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The Amad Show
Welcome to The Amad Show, an intimate sit down with entrepreneurs and creative spirits from around the world. The outsiders. The trailblazers. The fighters and the true believers.
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48 episodes
Matthieu Paley - Dont believe everything in the news
In this episode I get to sit down with renowned photographer and storyteller, Matthieu Paley.
One of the remarkable qualities of Matthieu is his...
Hassan Hajjaj - The vibe is everything
In this episode, I sit down with Hassan Hajjaj, a Moroccan artist, photographer, designer, and filmmaker, living between London and Marrakech. Hassan...
Arshia Haq (Discostan) - The effects of language
“Sometimes you have to see if your work is changing how you think and feel about things” - Arshia Haq
In this episode, I sit down with Arshia Ha...
Solemann Haddad - People appreciate passion and people appreciate hard work
“I never look at a failure as a failure I look at it as a learning curve, a feedback loop. “ - Solemann Haddad
In this episode, I sit down with...
Aleena Naqvi Hussain - The difference between theory and practice
“Theoretically you can study all you want but unless youre in the thick of it you won’t really know how something works.” - Aleena Naqvi Hussain
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Jordan Nassar - Initiating deeper and meaningful dialogues
“If the goal for making this kind of artwork was because I want to connect with Palestine, its more than I can dream of to literally connect with Pale...
Rama Duwaji - Finding stability
“What do I look like to other people? “ - Rama Duwaji
This week I sit down with Rama Duwaji, a Syrian American illustrator living in Dubai. In t...
Nima Nabavi - Pursuing something with genuine enthusiasm
“My everyday is; I wake up and I’m eager to get to work, I work until there’s no light left and it’s uncomfortable to work and as long as I’ve done th...
Malika Verma - The power of communication
“If we don’t define how we want to be spoken about, we leave it for others to speak for us and generally those voices are not from India, come with th...
Bünyamin Aydin - The problem with our generation is that we want everything now
“We should be deeper than just knowing each other, we should strive to understand each other. ” - Bunyamin Aydin
This week I sit down with Bunya...
Zara Shahjahan - Take pride in your heritage
“Im going to try as much as I can to give the pride back into who we are” - Zara Shahjahan
This week I sit down with Zara Shahjahan, a Pa...
Jason Seife - Finding something that's both aesthetically and conceptually fulfilling
“In the parts of my life that I’ve been unhappy, I’ve been trying to find fulfillment outside myself.” - Jason Seife This week I sit down with Jason S...
Zinnia kumar - Rejection is a temporary state
“Get addicted to getting rejected.” - Zinnia Kumar
This week I sit down with Zinnia Kumar, an Indian Australian model and PhD student at Oxford...
Savia Shah - Equality and justice applies to everyone
“You need a lot of love in your heart but you also need to be disturbed by all the injustices that happen in this world, that is what makes you take a...
Ali Cha’aban - Create space for people to have a dialogue
“ My primary aim is not to please the audience but to engage viewers in a productive discussion that transcends sectoral boundaries.“ - Ali Cha’aban
Misha Japanwala - Do some research and do what you have to do
“It’s really necessary to push the conversation forward.” - Misha Japanwala
This week I sit down with Misha Japanwala, a Pakistani artist and de...
Ali Mehrdad - Show them that you’re comfortable, that you don’t need them.
“It’s never gonna be perfect, you might as well just go with it. “ - Ali Mehrdad
This week I sit down with Ali Mehrdad, an Iranian entrepreneur...
Butheina Kazim - Have a consistent reminder of the bigger picture
“I became obsessed with the idea of rethinking everything that we do.” - Butheina Kazim
This week I sit down with Butheina Kazim, an Emirati ent...
Mous Lamrabat - Make your life as simple as possible
“You’re doing everything for yourself.” - Mous Lamrabat
This week I sit down with Mous Lamrabat, a Moroccan artist living in Belgium. In this ep...
Meryem Slimani - It’s a matter of principles
“Be you, it’s the only thing that you have in the end.” - Meryem Slimani
This week I sit down with Meryem Slimani, a Moroccan photographer and a...
Salman Al Najem - DON'T think about a pink elephant
“It's very important to find a creative release. Even if you think you’re not creative, you probably are.” - Salman Al Najem
This week I sit dow...
Alaa Balkhy - There’s no recipe, you just navigate through
“You have survived the worst thing that has happened to you; you’re standing here” - Alaa Balkhy
This week I sit down with Alaa Balkhy, a Saudi...
Mohamed Elshahed - Don’t postpone pleasure
“Instead of postponing things that make you happy till after retirement or when the right time comes, try to make them part of your every day life.” -...
Moshtari Hilal - Never be ashamed of who you are
"I learnt to never be fully ashamed of who I am, be reflective of my mistakes not hide any part of my identity, and not ever be ashamed of myself.“ -...
Habibi Funk - Letting your intuition guide you
“I feel very privileged to be able to make a living from something that gives me joy.” - Habibi Funk
This week I sit down with Jannis Sturtz, a...
Hebah Fisher - It just takes practice
“We believe in telling stories that we want to hear.” - Hebah Fisher
This week I sit down with Hebah Fisher, an Egyptian-American podcaster livi...
Aqib Anwar - The difference between wishing and believing
“Once you believe that you are meant for so much more, then you will do all of the things that set you apart from those who also wish - those who wish...
Rana Khadra - You decide the life you want to live
"In a world where naturally the focus is on the bad, I’m not saying be naive, I’m saying you choose where you want to look." - Rana Khadra
Maxime Cramatte - Bringing people together
“Letting your mind wander is the best way to get ideas” - Maxime Cramatte
This week I sit down with Maxime Cramatte, a Swiss Dj, artist a...
Nadia Parekh - The ultimate goal
“You can love something and be good at it, but it doesn’t mean you make a career out of it.” - Nadia Parekh
This week I sit down with Nad...
Chndy - No more u-turns, we have to figure it out
“Inshallah one day people will fly me to places.” - Chndy
This week, I sit down with Chndy, an Omani jack of all creative things living in Dubai...
Nour Flayhan - The biggest critic in your life is yourself
“Your eyes give away everything“ - Nour Flayhan
This week, I sit down with Nour Flayhan, a Lebanese story teller living in Kuwait. Her il...
Saad Umerani - Proving yourself as an individual
"Value is being the best at one thing, not being good at five." - Saad Umerani
This week, I sit down with Saad Umerani, a Pakistani entre...
Tala Soubra - Striving forward
“Create beautiful things” - Tala Soubra
This week, I sit down with Tala Soubra, a Lebanese banker, author, photographer and food critic l...
Ali Shehabi - The lost and found
“Life isn’t just about picking strawberries” - Ali Shehabi
Mashael AlSaie - The importance of narrative
“Think of the world poetically.” - Mashael AlSaie
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Andre Gerschel - The power of pressing forward
“Are you going to get off your ass and going to do something?” - Andre Gerschel
Aeli - Each one of us has our own reality
“You need to have a plan A and plan B and the plan B needs to be as good as the plan A” - Aeli
http://www.instagram.com/aelimusic
Dana Boulos - Becoming the character
“Its really important to showcase where you're from, what you do and to be proud of who you are, female or male“ - Dana Boulos
Find her h...
Mohammed Kazim - Living through stories
“Leave a positive impact no matter what you do”
- Mohammed Kazim
This week I sit down with Mohammed Kazim, an Emirati entrepreneu...