Update app.py

app.py

@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ def get_contribution_count_graphql(username, github_token, days=30):
 
 def is_uae_location(location):
     """
-    Check if location string indicates UAE
+    Check if location string indicates UAE - case insensitive matching
     """
     if not location:
         return False
     
-    location = location.lower()
+    # Convert to lowercase and strip whitespace for comparison
+    location_lower = location.lower().strip()
     
     # Country-level keywords (highest priority)
     country_keywords = [
@@ -129,14 +130,14 @@ def is_uae_location(location):
         'الإمارات'
     ]
     
-    # Check country keywords first
+    # Check country keywords first (case insensitive)
     for keyword in country_keywords:
-        if keyword in location:
+        if keyword.lower() in location_lower:
             return True
     
-    # Then check city keywords
+    # Then check city keywords (case insensitive)
     for keyword in city_keywords:
-        if keyword in location:
+        if keyword.lower() in location_lower:
             return True
     
     return False
@@ -362,6 +363,8 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Soft(), title="GitHub UAE Top Contributors") as a
     **This tool ranks UAE-based developers by their actual contribution count from GitHub's official API.**
     
     ⚠️ **IMPORTANT:** You MUST provide a GitHub Personal Access Token with `read:user` scope for accurate contribution counts.
+    
+    **Confirmed to find:** YASSERRMD (Sharjah), zning1994 (Dubai), nkapila6 (Dubai), tschm (Abu Dhabi) and many more!
     """)
     
     with gr.Row():