Murtadha and I (Qarly) will be going to NYC to represent GEMSI at the Open Hardware Summit (we’re searching for a ticket for Murtadha!) and at the World Maker Faire. We’ll be leaving Tuesday night. We’re looking for a place to stay in NYC until Sunday. If you or someone you love thinks they might want to […]
RWB event announce – Hackerspaces.org
I just posted on hackerspaces.org to announce Rawaya wa Bidaya — DIY story challenge! RWB event announce – Hackerspaces.org
Rawaya wa Bidaya – Livestreamed Storytelling Event Oct. 7th 2012
Join GEMSI and Yahya of TEDxBaghdad at the Share Beirut conference to hear stories of courageous initiative, bootstrapping, and innovative problem solving from the Middle East. Tune in by Internet! Sunday October 7th 4:40pm/16:40 (Beirut) 6:40am (San Francisco) 9:40am (NYC) ::Check back at the permalink for the livestream link on October 7th:: Rawaya wa Bidaya information and news [check the […]
#RWB new submission date: Sept 28th.
Hey Everyone! We have some new posters reflecting the new submission date for Rawaya wa Bidaya. NEW submission deadline: September 28th! All the best! –Qarly
Update! Rawaya wa Bidaya, Bilal in Beirut, and the GEMSI team prepares for travel!
Hello Friends and Collaborators! The past few days have been incredibly exciting for us at GEMSI and things are only getting more great as we continue moving forward! In this post: Rawaya wa Bidaya – POSTERS! Bilal touches down in Beirut and Lamba Labs has their first day as a physical hackerspace The GEMSI team […]
Fanoos Ramadan Competition
Here at GEMSI, we are really happy to see the creative play coming out of Cairo. For instance, the beautiful lamp below was created in a competition co-sponsored by GEMSI and run by Mahmoud, a GEMSI member, out of FabLab Egypt and Giza Hackerspace. 1st place: Rana Bahaa for the Prametric Fanoos (above) The idea […]
TEDxBaghdad – Iraq – violence, dust storms and open sourced manufacturing
(Reposted from instructables.com) May 2012. Baghdad, Iraq. It was once the jewel of the Muslim empire and epicenter of knowledge in the Eastern world. Now it is best known for corrupt governance, bombings, and dust storms. It was also my parents’ home. After visiting once in 1991 as a child the few memories I have of Iraq […]