Altered state: Making it through the storm
Dolores Shelleh was the first Jordanian woman to summit Mount Everest in 2019, a year which marked many deadly expeditions. In an interview...
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High Altitude: How Skydiving Can Teach You to Face Your Fears
Nicole Smith Ludvik is a professional skydiver, stuntwoman, yoga instructor, social media influencer and emerging motivational speaker. She...
Why being first is the ultimate win
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 talk...
The Power of Sharks: Why you should love them and swim vertically
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 atta...
A Record Breaking Journey to the Highest Peaks on Earth
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 al...
Saudi Rally Queen: Mashael Al-Obaidan's Off-Road Adventures
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 feelin...
UAE’s Ultra-Athlete Amin Maalouf’s Extreme Adventure Life Hacks
Amin Maaloof is a Dubai-based athlete who completed the Jungle Ultra race, one of the toughest ultramarathons. He recounts his grueling expe...
From Saudi Arabia’s First Women’s Dance Studio to K2
Nelly Attar is the founder of Move, Saudi Arabia’s first dance studio. She has climbed 14 mountains, including Everest and competed in two I...
A Life-altering Mountain Experience
Rami Rasamny is the co-founder of Life Happens Outdoors, an adventure travel community. He explains how outdoor adventure saved him from a d...
Mountaineer Tima Deryan Rocks the Arab World
Tima Deryan is a mountaineer, aspiring astronaut and the founder of Feministiya, an apparel brand that promotes gender equality in the Arab...
U.S. Facing Challenges Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Zaha Hassan is a human rights lawyer and co-author of 'Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo' at the Carnegie Endowment for International...
VoIP and Tech Bans in the Middle East
Damian Radcliffe is a journalist and a Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon. He is also a regular contributor to major media...
Fact or fiction: the Dystopian Future of ‘Alephia 2053’
Rabih Sweidan is the creator and executive producer of award-winning animated film ‘Alephia 2053’. He talks about this dystopian vision of t...
A Nostalgic Reality Check with the Confused Arab
Sofiane Si Merabet is an Algerian-French creative known for his platform, The Confused Arab. He talks about false nostalgia, the future of A...
The Disruptors (Ep.3): Sofia Guellaty's Narrative Changing Mille World
Sofia Guellaty is the founder and editor-in-chief of MilleWorld.com, a platform that highlights the latest in fashion, culture, beauty and t...
The Disruptors (Ep. 2): Joe Arida's Creative Message in a Mad World
Joe Arida is a Beirut-based multidisciplinary designer, art director and editorial stylist and the founder of fashion brand La Terre est Fol...
The Disruptors (Ep.1): Nafsika Skourti's Boundary Breaking Couture
Designer Nafsika Skourti is shattering stereotypes in the Middle East with her label. She talks about the challenges of operating out of Jor...
Dana Al Fardan is Bringing Rumi Back to the Middle East
Dana Al Fardan is Qatar's first internationally renowned female singer-songwriter. She talks about her upcoming projects including a musical...
From Cash to Cashless: The Middle East's Turbo Paradigm Shift
David Parker is a specialist in International Investment Promotion. He has spent the last five years working with Bahrain’s Economic Develop...
China, Iran and How the Abraham Accords Will Transform the Middle East
Angus Blair is a a professor of practice at the University of Cairo and an expert in corporate governance and ESG investing. He explains how...