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TechKnowledge

Hawaya App Exceeds 4 Million Users and Launches in 12 Countries (Jun 2021 | AR)

ICT Business Magazine

18,000 Marriages Through Egyptian App Hawaya (Jun 2021 | AR)

Startup MGZN

Egyptian Matchmaking App Hawaya Hits 4 Million Users (Jun 2021 | EN)

Entrepreneur Middle East

Swipe For (Real) Love: Egypt's Muslim Matchmaking App Hawaya Is In The Business Of Fostering Genuine Connections

Layalina

Why do successful Arab women delay marriage?!

Kul Al Usra

What do young people think of dating applications?

Aljamila

Shaymaa Ali: "Hawaya is a link between single women and men looking for marriage"

Sayidaty

Shaymaa Ali: "Hawaya provides marriage opportunities within our traditions"

Rest of World

"E-rranged marriages For young Muslims, a new slate of dating apps have become a merger of love and tradition. "

Step Conference

Top Things that Happened at STEP 2020: 16. Sameh Saleh, Founder & CEO of Harmonica, announces new name for app: Hawaya (Mar 2020 | EN)

Layalina

Tips and tricks to plan for marriage without breaking the traditions

Official Bespoke

Harmonica is a New App That's Revolutionising Dating in the Arab World (Feb 2020 | EN)

Economic Business

Hawaya: The New Name for an Egyptian App Facilitating Marriage (Feb 2020 | AR)

What Women Want

Hawaya: An Egyptian App that will Help you Find your Life Partner (Feb 2020 | AR)

Al moasher

Selfie Verification & More Innovative Features Introduced to Egyptian Marriage App Hawaya (Feb 2020 | AR)

Women of Egypt Magazine

New Features in the Hawaya Marriage App (Feb 2020 | AR)

Waya

Cairo-based Harmonica Rebrands to Hawaya (Feb 2020 | EN)

MAGNITT

MAGNiTT Report: Egypt’s Startups Attract Record Funding in 2019 (Mar 2020 | EN)

The Arab Weekly

For US group, Egypt Matchmaking App is a Catch (Oct 2019 | EN)

BBC

Hawaya featured in a BBC Arabic report (Jul 2019 | AR)

Egypt Innovate

Here are the 17 Egyptian Startups going to the World Economic Forum (Apr 2019 | EN)

BBC Worklife

The Dating App Built for Young Egyptians (Nov 2019 | EN)

dot misr

This App Will Help You Meet & Marry! (Mar 2019 | AR)

Al-ahram

A Marriage App Making it Easier to Choose your Life Partner (Jan 2019 | AR)

Sada El Balad

A New Marriage App (Jan 2019 | AR)

Women of Egypt Magazine

This Egyptian App is a Hybrid Between Dating and Matchmaking (Nov 2018 | EN)

Qantara.de

Finding a Spouse the Halal Way (Nov 2018 | EN)

El Konafa

5 Egyptian Startups Benefitting the Local Market (Oct 2018 | AR)

Akhbar Elyom

Bringing Couples Together in Halal Love (Apr 2018 | AR)

Al Youm Al Sabea

The First Egyptian App to Bring Couples Together in Halal Love (Dec 2017 | AR)

Masrawy

A Mobile App Competing against the Traditional Matchmaker (Dec 2017 | AR)

CBC

An Egyptian App Bringing Couples Together in Halal Love (Nov 2017 | AR)

Al bawaba News

An Egyptian App Designed to Bring Couples Together in Halal Love (Oct 2017 | AR)

POSTA GAZETESİ

Dreams and Truths

İSTANBUL LIFE DERGİSİ

Which apps are popular during quarantine days ?

INSTYLE

How to introduce your soulmate with your family and friends ?

HABERTÜRK

How to introduce your soulmate with your family and friends ?

INSTYLE

What expect who want to marry in 2021 ?

MARIE CLAİRE

What expect who want to marry in 2021 ?

INSTYLE

How to introduce your soulmate with your family and friends ?

HABERTURK

What expect who want to marry in 2021 ?

Media

Yalla Banat

Hawaya Co-Founders Sameh Saleh & Shaymaa Ali Interview on Regional MBC Network (AR)

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CNN

Hawaya Featured on CNN segment (Mar 2020 | EN)

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NRJ Radio

Valentine's Episode on Egyptian Radio Station NRJ Radio (Feb 2020 | AR)

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Al Hurra TV

Digital Love TV Report on Al Hurra Satellite channel (Feb 2020 | AR)

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BBC Arabic

Hawaya featured in a BBC Arabic report (Jul 2019 | AR)

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OnEnet

Hawaya co-founder Shaymaa Ali interview on Egyptian television channel ON E (Mar 2019 | AR)

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TEN

Hawaya on Egyptian television channel TEN (Jan 2019 | AR)

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TechCrunch

Startup Battlefield MENA 2018 (Oct 2018 | EN)

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500 Startups

500 Startups Demo Day 2018 Batch 23 (Jul 2018 | EN)

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CBC

Hawaya on Egyptian television channel CBC (Mar 2018 | AR)

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CBC

Hawaya founder Sameh Saleh interview on Egyptian television channel CBC (Feb 2018 | AR)

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dmc

Hawaya co-founders Sameh Saleh and Shaymaa Ali interview on Egyptian television channel DMC (Dec 2017 | AR)

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Alghad TV

Hawaya founder Sameh Saleh interview on Egyptian television channel Al Ghad (Dec 2017 | AR)

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CGTN Africa

British embassy launches "StartEgypt" with $2.6 m grant- FLAT6LABS Demo Day (Dec 2017 | EN)

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Dream TV Egypt

Hawaya founder Sameh Saleh interview on Egyptian television channel Dream TV (Dec 2017 | AR)

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Flat6Labs Cairo

Flat6Labs Cairo Ninth Demo Day with Sameh Saleh (Dec 2017 | EN)

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OnEnet

Hawaya on Egyptian television channel ON E (Dec 2017 | AR)

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