Washington Entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder, Sees a Middle East Ripe for Entre­pre­neur­ship in new book “Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East”. The book asserts that the Arab world has the makings of a significant innovation hub, despite daily headlines describing the region’s social, political and economic strife.

Just last week, clashes in Egypt between the military-backed government and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi plunged the country into renewed violence that resulted in the deaths of several hundred people. Read the article in its entirety here.