AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday visited the
offices of technology startup Wajeez on Monday, where she met with the
Jordanian team behind a mobile application offering Arabic speakers written and
audio summaries of non-fiction books from around the world.
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Her Majesty was welcomed to the startup’s offices in Amman by its
co-founders, Mohammad Zatara and Rami Abu Jbara, who provided the Queen with a
brief history of the Wajeez application.
After initially launching an online bookstore in 2014 known as
Faylasoof, last year, the team changed directions and launched Wajeez, a
book-summarizing service, which enables users to read or listen to convenient
15-minute summaries of global and local textbooks and non-fiction bestsellers, according
to a statement from the Queen’s office.
According to Zatara, the application has registered more than 1.2
million downloads to date, with a user base of more than 800,000 people across
the Middle East and North Africa.
Abu Jbara, who is also Wajeez’s Chief Content Officer, explained
that paid subscribers have access to more than 3,000 audio and text-based
summaries of non-fiction titles through the Wajeez library.
The application also features a new book summary each day,
available to users for free.
It has recently expanded its offerings to include
summaries of more than 50 popular podcasts, which are also accessible for free
through the app.
Her Majesty toured Wajeez’s offices, greeting the startup’s staff.
The company currently employs 40 Jordanian full-time employees, as well as a
network of approximately 500 freelancers.
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