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The Amad Show
by Amad Mian
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.
Episodes
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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 passion to experiment with human experience and to tackle all the psychological challenges of adapting oneself to a new environment to be able to tell…
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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 talks us through the evolution of his career, going from photographer to artist. He also talks about the importance of creating a vibe. As always…
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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 Haq, also known as Discostan, an Indian American Artist, DJ, producer and writer living in LA. Arshia talks us through the narratives presented in her work...
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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 Solemann Haddad, a French-Syrian chef living in Dubai. Solemann talks about the importance of taking chances. He talks about how sometimes the best thing...
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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 This week I sit down with Aleena Naqvi Hussain, a Pakistani artist and photographer living in Lahore. In this episode, Aleena walks us through the...
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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 Palestine and work with the women doing Tatreez and go there and physically connect with them and be part of their community.” - Jordan Nassar This…
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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 this episode, Rama talks about the importance of thinking about your career in a sustainable manner. She talks through the evolution of herself and her…
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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 that, things have opened up.” - Nima Nabavi This week I sit down with Nima Nabavi, an Iranian artist living in Dubai. In this episode, Nima talks…
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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 their own biases, and are usually in English. “ - Malika Verma This week I sit down with Malika Verma, an Indian-Canadian founder of Border&Fall and...
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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 Bunyamin Aydin, a Turkish designer and founder of fashion brand Les Benjamins, living in Istanbul. In this episode, Bunyamin talks about the dangers of social...
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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 Pakistani artist and clothing designer living in Lahore. In this episode, Zara gives us insights into minimalism and Mughal era paintings. She talks about the...
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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 Seife, a Syrian-Cuban artist and designer living in Miami. In this episode, Jason talks about the importance of pushing through and to keep on…
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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 University in the United Kingdom. In this episode, Zinnia talks about a wide range of topics including social phobia and overcoming it, the fashion and...
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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 stand and raise your voice.” - Savia Shah This week I sit down with Savia Shah, a Pakistani Canadian entrepreneur living in UK. In this episode,...
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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 This week I sit down with Ali Cha’aban, a Lebanese artist living in Saudi Arabia. In this episode, Ali talks about the observations he came across…
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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 designer living in New York. In this episode, Misha brings to light the importance of women having complete right over their own bodies in the global…
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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 living between Dubai and LA. In this episode, Ali talks about how he learned to build his confidence from a young age, which led to starting his eyewear...
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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 entrepreneur, film producer and founder of the first and only art house cinema in the Gulf. In this episode, Butheina talks about the evolution of cinema…
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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 episode, Mous talks about the importance of getting bored and how we have lost the art of being with ourselves. He also shares the intimate lessons he has...
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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 art director living in the Netherlands. In this episode, Meryem talks about the intergenerational trauma she faced growing up between Morocco and Holland,...
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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 down with Salman Al Najem, a Bahraini visual artist living in Bahrain. In this episode, Salman talks about the importance of finding a creative practice and...
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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 artist and designer living between New York and Jeddah. In this episode, Alaa talks about the importance of mental wellbeing and the role therapy has...
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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.” - Mohamed Elshahed This week I sit down with Mohamed Elshahed, an Egyptian curator and architectural historian living in Cairo. In this episode...
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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.“ - Moshtari Hilal This week I sit down with Moshtari Hilal, an Afghan-German artist, researcher and curator living in Berlin. In this episode…
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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 German music publisher and chance DJ living in Berlin. Jannis, better known as Habibi Funk, dived into the music industry right after school by starting...
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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 living in Seattle. From Dubai to Seattle, Hebah has taken on the mission to tell stories. Stories that matter to the region, stories about the region…
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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, but don’t believe.” - Aqib Anwar This week I sit down with Aqib Anwar, an Indian photographer and videographer living in Dubai. From lying on his...
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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 This week I sit down with Rana Khadra, a Lebanese-Omani traveler, photographer and story teller. In this episode, Rana talks about the importance of human...
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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 and producer living in Dubai. After studying in an art school in Switzerland, he found himself moving to Dubai and establishing a multi-disciplinary artistic...
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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 Nadia Parekh, a Pakistani pastry chef living in Dubai. After studying in Cordon Bleu in London, she started running a home-based catering company called Melange....
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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. He has worked with brands like LV, GUCCI, Nike and Carhartt, and on top of starting a lifestyle brand with @chebmoha called Shabab, his photographs…
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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 illustrations have been shared all over the world and have become the voice of major social movements. In this episode she takes us through how important it is to...
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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 entrepreneur living in Dubai. He has been working on shaking up the healthy snacking industry with his brand Protein Bakeshop. In this episode he takes us through…
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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 living in Dubai. She started her culinary journey with a blog called “Fork It Over Dubai” documenting her love for restaurants which subsequently spiraled into a...
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Ali Shehabi - The lost and found
“Life isn’t just about picking strawberries” - Ali Shehabi
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Mashael AlSaie - The importance of narrative
“Think of the world poetically.” - Mashael AlSaie http://www.Instagram.com/filmbymashael
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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
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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
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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 here: https://www.instagram.com/danaboulos/?hl=en www.danaboulos.com https://vimeo.com/danaboulos
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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 entrepreneur and self proclaimed merchant of travel, living in Dubai. Mohammed co-founded Tamashee; a fashion, travel and research company dedicated to preserving the identity and...
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Arwa Al Banawi - The Saudi dream
“There is a beautiful culture that I want people to understand, and I do it in the only way I know how and it’s through design and fashion” - Arwa Al Banawi This week I sit down with Arwa Al Banawi, an award winning Saudi fashion designer living in Dubai. She founded a fashion line by her own...
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Mustafa Khan - Building a better future for our children
“The more I learn, the more I feel I’ve been successful” - Mustafa Khan This week I sit down with Mustafa Khan, an entrepreneur out of Stanford GSB, living in Pakistan. He founded Mauqa.online, an on demand platform for domestic help, with the aim to help improve the lives of the underprivileged…
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Layla Kardan - Being honest with yourself
“If I didn’t follow my dream, I would always feel unfulfilled.” - Layla Kardan This week I sit down with Layla Kardan, a musician who uses her soulful voice and continuous curiosity to empower women. Having spent time growing up across continents, she is a true citizen of the world. Her latest...
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eL Seed - The struggle of identity
"I believe in destiny. Sometimes I feel I'm being watched by God." - el Seed This week I sit down with eL Seed, an artist who uses Arabic calligraphy in a distinctive style to spread messages of peace and unity. He underlines the commonalities of human existence though his artworks around the...
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Sofia Guellaty - The difference between imagination and real life
“One of the best things I’ve ever learned was to love myself, you become a better friend you become a better person, you become even more generous.” - Sofia Guellaty This week, I sit down with Sofia Guellaty, founder of Mille World, an online platform for Arab youth and culture. Sofia grew up in...
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Rami Farook - Calm, caring, confident and consistent
"Can I tell you something you're not going to believe?" - Rami Farook This week, I sit down with Emirati artist, art collector, designer, and entrepreneur Rami Farook. He grew up in Sharjah, then studied philosophy and in the US, and later Islamic studies in the UAE. He fell in love with creative...
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Rosenda Arcioni Meer - Nourishing creativity
“I think we are here to learn how to love. Love is not a romantic notion, its a verb, its a way of being in the world. If there is no love in what you do there is nothing.” - Rosenda Arcioni Meer This week, I sit down with artist, designer, traveler and entrepreneur Rosenda Arcioni Meer. She grew...
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Chebmoha - Discovering beauty in everyday life
For the first episode of The Amad Show, we sit down with artist, designer, photographer and creative director Chebmoha. Discussing his life growing up in Canada to his time working in the creative industry in the region.
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ABOUT THIS 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.
HOSTED BY
Amad Mian
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