Arab-American Psycho

The 100th episode is here and I’m celebrating with two of my favorite people and former guests, Yasmeena Rasheed (@y.asmeena) and Reem Elkhaldi (@lilreemy). We talk about eating pork, getting the Moderna vaccine, starting a cult, Trisha Paytus, Reem and Yasmeena share their favorite memories of me (spoiler: Reem cries), family eating disorders, smoking at ISNA, confessing to arson, and so much mor...

This week’s guest is Marta Freedman (@marta), Creative Consultant, Co-Founder of Dieux and Nice Paper, and actual angel. We talk about dealing with burnout, using your words thoughtfully, healing through hot yoga and infrared blankets, launching her skincare brand Dieux, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @marta https://www.instagram.com/marta @noore https://www.instagram.com/noore @arabamericanpsyc...

The monthly solo episode is here, and I'm sharing everything I know about building confidence and why I think I am the best at literally everything in every possible way and how you can feel that way as well. Enjoy psychos! @noore https://www.instagram.com/noore @arabamericanpsycho https://www.instagram.com/arabamericanpsycho Thank you to The Doe for sponsoring this episode, to read the narrative...

This week’s guest is Elissa Freiha (@freiha), a Lebanese-American activist and founder of Womena. We chat about self image, understanding consent, growing up in Paris with an Arab baba and American mom, how to live an authentic life while making your parents happy, the importance of empowering women, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @freiha https://www.instagram.com/freiha @womena https://www.inst...

This week’s guest is Dina Hashem (@dinahashem_), a standup comedian and host of the podcast Dead Quiet. We chat about regressing into our teenage selves, how the pandemic united us with sadness, finding independence in an Arab/Muslim household, how she handled being attacked online, growing up without a community, child brides, how she got into comedy, and my personal favorite: controlling your br...

This week’s guest is Mi-Anne Chan (@mianne.chan), a writer, editor, and video director at Conde Nast. We talk about her relationship with beauty, how she found her career path, climate change, growing up in a Franco-Chinese and Singaporean family, our mutual love of drinking out of a plastic bag, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @mianne.chan https://www.instagram.com/mianne.chan @noore https://www...

This week's episode is another solo dolo deep dive into my silly little head (which you can now expect once a month). I talk about New Years resolutions, moving, how to find happiness, the perks of being vulnerable, learning and growing from trauma, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @noore https://www.instagram.com/noore @arabamericanpsycho https://www.instagram.com/arabamericanpsycho Listen to the...

This week’s guest is Miski Muse (@musegold) a Somali-American writer, model, and film maker based in LA. We chat about her move to LA during the pandemic, learning to let go of control, what dating apps should really be used for, creating your own reality, why you should be archiving your life, learning not to internalize things, self love, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @musegold https://www.in...

This week's guest is an AAP favorite, Reem Elkhaldi (@lilreemy). We talk about "the fight", shaving her head, drugs, curses, evil eye, jinns, and you know, just random shit I would normally talk about with my sister. Enjoy psychos! @lilreemy https://www.instagram.com/lilreemy @noore https://www.instagram.com/noore @arabamericanpsycho https://www.instagram.com/arabamericanpsycho Listen to the offic...

This week's guest is no stranger to AAP, Yasmeena Sabry (@y.asmeena) is back for the first episode of the year (a new AAP tradition). We chat about personal growth in 2020, Yasmeena’s thoughts on trying hot yoga with me, experiencing the first year of marriage during a pandemic, being cousins that are also friends, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! @y.asmeena https://www.instagram.com/y.asmeena @no...

This week’s guest is Amrit (@itsamrit), an Australian-Indian DJ and creative consultant based in NY/LA. We chat about dating during a pandemic, the importance of body language, wants vs. needs in a relationship, being friends with your ex, Amrit's dating Q&A on Instagram, and so much more. I love this conversation so much, enjoy psychos and I hope you all have a safe and happy new year! Thank you...

I was supposed to have a guest on this week’s episode, but we got into a huge fight right before recording (more on that in the episode) and so you’re getting spicy solo episode! I talk about commitment issues, pressure to get married, feeling your feelings, dating, opening up about past relationships, moving, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! Thank you to The Doe for sponsoring this episode, to re...

This week’s guest is Salma Hindy (@salma.hindy), an Arab-Canadian standup comedian and engineer. We talk about Arab women in romantic relationships, couples therapy, true intimacy, scarcity mentality, romanticizing your life, body acceptance, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! *Trigger Warning: ED @salma.hindy https://www.instagram.com/salma.hindy @arabamericanpsycho https://www.instagram.com/arabam...

This week's guest is Zaynab Issa (@zaynab_issa), author of the East-African Indian cookbook 'Let's Eat'. We talk about learning to appreciate culture, getting married young, relationships with older men, cooking (obviously), narratives about hijab, and so much more! I know my audio is a little off in this episode but I'm not a sound engineer, and I'm sorry. Enjoy psychos! @zaynab_issa https://www....

This week’s episode is a little different than my typical solo episodes because well, things get a little heavy. I share my journey as a hijabi and talk about how religion is weaponized as a form of controlling women as well as my frustration with claiming ownership of a religion and religious gatekeeping (super fun, I know). Enjoy psychos! Listen to the official Arab-American Pyscho playlist on S...

This week’s guest is Shontay Lundy, Creator and Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen (@blackgirlsunscreen). We chat about what it means to be a confident Black woman, why she created Black Girl Sunscreen, the importance of strong female role models, then Shontay answers your questions about sunscreen, and she even had a few questions for me! I really love this conversation with Shontay, enjoy psychos!...

This week’s guest is Jackie Johnson (@jackiemichelejohnson) host of one of my favorite podcasts, Natch Beaut. We chat about how her podcast came to life, why you should vote with your wallet, going through a divorce, healing after a relationship ends, how to spot a sociopath, converting to Judaism, and so much more! Enjoy psychos! Follow @jackiemichelejohnson on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jacki...

This week’s guest is Dana Boulos (@danaboulos), a Lebanese-Sudanese film director, photographer, model, DJ, creative director, and founder of Brain Freeze Production. We chat about her long-distance relationship, taking things slow during the pandemic, finding comfort in representation, our mutual love of Karen O, how to be successful, asking for what you want, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! Fol...

This week’s guest is Pam Nasr (@pamnasr), a Lebanese film director, stylist, creative director, and model based in New York. We chat about long-term perspective, generational trauma, what inspires her visual storytelling, the importance of parents building trust, experimenting with personal style, and so much more. I really loved this conversation, enjoy psychos! Follow Pam on IG: https://www.inst...

This week’s guest is Lina Assayed (@linabugz) a Syrian-Lebanese fashion and beauty blogger based in California. We talk about how we first met, living in America as a young Arab during 9/11, our love of spooky szn, feeling different, and so much more! Enjoy psychos. Follow Lina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/linabugz Follow @noore (c’est moi) on IG: https://www.instagram.com/noore Follow @arabam...

This week’s guest is Shereen Mohammed (@shereenmuhmmad) a model, artist, and designer from New York. We talk about her experience as a Black and Pakistani woman, feeling disconnected from your community and culture, dealing with colorism, struggling with identity, discovering where we belong, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! Follow Shereen on IG: https://www.instagram.com/shereenmuhmmad Follow @no...

This week’s guest is Marwan Abdelhamid (@marwan.abh) a Palestinian activist, entrepreneur, content creator and rapper. He talks about growing up in Gaza, survivors guilt, combatting Arab stereotypes, the importance of empathy, double standards between men and women, connecting diasporas to entrepreneurs in their home country, and so much more. Enjoy psychos! Donate to help save a family in Palesti...

This week's episode of AAP is shorter than usual, but hopefully it will entice you to subscribe and keep listening for MORE, MORE, MORE! Anyway, it's a solo dolo episode where it may seem as though I suffer from audible hallucinations but I promise I'm totally fine. I also talk about how I literally almost died, which I'm hoping makes good click bate so let me know if I'm doing it right. Enjoy psy...

This week’s guest is an AAP favorite, Ascia (@ascia) an American-Kuwaiti influencer, business owner, and general badass. We talk about turning 30, her decision to take off her hijab, the constant sexualizing of the female form, living your most authentic life, ~anime titties~, and there’s even a new AAP segment. This is a really fun conversation, you may cry a little but that’s okay too. Enjoy psy...

This week's guest is Aya Tariq (@ayatariqmua) a Saudi-Moroccan makeup artist based in New York. We chat about the lack of positive reinforcement in a world full of criticism, her relationship with social media, childhood trauma (so fun!), living a double life, women in creative spaces, and how to be confrontational without being a bitch. Enjoy psychos! Follow @ayatariqmua on IG: https://www.instag...