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BONUS: "Unexpected Opportunities" - with Somia Anwar

EPISODE · Feb 18, 2025 · 7 MIN

BONUS: "Unexpected Opportunities" - with Somia Anwar

from The Quality of Life Podcast

Today, Raha meets Somia. Somia Anwar is the co-founder of Bookends – a marketplace for used books in the UAE. While her kids were growing older, they struggled to keep refreshing their book collections at affordable prices, so she and her co-founder Grace started their business alongside parenting. Takeaways:Challenges can lead to unexpected opportunities and community support.Travel can be deeply influenced by literature and personal experiences.Books have the power to inspire and connect people across generations.Somia's ultimate goal is to bring people back to the joy of reading.Produced by Pineapple Audio Production and supported by TRXاليوم، تلتقي رها مع سمية. سمية أنور هي الشريكة المؤسسة لمشروع "بوك إندز" – وهو منصة لبيع الكتب المستعملة في الإمارات. أثناء نمو أطفالها، واجهوا صعوبة في تحديث مكتبتهم بأسعار معقولة، فقررت هي وشريكتها غريس إطلاق مشروعهما بالتوازي مع مسؤوليات الأمومة. **النقاط الأساسية:** - التحديات قد تفتح أبوابًا لفرص غير متوقعة ودعم من المجتمع. - يمكن أن يكون للسفر تأثير عميق مستوحى من الأدب والتجارب الشخصية. - الكتب تملك القدرة على إلهام الناس وربطهم عبر الأجيال. - الهدف الأساسي لسمية هو إعادة الناس إلى متعة القراءة. من إنتاج Pineapple Audio Production وبدعم من TRX. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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