Hob and Hookah

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Two Arab-American sisters, Maha and Mennah, discuss life, love, religion, and culture as they navigate life in the USA as young professionals.

Hob and Hookah

  • Jun 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 48m AVG DURATION
  • 36 EPISODES


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Episode 36: Black Lives Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 42:41


No description needed. #blacklivesmatter |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 35: Eid Mubarak

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 40:09


Happy Eid, habibis! The sisters get together (in the same room!) to discuss how they spent the holiday. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 34: Ramadan in COVID

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 43:42


Ramadan Kareem, habibis! The sisters record a special Ramadan episode under the social distancing era. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 33: Face Beat Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 45:55


The sisters continue their discussion of all things makeup. Mennah rants about instagram businesses. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 32: Face Beat Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 44:26


The sisters discuss their makeup journeys and shout out their favorite face products. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 31: Foooooooooood

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 49:04


Foodies - this episode is for you! As the sisters continue to practice social distancing, they discuss their favorite Egyptian dishes. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 30: For the love of bidets

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 50:54


Hob and Hookah continues the discussion on life during the coronavirus pandemic. The sisters reflect on the struggles they faced to maintain family bonds while living in different countries. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 29: Lockdown

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 40:29


Hob and Hookah is back! Maha catches the listeners up on her new move to New York City. The sisters discuss how their lives have been impacted by coronavirus and give tips on how to manage anxiety. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 28: Positive Role Models

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 44:40


The sisters continue their discussion on who inspires them, how to find inspiration, and developing your passions. [Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 27: Maha's Big News

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 44:35


Maha shares some exciting news with the listeners. The sisters reflect on positive role models in their lives. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 26: Red Flags

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 47:38


Relationships 101! The sisters debate the characteristics their "ideal men" should have, as well as their deal breakers. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 25: Fashion Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 48:20


The sisters discuss their ever-evolving fashion senses. From following parental rules as children and teens to becoming adults and creating their own styles, Maha and Mennah reflect on their journeys to finding their own balance. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 24: #2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 39:30


Maha and Mennah are back with their first episode of the new decade! The sisters discuss their hopes and goals for 2020. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website:  hobandhookah.com 

Episode 23: Let's talk about it

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 50:06


The sisters discuss youth sex education across cultures. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 22: Happy Holidays, Habibis!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 49:37


Happy Holidays from the Hob and Hookah podcast! The sisters discuss their holiday plans, childhood holiday memories, and celebrating (or not) Christmas as a non-Christian. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 21: A woman's best friend

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 54:08


Woof! This episode is dedicated to all our fur babies! The sisters take the opportunity to brag about their pets, but they also discuss cultural and religious sensitivities around dogs. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 20: Maha's Return

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 49:12


Maha returns from her trip to the homeland. The sisters recap her adventures in Dubai and Egypt. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 19: Wedding Bells

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 55:10


Maha recaps an engagement prank. The sisters dive in to the crazy world of weddings...from difference customs, to their preferences for their big days, and much more! |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 18: Bodied Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 45:16


The sisters continue their conversation about body image. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 17: Bodied

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 64:42


Part 1 of 2. Maha and Mennah share their journeys and challenges with body image. They explore their individual feelings towards the way they look and the way their environment has influenced them growing up. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 16: Bad Guy (actually...woman)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 48:39


Mennah gives a breakdown on drama that ensued at the Billie Eilish concert. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 15: The Wandering Women

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 48:50


In this episode, Maha and Mennah share their diverse experiences travelling alone for work and pleasure. We hear just how different their global trotting adventures have been. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 14: Tatted Up

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 41:26


For the first time on the podcast, Maha and Mennah are recording together in the same room! After a short hiatus due to Maha's surgery, the sisters discuss their tattoos and piercings, the cultural stigmas surrounding them, and how those taboos are slowly evolving in the Middle East. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 13: 911

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 50:32


In remembrance of all of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. After the 18th anniversary, Maha and Mennah reflect on where they were on that tragic day and how it shaped their world today. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 12: The Muslim Millennial

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 53:23


What is it like growing up in America as a Muslim Millennial? The two sisters share their experiences entering college and their young professional lives after growing up in a Muslim household. College parties, social media culture, and new friends open up some challenges. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 11: Under the Influence

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 53:37


Maha and Mennah discuss the taboo around drinking alcohol after growing up in a Muslim household. From dry household, to college, to then living alone, the sisters describe their experiences with adult drinks. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 10: Miss Independent

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 47:28


The sisters made it to Episode 10! Maha and Mennah discuss moving out of their parents' house after high school, what it was like to live alone, and the cultural stigmas surrounding moving out. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 9: #HairGoals

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 51:02


Maha and Mennah share their hair struggles and recommend products they love. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 8: To wear or not to wear

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 50:20


The sisters discuss the hijab and why they have chosen not to wear it (for now). |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa |Editor: @oussamaerrami |Instagram: @hobandhookah |Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 7: The Working Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 52:36


Mennah seeks advice on a disastrous dating prospect. The sisters discuss what it's like to be the token Arabs at their offices. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 6: Free Trip to Egypt

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 50:13


Maha and Mennah give their thoughts and opinions on the Free Trip to Egypt documentary. |Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 5: Give Me Grandchildren

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 52:57


Maha and Mennah continue their dating conversation from the previous episode. The sisters discuss their preferences when looking for partners. | Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 4: So he's not Arab...

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 54:56


Maha and Mennah deep dive into their early dating memories. They also discuss what it means to date outside their race and religion, as well as challenges they face being Arab women in the American dating circuit. | Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 3: Access Denied

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 46:58


Maha recounts being profiled and denied access to clubs during her trip to Denmark. The sisters discuss the Christchurch, New Zealand tragedy. | Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

Episode 2: Chicken Shit Bingo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 55:12


Maha and Mennah discuss their trip to Austin and play a game of true or false to debunk common stereotypes about Arabs and Muslims. | Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com

Episode 1: Growing Up Arab

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 49:16


In the first episode of Hob and Hookah, Maha and Mennah share their WHY for starting a podcast. From Sunday School to the first time getting a tattoo, the two sisters discuss what it was like to grow up as children of Egyptian immigrants. | Hosts: @mahaloww and @memeelsa | Editor: @oussamaerrami | Instagram: @hobandhookah | Website: hobandhookah.com 

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