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The Middle East is ripe for new ways of thinking and doing things. TMR is a Western perspective on the East, including conversations with open-minded thought leaders with innovative ideas. Writer and journalist Nadia Michel invites a diverse roster of fri

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    Altered state: Making it through the storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 14:19


    Dolores Shelley was the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest in 2019, a year which marked many deadly expeditions. In an interview recorded from Serbia, Dolores talks about the tragedy she witnessed on the mountain and her struggle to readjust to the mundane routine and daily grind, post-adventure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Altered state: Making it through the storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022


    Dolores Shelleh was the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest in 2019, a year which marked many deadly expeditions. In an interview recorded from Serbia, Dolores talks about the tragedy she witnessed on the mountain and her struggle to readjust to the mundane routine and daily grind, post-adventure.

    High Altitude: How Skydiving Can Teach You to Face Your Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 20:49


    Nicole Smith Ludvik is a professional skydiver, stuntwoman, yoga instructor, social media influencer and emerging motivational speaker. She explains how she ended up on top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the star of an Emirates airline campaign that went viral, talks about her brush with death following a car accident and how skydiving saved her life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    High Altitude: How Skydiving Can Teach You to Face Your Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022


    Nicole Smith Ludvik is a professional skydiver, stuntwoman, yoga instructor, social media influencer and emerging motivational speaker. She explains how she ended up on top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the star of an Emirates airline campaign that went viral, talks about her brush with death following a car accident and how skydiving saved her life.

    Why being first is the ultimate win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 32:08


    Nabs Al Busaidi was the first Arab to row 4,600 km across the Atlantic and the first Arab to walk 650 km to the magnetic North Pole. He talks about an encounter with a polar bear, being racially profiled while traveling and a debilitating injury for which he sought stem cell treatment in the US. He also shares tips for overcoming self-doubt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Why being first is the ultimate win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022


    Nabs Al Busaidi was the first Arab to row 4,600 km across the Atlantic and the first Arab to walk 650 km to the magnetic North Pole. He talks about an encounter with a polar bear, being racially profiled while traveling and a debilitating injury for which he sought stem cell treatment in the US. He also shares tips for overcoming self-doubt.

    The Power of Sharks: Why you should love them and swim vertically

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 20:14


    Nouf Al Oseimi is the Saudi Founder of Red Sea Citizens Dive Club and a scuba diving instructor. She shares her tips for avoiding shark attacks, explains why she started a movement for Saudi women divers, how life feels under the sea and why humans are doomed if the oceans die.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Power of Sharks: Why you should love them and swim vertically

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022


    Nouf Al Oseimi is the Saudi Founder of Red Sea Citizens Dive Club and a scuba diving instructor. She shares her tips for avoiding shark attacks, explains why she started a movement for Saudi women divers, how life feels under the sea and why humans are doomed if the oceans die.

    A record breaking journey to the highest peaks on earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 10:33


    Saeed Al Memari talks from a basecamp in Costa Rica about his ongoing “Peak for Peace' expedition, a mission to climb the highest peak in all 246 countries backed by the sponsorship of the Crown Prince of Fujairah in the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi. Al Memari was the first UAE national to climb to the summit of Mount Everest back in 2011. He was also the first Arab to complete the 'Explorer Grand Slam', which involves conquering the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and reaching the North and South Pole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Record Breaking Journey to the Highest Peaks on Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022


    Saeed Al Memari talks from a basecamp in Costa Rica about his ongoing “Peak for Peace’ expedition, a mission to climb the highest peak in all 246 countries backed by the sponsorship of the Crown Prince of Fujairah in the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi. Al Memari was the first UAE national to climb to the summit of Mount Everest back in 2011. He was also the first Arab to complete the 'Explorer Grand Slam', which involves conquering the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and reaching the North and South Pole.

    Saudi Rally Queen: Mashael Al-Obaidan's Off-Road Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 14:40


    Mashael Al-Obaidan is a Saudi rally driver who finished in the top 20 in the 2022 Dakar Rally from Ha'il to Jeddah. She describes the feeling of driving through desert sand dunes, dispels common myths about Saudi women and talks about swimming with whale sharks in Saudi’s untouched Red Sea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Saudi Rally Queen: Mashael Al-Obaidan's Off-Road Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022


    Mashael Al-Obaidan is a Saudi rally driver who finished in the top 20 in the 2022 Dakar Rally from Ha'il to Jeddah. She describes the feeling of driving through desert sand dunes, dispels common myths about Saudi women and talks about swimming with whale sharks in Saudi’s untouched Red Sea.

    UAE's Ultra-Athlete Amin Maalouf's Extreme Adventure Life Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 20:35


    Amin Maalouf is a Dubai-based athlete who completed the Jungle Ultra race, one of the toughest ultramarathons. He recounts his grueling experience running for five days in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, the anaconda that almost got in the way and how he came out with a stronger mindset. The former ‘The Astronauts’ contestant also shares tips for breaking cycles of negativity and reveals how he cools off in a freezer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    UAE's Ultra-Athlete Amin Maalouf's Extreme Adventure Life Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022


    Amin Maalouf is a Dubai-based athlete who completed the Jungle Ultra race, one of the toughest ultramarathons. He recounts his grueling experience running for five days in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, the anaconda that almost got in the way and how he came out with a stronger mindset. The former ‘The Astronauts’ contestant also shares tips for breaking cycles of negativity and reveals how he cools off in a freezer.

    From Saudi Arabia's First Women's Dance Studio to K2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 18:27


    Nelly Attar is the founder of Move, Saudi Arabia’s first dance studio. She has climbed 14 mountains, including Everest and competed in two IronMan races and six global marathons and ultramarathons. She is also a personal trainer and was named Female Fitness Influencer of the Year in the MENA. She weighs in on how Saudi Arabia has gone from being the least active country in the world to becoming a hub for sports and fitness, how governments can take an active role in encouraging a healthy lifestyle, the body positivity movement and her diet regimen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From Saudi Arabia's First Women's Dance Studio to K2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022


    Nelly Attar is the founder of Move, Saudi Arabia’s first dance studio. She has climbed 14 mountains, including Everest and competed in two IronMan races and six global marathons and ultramarathons. She is also a personal trainer and was named Female Fitness Influencer of the Year in the MENA. She weighs in on how Saudi Arabia has gone from being the least active country in the world to becoming a hub for sports and fitness, how governments can take an active role in encouraging a healthy lifestyle, the body positivity movement and her diet regimen.

    A life-altering mountain experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 24:47


    Rami Rasamny is the co-founder of Life Happens Outdoors, an adventure travel community. He explains how outdoor adventure saved him from a dark mental state and unhealthy lifestyle. He talks about some of the most incredible places on Earth where LHO has taken people and how nature can improve human health and banish personal demons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Life-altering Mountain Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022


    Rami Rasamny is the co-founder of Life Happens Outdoors, an adventure travel community. He explains how outdoor adventure saved him from a dark mental state and unhealthy lifestyle. He talks about some of the most incredible places on Earth where LHO has taken people and how nature can improve human health and banish personal demons.

    Mountaineer Tima Deryan Rocks the Arab World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 23:15


    Tima Deryan is a mountaineer, aspiring astronaut and the founder of Feministiya, an apparel brand that promotes gender equality in the Arab world. She is the first Lebanese woman to have climbed Mount Everest. We learn about her perilous mountain adventures, meeting Scott Kelly on ‘The Astronauts’ and why a local supplier once suggested feminists should be ‘slapped with a slipper’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Mountaineer Tima Deryan Rocks the Arab World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022


    Tima Deryan is a mountaineer, aspiring astronaut and the founder of Feministiya, an apparel brand that promotes gender equality in the Arab world. She is the first Lebanese woman to have climbed Mount Everest. We learn about her perilous mountain adventures, meeting Scott Kelly on ‘The Astronauts’ and why a local supplier once suggested feminists should be ‘slapped with a slipper’.

    U.S. Facing Challenges Over Israel-Palestine Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 19:05


    Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and co-author of 'Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo' at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank in Washington, DC. She talks about shifting US policy, growing support for Palestine among the population and the ongoing evictions in Sheikh Jarrah.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    U.S. Facing Challenges Over Israel-Palestine Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021


    Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and co-author of 'Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo' at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank in Washington, DC. She talks about shifting US policy, growing support for Palestine among the population and the ongoing evictions in Sheikh Jarrah.

    VoIP and Tech Bans in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 23:21


    Damian Radcliffe is a journalist and a Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon. He is also a regular contributor to major media outlets such as the BBC, Huffington Post and ZDNet. He talks about social media and VoIP bans in the Middle East, the development of proprietary apps, TikTok, and Israel's bombing of the media tower in Gaza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    VoIP and Tech Bans in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021


    Damian Radcliffe is a journalist and a Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon. He is also a regular contributor to major media outlets such as the BBC, Huffington Post and ZDNet. He talks about social media and VoIP bans in the Middle East, the development of proprietary apps, TikTok, and Israel's bombing of the media tower in Gaza.

    Fact or fiction: the Dystopian Future of ‘Alephia 2053'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 18:47


    Rabi' Sweidan is the creator and executive producer of award-winning animated film ‘Alephia 2053'. He talks about this dystopian vision of the future set in an fictitious Arab city and producing the film in Beirut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Fact or fiction: the Dystopian Future of ‘Alephia 2053'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021


    Rabi' Sweidan is the creator and executive producer of award-winning animated film ‘Alephia 2053'. He talks about this dystopian vision of the future set in an fictitious Arab city and producing the film in Beirut.

    A Nostalgic Reality Check with the Confused Arab

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 16:19


    Sofiane Si Merabet is an Algerian-French creative known for his platform, The Confused Arab. He talks about false nostalgia, the future of Arab culture and how the Arab world should leverage its talent while letting go of destructive social phenomenons, including racism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    A Nostalgic Reality Check with the Confused Arab

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021


    Sofiane Si Merabet is an Algerian-French creative known for his platform, The Confused Arab. He talks about false nostalgia, the future of Arab culture and how the Arab world should leverage its talent while letting go of destructive social phenomenons, including racism.

    The Disruptors (Ep.3): Sofia Guellaty's Narrative Changing Mille World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 22:40


    Sofia Guellaty is the founder and editor-in-chief of MilleWorld.com, a platform that highlights the latest in fashion, culture, beauty and travel from the boundary-breaking Arab youth culture. She talks about the media's ongoing practice of hiring Western editors and her own platform's commitment to working with Arab writers and directors. She addresses mental health relative to regulating social media through disclaimers and discusses stereotypes and the rebranding of Arab culture for global consumption. This includes producing localised content for luxury brands, like a recent Ramadan series of short films with Gucci, inspired by 'musalsalat', Arab soap operas similar in style to Hispanic telenovelas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Disruptors (Ep.3): Sofia Guellaty's Narrative Changing Mille World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021


    Sofia Guellaty is the founder and editor-in-chief of MilleWorld.com, a platform that highlights the latest in fashion, culture, beauty and travel from the boundary-breaking Arab youth culture. She talks about the media's ongoing practice of hiring Western editors and her own platform's commitment to working with Arab writers and directors. She addresses mental health relative to regulating social media through disclaimers and discusses stereotypes and the rebranding of Arab culture for global consumption. This includes producing localised content for luxury brands, like a recent Ramadan series of short films with Gucci, inspired by 'musalsalat', Arab soap operas similar in style to Hispanic telenovelas.

    The Disruptors (Ep. 2): Joe Arida's Creative Message in a Mad World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 20:06


    Joe Arida is a Beirut-based multidisciplinary designer, art director and editorial stylist and the founder of fashion brand La Terre est Folle and a new furniture brand, Unintentional Functional Objects. A self-described humanitarian, he talks about sexual taboos and diversity in the Middle East, the shift in consumer behavior when it comes to fashion, the uselessness of stereotypes and the possibility of extraterrestrial-life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Disruptors (Ep. 2): Joe Arida's Creative Message in a Mad World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021


    Joe Arida is a Beirut-based multidisciplinary designer, art director and editorial stylist and the founder of fashion brand La Terre est Folle and a new furniture brand, Unintentional Functional Objects. A self-described humanitarian, he talks about sexual taboos and diversity in the Middle East, the shift in consumer behavior when it comes to fashion, the uselessness of stereotypes and the possibility of extraterrestrial-life.

    The Disruptors (Ep.1): Nafsika Skourti's Boundary Breaking Couture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 22:00


    Designer Nafsika Skourti is shattering stereotypes in the Middle East with her label. She talks about the challenges of operating out of Jordan and the true meaning of 'sustainable' fashion in a region that's still developing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Disruptors (Ep.1): Nafsika Skourti's Boundary Breaking Couture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021


    Designer Nafsika Skourti is shattering stereotypes in the Middle East with her label. She talks about the challenges of operating out of Jordan and the true meaning of 'sustainable' fashion in a region that's still developing.

    Dana Al Fardan is Bringing Rumi Back to the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 28:46


    Dana Al Fardan is Qatar's first internationally renowned female singer-songwriter. She talks about her upcoming projects including a musical based on Rumi, the best selling poet in the US. She explains the importance of reclaiming the lessons of Rumi in our daily lives and how telling his story can help the Middle East reclaim and export its culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dana Al Fardan is Bringing Rumi Back to the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021


    Dana Al Fardan is Qatar's first internationally renowned female singer-songwriter. She talks about her upcoming projects including a musical based on Rumi, the best selling poet in the US. She explains the importance of reclaiming the lessons of Rumi in our daily lives and how telling his story can help the Middle East reclaim and export its culture.

    From Cash to Cashless: The Middle East's Turbo Paradigm Shift

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 24:43


    David Parker is a specialist in International Investment Promotion. He has spent the last five years working with Bahrain's Economic Development Board, helping the small Arab country work towards its Economic Vision 2030 goals. He explains how the region is shifting towards being a cashless society at warp speed. He talks about the benefits of digital data and identities but also its pitfalls, including when it comes to building long-term business partnerships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From Cash to Cashless: The Middle East's Turbo Paradigm Shift

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021


    David Parker is a specialist in International Investment Promotion. He has spent the last five years working with Bahrain's Economic Development Board, helping the small Arab country work towards its Economic Vision 2030 goals. He explains how the region is shifting towards being a cashless society at warp speed. He talks about the benefits of digital data and identities but also its pitfalls, including when it comes to building long-term business partnerships.

    China, Iran and How the Abraham Accords Will Transform the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 25:18


    Angus Blair is a CIB Professor of Practice at the Business School at the American University of Cairo and an expert in corporate governance and ESG investing. He explains how the Abraham Accords could help speed up the Middle East's development as it faces the threats of water shortages and climate change. He talks about why the Palestinian leadership needs to become more sophisticated and he expresses his ideas on why Lebanon's government won't move forward to save the country from collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    China, Iran and How the Abraham Accords Will Transform the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021


    Angus Blair is a CIB Professor of Practice at the Business School at the American University of Cairo and an expert in corporate governance and ESG investing. He explains how the Abraham Accords could help speed up the Middle East's development as it faces the threats of water shortages and climate change. He talks about why the Palestinian leadership needs to become more sophisticated and he expresses his ideas on why Lebanon's government won't move forward to save the country from collapse.

    Bill Gates conspiracy theories and why tax havens need to go with Hassan Damluji

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 34:50


    Hassan Damluji is Deputy Director of Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and author of 'The Responsible Globalist.' He explains how the foundation's $1.75 billion investment so far is being deployed to fight COVID-19 and the importance of funding the development of vaccines in advance to prepare for the next pandemic. He talks about his book, how 'globalism' has gotten a bad rap and proposes solutions for uniting countries to face humanity's biggest challenges, including immigration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bill Gates conspiracy theories and why tax havens need to go with Hassan Damluji

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021


    Hassan Damluji is Deputy Director of Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and author of 'The Responsible Globalist.' He explains how the foundation's $1.75 billion investment so far is being deployed to fight COVID-19 and the importance of funding the development of vaccines in advance to prepare for the next pandemic. He talks about his book, how 'globalism' has gotten a bad rap and proposes solutions for uniting countries to face humanity's biggest challenges, including immigration.

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