About Syed Waqar
Waqar Rizvi has a background in divinity, philosophy, and engineering. He has lived and studied in the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and now Iran, and is originally from Pakistan, thus giving him a wide range of interests. Before joining Press TV as a news anchor, a position which he currently holds, Waqar was an English teacher and radio host at the Call of Islam Radio station. He has also helped write, edit, and translate texts related to religion, as well as documentary and program scripts.
Title: To Steeze or not to Steeze? Organisation: Steeze Industry: GIF-making app Name of contact: Asad Rizvi, CTO (Twitter, LinkedIn) Web reference: Twitter In the beginning…: As someone with an interest in both entrepreneurship and app-development, Asad had already launched his first app-development company, xRaze Inc, by the time he was introduced to the CEO of Steeze, Ryan Bogle, through… Read more »
Title: Literary mom markets her drama Organisation: Drama Mama Industry: Writing, Storytelling, Entrepreneurship, Speaking Name of contact: Hiba Masood, writer and entrepreneur (hibamasood@gmail.com) Web reference: Facebook The basics: ‘Drama Mama’, as a brand, and its founder, Hiba Masood, are part of a wide variety of initiatives. Hiba is active on Facebook with her writing, and has also written op-eds in… Read more »
Title: SpherePad – co-working in the age of social media Organisation name: SpherePad Industry: Co-working services Name of contact: Hasan Mirjan, Founder and CEO (LinkedIn, Twitter) Web references: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram The business: SpherePad is a coworking space spread out over several California locations that provides startup businesses with the connections and community they need. The company welcomes coworkers… Read more »
Title: Bejeweling it online Organization: Vitrine Designs Name of contact: Candice D’Mello, owner and designer (candicedemello@yahoo.ca) Web references: Blog, Etsy, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Newsletter Background In 2008, Vitrine Designs was born. Candice D’Mello, its owner and designer, had a passion for making things, and her hunt for a creative outlet to quench her thirst led her to make jewelry…. Read more »
Title: Salam Arts – Art for your soul! Organization: Salam Arts Industry: Online art/calligraphy gallery and design house Name of contact: Sameer Shabbir (Founder and Creative Director) – Facebook, LinkedIn Web references: Salam Arts website, Salam Arts Facebook, Salam Arts Etsy, Salam Arts Pinterest, Salam Arts Instagram Background: Salam Arts, the brainchild of Sameer Shabbir, its founder and creative director,… Read more »
Title: Afghanistan – not all bad news! Organization: Afghan Zariza Industry: Online and print magazine Name of contact: Zafar Mehdi, Editor (https://twitter.com/mehdizafar, https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=62068012, https://www.facebook.com/zafar.mehdi.007) Web references: https://www.facebook.com/AfghanZariza, https://www.youtube.com/user/AfghanZariza, https://www.linkedin.com/company/afghan-zariza, https://plus.google.com/+Afghanzariza/, https://twitter.com/AfghanZariza Background In November 2013, Afghan Zariza (Millennium), a first-of-its-kind news and current affairs magazine was born in Afghanistan, seeking to provide cutting-edge reporting while redefining journalism in the war-ravaged… Read more »
Title of Post: 5Pillars: Filling a news gap successfully as a team Organization Name: 5Pillars Industry: Online newspaper Name of contact if available: Editor, Roshan Muhammed Salih (https://twitter.com/RmSalih, https://www.facebook.com/roshan.salih) Web references: http://5pillarsuk.com/ http://5pillarsuk.com/about/our-team/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/5Pillars/490858150969676 https://twitter.com/5Pillarsuk Introduction: In 2013, an ambitious news site was launched with the clear goal of expressing the opinions and news from the point of view of the three-million strong… Read more »
