Bonus: Janan Shihadeh on honing her craft
We’re continuing my conversation from last week with bespoke artist Janan Shihadeh. On this bonus episode, Janan talks art techniques, how she had to adapt to living and honing her craft in Cairo, and we unpack her cultural life. Links * Maison825 by Tala Shalaby and Sara Kalo * Samo Shalaby’
Janan Shihadeh
Janan Shihadeh is a Palestinian-American bespoke artist and customiser.
Bonus, with His Excellency Amr Moussa
We’re continuing my conversation with His Excellency Amr Moussa, the former Foreign Minister of Egypt. On this bonus episode, he tells me more about his early life and attending law school.
My conversation with His Excellency Amr Moussa
Amr Moussa is the former Foreign Minister of Egypt and former Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.
A new season begins March 5
I’m excited to be bringing you a fresh look, and a brand new season of What I Did Next! Starting next Tuesday, I’ll be welcoming a new guest every other week, and we’ll take a deep-dive into their lives’ pivotal moments. We’ll cross-cross the region and
‘What I Did Next’: The Leading English-Language Podcast in the Middle East Is Back for Another Deep Dive into the Pivotal Moments of the Region’s Most Visionary Leaders
Join storyteller Malak Fouad for the much-awaited Season 7 of ‘What I Did Next’, starting March 5th Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2024 – A&T Media, founded by one of the Middle East's most trusted voices, Malak Fouad, is thrilled to announce the launch of Season
A deep-dive with EFG Holding
I hope you enjoyed our season wrap-up last week. Today’s episode is a deep-dive with our partners, EFG Holding. As a long-time sponsor of the show, EFG Holding have been avant-garde and frontier-breaking, keeping with their own ethos of being a trailblazing financial institution with a Universal Bank in
Wrapping up Season 6
As we come to the end of our season, I’m joined by the show’s producer, Chirag Desai, to look back at some of the highlights from our episodes, and a few common threads among our guests. 💡This episode is brought to you by: EFG Holding, a trailblazing financial
Bonus: Youssra on the future of the regional film industry
Last week, I spoke to mega star Youssra about the roles that shaped her iconic career, and the secrets to balancing her stardom and her private life. On this week’s bonus episode, Youssra tells me how different the film industry is today compared to when she started out in
Youssra
My final guest of this season is the one-and-only Youssra, who tells me about her life’s journey from key decisions that led to her breakout success to her ground-breaking acting career that took on societal taboos: In Karakoon Fi El Sharea, we changed the rule that we can build
Bonus: Ramy Adeeb on volatility in the VC world, and why he didn’t invest in crypto and the metaverse
Last week, entrepreneur and investor Ramy Adeeb told me how his appetite for risk played a pivotal role in shaping his career. On this bonus episode, Ramy shares his insights on the venture capital market, and his entrepreneurial experience with Snip-It and 1984 Ventures.
Ramy Adeeb
I’m joined this week by Ramy Adeeb, founder and Managing Partner of 1984 Ventures, a firm that specialises in providing seed funding to start-ups. Ramy tells me how important risk taking has been in his career: I don't subscribe to regretting, but if there's one