=ORFL | url=https://orfl.org.hk/gaza-sky-geeks/ | ref={{sfnref | ORFL}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Radcliffe | first=Damian | title=Key Middle East trends: Experts pick out the big shifts in the region's tech | website=ZDNet | date=January 3, 2018 | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/key-middle-east-trends-experts-pick-out-the-big-shifts-in-the-regions-tech/ | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | author=MAGNiTT | title=Palestine's First Full-stack Code Academy | website=MAGNiTT | date=August 20, 2018 | url=https://magnitt.com/news/33850/palestines-first-full-stack-code-academy | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Stuart | first=Hunter | title=Meet Gaza's female geeks - Palestine | website=Al Jazeera | date=November 30, 2016 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/30/meet-gazas-female-geeks | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Gaza Sky Geeks Selects 10 Startups for the Final Demo Day | website=Arabnet | date=September 16, 2018 | url=https://www.arabnet.me/english/editorials/events/gaza-sky-geeks-selects-10-startups-for-the-final-demo-day | ref={{sfnref | Arabnet | 2018}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Boxed in: The Struggles of Gaza's Technology Entrepreneurs | website=The Wire | date=March 30, 2019 | url=https://thewire.in/the-sciences/boxed-in-the-struggles-of-gazas-technology-entrepreneurs | first = Josie | last = Glausiusz | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Startup Program | website=Gaza Sky Geeks | date=October 19, 2020 | url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/startup-program/ | ref={{sfnref | Gaza Sky Geeks: Startup | 2020}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Skylancer Academy | website=Gaza Sky Geeks | date=September 17, 2020 | url=https://gazaskygeeks.com/freelance/ | ref={{sfnref | Gaza Sky Geeks: Skylancer | 2020}} | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Radcliffe | first=Damian | title=With tech skills but not enough electricity, meet Gaza's first startup accelerator | website=ZDNet | date=January 24, 2017 | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/with-tech-skills-but-not-enough-electricity-meet-gazas-first-startup-accelerator/ | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Schroeder | first=Christopher M. | title=Gaza is attracting the attention of Silicon Valley as young tech entrepreneurs push to solve problems themselves | website=Vox | date=January 10, 2017 | url=https://www.vox.com/2017/1/10/14217762/startup-accelerator-gaza-sky-geeks-technology-silicon-valley | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last1=Holmes | first1=Oliver | last2=Balousha | first2=Hazem | title=Wireless in Gaza: the whizz-kids making code not war | website=the Guardian | date=July 5, 2018 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/05/wireless-in-gaza-the-code-school-bringing-hope-to-the-strip | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | last=Knell | first=Yolande | title=Gaza: Coding in a conflict zone | website=BBC News | date=October 1, 2018 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45643834 | access-date=October 20, 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Exporting Hope | website=This Week in Palestine | date=January 4, 2020 | url=https://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/exporting-hope/ | access-date=October 20, 2020 | first = Dalia | last = Shurrab}}
* {{cite web
| title=Gaza Tech Hub Finds Success In International Crowdfunding
| website=NPR.org | date=December 14, 2014
| url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/12/14/370139477/gaza-tech-incubator-finds-success-in-international-crowdfunding
| ref={{sfnref | NPR | 2014}}
| access-date=November 2, 2020}}
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==== Books ====
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* {{cite book
| first1=Nada | last1=Anid
| first2=Laurie | last2=Cantileno
| first3=Monique J.| last3=Morrow
| first4=Rahilla | last4=Zafar
|title=The Internet of Women: Accelerating Culture Change
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BOQQDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|date=9 September 2016|publisher=River Publishers|isbn=978-87-93379-68-8|pages=19–}}
* {{cite book
| first1=Anna | last1=Abelmann
| first2=Katharina | last2=Konarek
| title=The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv: A Kaleidoscope of Different Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c99YDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109|date=27 April 2018|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-658-20019-0|pages=109–}}
{{refend}}


== External links == == External links ==
* , 2015, Chivas.
* , 2018, Fedaa al-Qedra, Al Jazeera.
* , 2018, Oliver Holmes and Hazem Balousha, The Guardian.
* , 2017, AngelHack.
* , 2017, Damian Radcliffe, ZDNet.
* , 2017, Christopher M. Schroeder, Vox.
* , 2018, Yolande Knell, BBC.
* , 2018, Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes. * , 2018, Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.
* , 2019, Al Jazeera, YouTube.
* , 2018, Jonathan Shieber, Tech Crunch.
* , 2020, Tara Meyer, Factory Berlin.
* , 2019, Josie Glausiusz, Undark.
* , 2020, Tom Hayton, TEDx, YouTube.


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Nonprofit startup accelerator in Palestine
Gaza Sky Geeks
Founded2011; 14 years ago (2011)
FounderAndy Dwonch
TypeNonprofit organization, Startup accelerator
Location
  • UNRWA HQ Square, Almotaz 3 Building
  • Gaza, Palestine
Coordinates31°30′47″N 34°26′43″E / 31.512981°N 34.445348°E / 31.512981; 34.445348
ProductsTraining Programs, Start-ups Accelators, co-working space
DirectorAlan Al-kadhi
Key peopleAnam Raheem, Kevin Goomis, Rand Safi, Iliana Montauk, Ryan Sturgill
Parent organizationMercy Corps
Employees46
Websitegazaskygeeks.com

Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), previously known as the Arab Developer Network Initiative, is the first and only tech hub and startup accelerator in Gaza in Palestine. It was founded in 2011 with the backing of the global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps and Google, after Google executives, led by then Google.org and Google head Megan Smith, visited Gaza. GSG has since then been supported by other Silicon Valley companies, such as Microsoft, and by international donors such as the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

The stated purpose of GSG is to create a stage for young talents to grow while improving their skills through receiving professional mentoring and performing hands-on work. It encourages female startup members within the IT community to engage in business and software engineering activities. It provides start-up grants for young IT entrepreneurs to begin their businesses. GSG hosts up to 140 people a day, with almost half of those being women. A second location opened in Hebron in 2018. Representatives from large tech companies like Uber, Google, SoundCloud, Microsoft, 500 Startups, Endeavor Global, Udacity, Hitachi, and more have visited the tech hub.

History

In 2008 and 2009 employees of Google tried to enter Gaza as part of their developer outreach program but were unable to do so because of the blockade of the Gaza Strip. In 2011 they gained access thanks to Mercy Corps which carried out humanitarian work in Gaza. Google contributed a one-time seed grant of $900,000 which Mercy Corps used to launch the Arab Developer Network Initiative to stimulate tech and entrepreneurship in the isolated enclave. In 2013 the tech hub developed into an accelerator. In 2014, GSG ran a crowdfunding campaign bringing in $279,000. In 2017, GSG launched two new programs: the Gaza Code Academy and the Freelancing Academy.

A major obstacle for Palestinian freelancers is handling online payments as PayPal is unavailable to Palestinians. In March 2018, MasterCard began researching e-payment solutions for Palestinians.

Programs

Gaza Sky Geeks runs three main programs: Code Academy, GeeXeleator and Skylancer Academy. These were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine.

Code Academy

The Code Academy is a six-month long web development bootcamp with 16 students in each cohort (half female), hosted on campuses in Gaza City and Hebron, launched in partnership with a UK-based bootcamp, Founders & Coders International in 2017. The curriculum covers test-driven development, JavaScript, relational databases, UX design, and project management.

GeeXelerator

GeeXelerator is GSG's 16-week pre-seed startup accelerator program. It helps teams build minimum viable products and to validate them with users. In 2018, 34 teams participated in the program. Access to co-working space, fiber internet, and other amenities in the GSG's facilities are provided along with $2,000 in grant money per team that is accepted into the program. Participants are expected to already have a strong business case and are selected through interviews.

GSG runs a related, six-weeks long program, called Idea Labs.

SkyLancer Academy

The Skylancer Academy (previously known as the Freelance Academy) is GSG's program for teaching freelancing. It offers two full-time tracks providing mentoring to beginning freelancers. The first track is a ten-week program teaching young people already familiar web development, graphical design, mobile development and social media how to succeed as freelancers.

Impact

According to Damian Radcliffe, GSG has helped create over 100 jobs and $91,000 in revenue. GSG has, according to Yolande Knell, helped nearly 30 startups acquire seed money and investment and its freelancing graduates have earned more than $400,000.

Notes and references

Citations

  1. Middle East Monitor 2016.
  2. ^ Gaza Sky Geeks 2020.
  3. NPR 2014.
  4. Shieber 2018.
  5. ^ England 2015.
  6. Anid et al. 2016.
  7. Abelmann & Konarek 2018, p. 109.
  8. ^ Schroeder 2017.
  9. ^ Glausiusz 2019.
  10. Kuchler 2018.
  11. ^ Anid et al. 2016, p. 20.
  12. Mercy Corps 2011.
  13. ^ Radcliffe 2017.
  14. Startupscene 2018.
  15. al-Qedra 2018.
  16. Gaza Sky Geeks 2018.
  17. Sewell.
  18. Holmes & Balousha 2018.
  19. ORFL.
  20. Radcliffe 2018.
  21. MAGNiTT 2018.
  22. Arabnet 2018.
  23. Shurrab 2020.
  24. ^ Gaza Sky Geeks: Startup 2020.
  25. Gaza Sky Geeks: Skylancer 2020.
  26. Knell 2018.

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