Curious Salma

ضيفي النهاردة هو صدام كيلاني. صدام مدرب غطس في دهب وحامل رقمين قياسيين في موسوعة غينيس: أطول غطسة في التاريخ (١٤٥ ساعة!) وأكبر لوحة رُسمت تحت الماء! قابلت صدام لأول مرة لما كنت باخد رخصة غطس سنة ٢٠٢٠، ولفت نظري شغفه للغطس وببدل الغطس اللي بيصممها بنفسه، من بدلة عريس لبدلة سوبرمان! في الحلقة دي بنتكلم عن قصة شغفه بالبحر، إزاي بدأ، ليه قرر يدخل عالم تحطيم الأرقام القياسية، وإزاي مرّن نفسه ٥ سنين عشا...

My guest today is Ziad Aly. Ziad is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, and has supported over 30 startups and corporations, such as Aramex and Vodafone. He decided to take a new step and establish "The 2043 Project"—an initiative that brings together minds from all over the world to solve the big problems facing the world, from health and renewable energy to artificial int...

My guest today is Farah Chabaan. I met Farah less than a year ago shortly after my relocation to Abu Dhabi. She’s passionate, funny, smart and a really good conversationalist. As with all random things I do, I just asked Farah to record an episode with me, reflecting on this year and our relentless pursuits to keep our sanity in an insane world! In this engaging conversation, I speak with Farah ab...

ضيفي النهاردة هو علي عبده. علاء سفير التنمية المستدامة من وزارة التخطيط والتنمية الاقتصادية وهو واحد من خريجي برنامج سفراء التنمية المستدامة علي النهاردة هيكلمنا عن الرقم القياسي لغينيس ريكوردز اللي حصل عليه لأطول رحلة في التاريخ بالموتوسيكل! مش بس كدة، علي حصل على ٤ أرقام قياسية من غينيس! أنا عرفت عن علي من رحلته في مصر قبل مؤتمر قمة COP27 وقررت من ساعتها اتكلم معاه واعرف منه عن الجهود المبذولة ف...

My guest today is Yang Long. Yang is a graduate student from Singapore. He studies International Relations and is currently doing an internship in Dubai!  This is not Yang's first visit to the Middle East. He had an internship at the Singapore Embassy in Cairo in 2018. He also studied Arabic at the Arabic language institute in Fez in Morocco last year.  Yang is passionate about traveling, thea...

ضيفي النهاردة هو علاء النواوي. علاء مهندس كهرباء (عمره ما اشتغل فيها)، بيشتغل في مجال التقنيات أكتر من ١٩ سنة. عايش في دبي اكتر من نص عمره أنا عرفت علاء من بودكاست جديد ليه اسمه " احنا هنشتغل ايه؟ "، بيتكلم مع ناس عندها وظايف المختلفة والمهارات اللي كل واحد محتاجها  فقررت اتكلم النهاردة مع علاء في حلقة بالعربي عن تربية الاطفال، عالم البودكاست والمحتوى العربي، الحياه المهنية، العيلة واكتر...

My guest today is Ahmed Ali. Ahmed is a construction professional by trade who is passionate about making an impact in the world. He established an organisation called Draw a Smile in the UK to make an impact in the lives of those less fortunate in Egypt. Currently Ahmed is an operations manager for a global humanitarian charity. I’ve asked Ahmed to be a guest on my podcast after taking part in hi...

My guest today is Mike Klein. Mike Klein is an American communication consultant and writer based in Reykjavik, Iceland. He founded the #WeLeadComms campaign to recognise courage, initiative and leadership in the communication professions. He is an MBA graduate of London Business School, and the former chair of International Association of Business Communicators - Former Regional Chair, Europe-Mid...

My guest today is Soufia Lamribah. Sofia is a Moroccan digital nomad who has been working in marketing for the past seven years. Sofia has a podcast called “GeoMaxing” in which she discusses her passions about travelling and connecting people.. She is currently an expat in Thailand working as a Digital and community building consultant. I’ve known Sofia since 2015 actually, since we used to work t...

ضيفتي النهاردة هي سمر سلطان… سمر بتوصف نفسها كراوية قصص، وبتنقل روح رواية القصص في البيزنس سمر درست اقتصاد في الجامعة الأمريكية في القاهرة، وبعدها اخذت ماجستير في علوم التسويق الاستراتيجي في جامعة كرانفيلد في انجلترا. انا اعرف سمر من حوالي ١٣ سنة ومبسوطة جداً اني اتكلمت معاها عن الصحة بشكل عام وايه الخبرات اللي سمر اتعلمتها عشان نبقى كويسين My guest today is Samar Sultan... Samar describes herself...

My guest today is Mihaela Anca. I’ve met her at one of the networking events in Dubai. She’s got lots of interesting stories to tell so I’m very excited to talk to her in today’s episode. In this episode we discuss her biggest career shift yet when she decided to leave the corporate world and work as a NLP Life Coach, we talk a lot about traveling and her favorite destinations. Miha tells me about...

My guest today is Ayman Eladly. I received a very nice message on LinkedIn from Ayman in August. He wanted to discuss sustainability and ESG as we’re coming close to the COP 27 that will be held in Egypt in November. In this episode, we discussed sustainability and some of the misconceptions when you hear that term, how he got into working in that field,  how he keeps being hopeful, focusing...

My guest today is Donia Kamal. Donia Kamal is an Egyptian novelist and producer. She published three novels, Random Arrangements ترتيبات عشوائية، Cigarette No 7 سيجارة ٧, and Her and Doha هي وضحى. She has also produced more than fifty documentary films and numerous television shows for various Arab networks. She currently lives between Egypt and the UAE. I’ve known Donia through a friend in Dubai...

النهاردة حلقة جديدة ومميزة، باجرب فيها اسجّل بالعربي في كافيه بالقاهرة! وضيفي النهاردة برضه، مميز جدًا، مش بس عشان يوسف أخويا، ولا عشان سنه ١٤ سنة يوسف بيمثل بالنسبالي حلقة الوصل مع جيل الGen Z زي ما بيقولوا… جيل محيّرني بشكل بيفكرني بكل الانتقادات اللي الاجيال اللي قبلنا كانوا بيقولوها على ال millennials يوسف شبهي ف حاجات، منها مثلا انه بيحب يتكلم كتير، بيحب يتعرف على الناس، بيحب يـعمل محتوى مختل...

My guest is Tarek Mohamed. Tarek is my ex-coworker between 2019 - 2021. He’s been living in Dubai for over 12 years! Tarek has a lot of experience in Digital Learning, In-class room training, travel and tourism and more! Tarek has been one of the biggest supporters of my podcast! I’m thrilled to have them in this episode. In this episode, we discussed adaptability, his career journey, definition o...

My guest is Dina Maaty. Dina has been a Dubai expat for over 10 years, working as an editor-in-chief as well as public relations. When I asked her what’s an interesting fact about her, she said: “I’m a Gemini… that says a lot about me!” Dina connected with me through LinkedIn! I’m so happy to have her on my podcast today! In this episode, we discussed journalism and writing, living abroad in Venez...

*Disclaimer- This episode may be triggering for some due to sensitive content, please be advised while listening to this episode.* My guest today is Shimaz Rafique. Shimaz is a Sri-Lankan expat living in Dubai. She has always been interested in International Relations and global affairs and wishes to pursue a career in it one day. So I went to a few networking events for a ladies group. This...

My guest today is Mohamed Ezz. I met Ezz in 2017. He moved from Alexandria to Cairo seeking more exposure and job opportunities in urban research. Ezz still lives in Cairo. He just got married! And he’s now on the lookout for grad studies in urban sociology. In this episode, we discuss sports, different types of friendships, urban research, changing field of studies, hating driving in Cairo, meeti...

My guest today is Mostafa Nageeb. I’ve known him through the glory days of the first twitter users in Egypt, circa 2010. Back then, Mostafa was a computer science student in Cairo University. In the past decade, Mostafa went through a very impressive journey. He worked for some remarkable companies including Microsoft in the Cairo office, Booking.com in the Netherlands, before moving to Berlin to...

My guest today is Fon Muansawad.  She's a Thai expat working as a Digital Mental Health Strategist in Munich, Germany. In this episode, we discuss mental health advocacy and strategy, mindfulness, being an introvert, her career in digital learning and development, her love for hiking and diving, music and more! Fon recommended reading about Highly Sensitive Personality (HSP): https://www.very...

My guest today is Mahmoud Mousa. He's an Egyptian mechanical engineer by degree and a software developer by choice. He lived in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malaysia and now resides in Sydney, Australia. Mahmoud has many layers. He's a blogger, a philosopher, a realist, a cancer survivor and an expat. In this episode, we discuss career shifts, learning to code, being an ambivert, passion vs reality, our l...

My guests today are Doaa Farid and Jojo Flores. Doaa is an award-winning media producer. Jojo is an events specialist and production designer in Abu Dhabi In this two-part conversation, we talked about their career journeys, morning routine, how they feed their energies and some #introvertsconfessions . Most of all, we've had a lot of laughs! Find Doaa on twitter: https://twitter.com/DoaaFarid If...

My guests today are Doaa Farid and Jojo Flores.  Doaa is an award-winning media producer. Jojo is an events specialist and production designer in Abu Dhabi In this two-part conversation, we talked about their career journeys, morning routine, how they feed their energies and some #introvertsconfessions . Most of all, we've had a lot of laughs! Find Doaa on twitter: https://twitter.com/DoaaFar...

An unscripted tribute to my dad who passed away on 26 June 2021. *Disclaimer: the episode can be triggering to those who lost a loved one to COVID-19. #CuriousSalma is a conversational podcast exploring being curious, navigating through life and discussing certain topics with guests in each episode.  Produced by: Salma Hegab  New episode each Saturday at 9 am (GMT+4) Website: https://sal...

My guest is Mohammed El Sadek. With over 16 years of experience in the Marketing field, El Sadek brings a lot of career tips and inspiration for those who wants to work in the field.  However, what I found truly inspiring and heartwarming in this conversation was how passionate Mohammed is when talking about his family. In this episode, we talk about an ex manager who inspired him to choose t...