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Inspiring Arab women. ‘Seera’ is Arabic for ‘biography’ or 'her story' and will cover real and raw topics discussed with incredible women from the Middle East. These women are challenging stereotypes, disrupting the status quo and breaking the glass ceiling. We ask, what is her story?
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Lana Nusseibeh making history for the UAE
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
HE ambassador Lana Nusseibeh is the UAE permanent representative to the UN. She talks to host Amina Taher how she convinced her school to let her try out on an all boys football team, how her father UAE Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh fostered her love of history and how the UAE is her favourite story.
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Rima Assi on breaking the glass ceiling in the corporate world
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Rima Assi was one of the first two women senior partners in the Middle East at McKinsey and Co, one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms. She tells host Amina Taher about her work-life balance as a single mother, the time she got mistaken for the receptionist and her love of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sheikha Shamma shares passion for sustainability
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sheikha Shamma Bint Sultan Al Nahyan speaks to host Amina Taher about how the Seera podcast came into existence, her passion for sustainability and how her grandfather inspires her.
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Aljoud Lootah on designing a gift for Pope Francis
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
In the first episode of Seera, host Amina Taher speaks to renown Emirati designer Aljoud Lootah. She discusses her work ethic, how her sharp designs match her sharp personality and why the gravity of being asked to design the official gift for Pope Francis' first visit to the UAE didn't hit her until after the event.
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