Abjjad
Abjjad is an Arabic reading application that was launched in June 2012 by Eman Hylooz. Abjjad offers users the ability to download and read thousands of books offline through its iOS and Android applications.[1][2][3] In December of 2020, Abjjad had more than 1.5 million registered accounts. About AbjjadAbjjad was founded in June 2012 by Eman Hylooz as a reader community dedicated to Arab readers, authors, and book lovers. Abjjad developed into a smart electronic platform to provide Arabic electronic books with ease to Arab readers everywhere after discovering a large gap in the world of Arab publishing, which is the legal electronic publishing, by forming strategic partnership with Arab publishers such as Dar Al-Shorouk, Dar Al Tanweer, Dar Al Adab, and Dar Al Saqi.[4][5][6][7] HistoryIn May 2012, Oasis500 provided Abjjad with the seed funding to launch the website.[8] In June 2012, Abjjad was launched with a budget of 15 thousand dollars.[8] Within the first three months more than 10 thousand members were registered in Abjjad.[9] Abjjad has participated in different local and international forums to meet several investors and entrepreneurs. In October 2012 Abjjad participated in Global thinkers forum in Amman, Jordan where Eman Hylooz, founder & CEO, presented the concept of Abjjad, its vision and future plans[10][11] In mid-December 2012 Abjjad participated in Global Entrepreneurship in Dubai where it was presented to investors as a start-up and a new project in the Middle East.[12] In February 2013 Abjjad was one of ten startups MENA apps has nominated from Jordan and Palestine to participate in startup Turkey.[13] In May 2013 Abjjad participated in World Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan[14] and later in June 2013 participated in Arab Net in Dubai.[3] By the end of 2013, Abjjad won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Best Arab Start-Up Business Award for 2013.[8] During 29 October 2013 till January 2014 Abjjad has launched their campaign for crowd funding through Eureeca[8][15] Abjjad managed to raise US$161,000 in 88 days from 43 regional donors, over US$40,000 over its initial target.[8][15] By the end of 2020. Abjjad had raised a $1 million investment round led by Jordan Entrepreneurship Fund, Ramal Capital Fund, and JordInvest Fund. Because the funds will be used to acquire users and e-books, Abjjad hopes to become the largest Arab electronic library as well as the largest income-generating platform for Arab authors and publishers, while also providing readers with a unique digital reading experience.[16] Features
StatisticsIn December of 2020, Abjjad had more than 1.5 million registered accounts.[24] Awards and honors
Abjjad in the mediaAbjjad has taken a huge interest in the Middle Eastern and western media; the author of Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East, Christopher M. Schroeder, has interviewed Eman Hylooz and wrote about her experience with Abjjad in his book.[30] In addition, France24-Monte Carlo Doualiya has interviewed Ms. Hylooz on Retweet program to discuss Abjjad idea and provide the latest statistics of the website.[9] Moreover, Sky News Arabia interviewed Hylooz to relate her experience with Oasis500 and Eureeca in Abjjad's crowdinvestment campaignPage text.[31] furthermore, Al-Aan TV interviewed Ms.Hylooz in ArabNet in Dubai, 2013.[3] Abjjad has been mentioned on Oasis500 website as one of the five startups which the company funded and gained different prizes.[32] Wamda,[8] Mediame[1] and crowdfundinsider[15] have discussed Abjjad's experience in the crowd investment on Eureeca. And the expert in the Arabic literature in English, M. Lynx Qualey, has interviewed Eman Hylooz in March 2013 to talk about Abjjad's story of success, how it differs from other social networks and what are its future plans.[4] Abjjad was also featured in "Hashtag Arabi" website when it launched its premium subscription called "Abjjad Unlimited" in 2017 with the support of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation.[33] In her interview with the Jordan Times, Eman also discussed her background in computer science and software development, which helped her found Abjjad.[34] References
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