<2> Elie Habib’s Unlikely Journey to Building World Monitor
The world of music streaming is often associated with catchy tunes and user-friendly interfaces, but for Anghami’s CEO Elie Habib, it’s been a platform for something much more profound. In his spare time, Habib has been working on a groundbreaking project that aims to revolutionize the way we track global conflicts.
<3> A Growing Concern
Habib’s journey to building World Monitor began with a growing concern about the fragmented nature of war news. “I was frustrated by the lack of real-time information on conflicts around the world,” he explains. “It was like trying to piece together a puzzle with missing pieces.” This frustration sparked an idea that would eventually become World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data to track conflicts as they unfold.
<3> The Birth of World Monitor
World Monitor is an open-source global threat map that aggregates data from various sources, including aircraft signals and satellite detections. The platform uses machine learning algorithms to analyze this data and provide real-time updates on conflicts around the world. “We’re not just tracking the number of casualties or the location of conflicts,” Habib says. “We’re trying to understand the underlying dynamics of these conflicts and