Shahiya

Shahiya is an Arabic food-centric social website that has become the largest Arabic cooking website since its launch in 2010. With the slogan "Where Arab culinary traditions meet contemporary health," Shahiya serves as the ultimate community for delicious, authentic, and nutritious recipes. The platform is utilized by millions of Arab home cooks to discover, review, and share recipes, food photos, and blog posts. Unique to Shahiya is its dedication to monitor all user contributions to ensure clarity, originality, and alignment with local tastes and norms. In addition to its culinary focus, Shahiya also caters to health-conscious users in Arab countries. Founded by Carole Hani Makhoul, a US Registered Dietitian, the platform provides nutritional information for each recipe in Arabic, a service not widely available in the region. With over 1,000,000 unique visitors and more than 1,000,000 mobile app downloads monthly, Shahiya has firmly established itself as a leading platform in the Arab culinary space. This growth has attracted interest from top international advertising brands such as Galaxy, Arla Foods, Kraft, Moulinex, Kenwood, and Braun, as well as large advertisers from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including Safi-Danone, Al Walimah, Savola, Al Alali, and STC. In 2012, Shahiya secured a $500.00K Series A investment from the Lebanon-based VC fund Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), further solidifying its position in the market.