13 - Sultan Al Hajji - Part 2
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Is there an Emirati way of working or leading a team? How different are Emirati work ethics from other ones in the world? Based on his experience as a senior executive of oil and gas company Total,, Sultan Al Hajji shares his insights and observations.
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12 - Sultan Al Hajji, the Oil and Gas Executive - Part 1
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Sultan Al Hajj is the son of a self-taught oil and gas worker - who was also one of the last Emiratis to strike against British leadership – and the grandson of a “medicine man” providing psychological relief to fellow villagers.
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11 - Alamira Reem and Arsalan, a husband and wife team
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Emirati architect Alamira Reem Bani Hashim came back from 12 years in California with a PHD in Urban Planning, becoming the 1st female Emirati with that distinction. In this episode she explains why she left her country at 17 to study abroad on her own. Describing herself as an overachiever and perfectionist, Reem experienced depression, an imposter syndrome, but also found herself and her own identity. Her husband Arsalan explains how they met and what matters for them as a couple in the Emirati context.
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10 - Alamira Reem Bani Hashim, the Abu Dhabi researcher (1/2)
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Alamira Reem Bani Hashim explains how evolving political priorities and social realities in the UAE have shaped Abu Dhabi's development over decades, before and after the discovery of oil. Reem is an Emirati researcher and PhD holder in Urban Development who recently published "Planning Abu Dhabi", a book on Abu Dhabi’s urban history over the last century. This episode is part 1 of our interview.
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09 - Sara Al Shorouqi, the executive woman
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Sara Al Shorouqi, 41, is a senior Emirati female executives in one of the UAE's biggest investment groups. Her father (a teacher) and mother (an artist), played a crucial role in building self-confidence and managing a career while raising 4 children as a single mother.
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08 - Rashed Hassan, the Actor
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Rashed Hassan is a young film actor in Abu Dhabi. His passion for movies and storytelling as a child later took a new turn when the national service gave him the opportunity to meet experienced actor Mohammed Ahmed, and audition for a role in a Humaid Al Suwaidi feature film.
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07 - Thabet Al Qaissieh, the Stargazer
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Thabet is a 36-year old businessman who two years ago decided to build a space observatory on the family farm in the middle of the desert.
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06 - Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Ali Al Nuaimi, The Green Sheikh
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05 - Talal Salem, the Sharjah Poet
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As a child, Talal Salem Al Sabiri, now a 40-year old poet from the emirate of Sharjah, used to go to the sea with his father for diving and fishing trips. Those moments still inspire him today. His beginnings as a poet started with music, playing oud with his brothers, and later playing with words and rhythms.
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04 - Hanady Al Hashmi, The Mountaineer
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Hanady Al Hashmi, 31, discovered a passion for mountains and mountaineering five years ago, after starting to hike through... the desert. Since then she has climbed 4 of the world’s Seven Summits - the highest peaks of each continent, switching between Abu Dhabi's heat and sandstorms, and icy weather on the world's most impressive glaciers. Last year Hanady became the first Emirati woman to make it to the top of Denali, North America’s highest mountain.
info_outlineTwo years after the loss of her mother, Dubai artist and entrepreneur Leila al Marashi, 35, decided to build on her experience in a creative way with The Power of Pink project, an art installation focused on the colour pink, dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer in the UAE.
In this episode, Leila speaks about pink in the life of an Emirati girl, teenager and grown-up woman. She tells the story of her mother and her father, of how they met, explains what is behind the pop-art pictures that she created a few years ago to "make East meet West", her fashion design business and her experience of different corporate cultures in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Emirati Stories is a podcast dedicated to introducing the Emirati culture and society through individual stories. Episode 01 was recorded in Abu Dhabi and hosted by Nathalie Gillet.
Show notes and pictures are available on: http://emiratistories.com/01-leila-al-marashi