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Why 2023 could be the year for recycling in MENA, with Rabih El Chaar

Why 2023 could be the year for recycling in MENA, with Rabih El Chaar

Rabih El Chaar joins us on the show to talk about Nadeera, the UAE-based social enterprise that won the first edition of the PepsiCo MENA Greenhouse Accelerator Program in 2022. Rabih shares how they‘ve reached a milestone of 100 tonnes of waste saved from landfills, and why 2023 could

“We feel a trend before it becomes mainstream.” The Bokja founders on why storytelling is central to their brand image

Bokja founders Huda Baroudi & Maria Hibri share hilarious anecdotes of their journey and how they’ve built an iconic brand over 25 years.

Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram

Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram

Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram joins me in the hot seat today to discuss her amazing, life-changing work. Dr. Nadine is a reconstructive surgeon working with the National Health Service in the UK. She's also the founder of Proximie, a start-up revolutionising how surgery is conducted, with a technology platform that enables

Nadine Kanso

Nadine Kanso

Nadine has taken the concept of what it means to be an Arab and translated it using her camera lens, calligraphy or by moulding gold into bold, strong letters to form her signature brand, Bilarabi.

Clarissa Ward

Clarissa Ward

Clarissa is a multi-award winning journalist and Chief International Correspondent for the CNN. She is also the author of On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist.

“Most of the time I’m right when it comes to food.” Bedouinfoodie Hani Almalki on the multi-cultural cuisine of the Hijaz region, why Saudi’s culinary scene is about to pop and the real origins of Hummus

“Most of the time I’m right when it comes to food.” Bedouinfoodie Hani Almalki on the multi-cultural cuisine of the Hijaz region, why Saudi’s culinary scene is about to pop and the real origins of Hummus

We met up with Hani AlMalki aka Bedouinfoodie, Dubai-based restaurant reviewer extraordinaire and food history buff.

Kim Ghattas

Kim Ghattas

Kim Ghattas shot to prominence as a BBC reporter, first covering Lebanon and then reporting on U.S. foreign policy from the United States.

Nada Debs

Nada Debs

Nada is a Lebanese designer who has re-invented the Levantine tradition of wood-work making.

Myrna Ayad on the evolution & perception of Middle East art

On our first episode, we talk to Mryna Ayad, the former Editor-in-Chief of art magazine Canvas and now an independent art consultant who continues to shape the way art & artists from the Middle East are represented internationally. In addition to her professional journey that took her from Canvas to Director