Azzbda Podcast | بودكاست الزبدة

90% Arabic - 10% English Azzbda starts at: 1:01:37 إحترام الذات، تمكين الذات والتحكم بالذات هي الكلمات الثلاثة التي تستخدمها إيمان لوصف اختيارها أن تكون على طبيعتها الحقيقية. من الطبيعي جداً التفكير بأننا لا نملك خياراً في الكيفية التي نشعر بها أو نرى الحياة بها، لكننا نملك الخيار بالفعل! ستساعدنا إيمان في استكشاف هذا الأمر. Self-respect, self-empowerment, self-mastery. These are all words that Em...

20% Arabic - 80% English Azzbda starts at 42:12 Unhappiness is proportional to the gap between our expectations of how things should be and our perceived reality. What about other people's expectations of who we should be and our perceived reality? What do we do when we are failing to meet people or society's expectations? Guest Jawahir Alfaiz has a masters in Mass Communications, and after person...

99% Arabic - 01% English Azzbda starts at: 50:10 مجال علم الفلك واستكشاف الفضاء من أهم المجالات التي ترتقي بالمجتمعات والدول، خاصة بأن الرغبة بمعرفة المزيد هي فطرة لدى البشر، في خضم سباق الفضاء الذي يتنافس فيه من في العالم، ما هو حال (ومستقبل) علمي الفلك والفضاء في السعودية؟ ومن هي المجموعات الفلكية التي تسعى للدخول في هذا المجال بقوة من جديد؟ رانية ياسين هي خريجة قسم فيزياء من جامعة الملك عبدالعز...

20% Arabic - 80% English Azzbda starts at: 53:39 Using historical figures that spoke out for peace, we can identify the spirit and philosophy of nonviolence as an attitude and a way of life. Humility and simplicity, courage and compassion, dedication, faith, intelligence, sincerity, and a dire need for peace and justice for all. These attributes are the main characteristics of nonviolent activists...

97% Arabic - 03% English Azzbda starts at: 55:12 In social psychology, honor cultures value collective good and care more about the community's reputation, like Saudi Arabia. Dignity cultures refer to more individualistic societies like the UK. Lama Sabri explains the difference between the two and how belonging to one or the other affects our outlook on life and attitudes to seeking therapy. Lama...

Let me paint you a moment. A huge deadline that you’ve been dreading is exactly 30 minutes away. You’re staring at your computer or paper, heart racing, squeezing text to fit or rewording a phrase for the fifth time. It just isn’t finished. You would be horrified if someone saw your work in a state below your standards. Deadline hits and you submit the work. Did anyone notice those small details?...

36% Arabic - 64% English Azzbda starts at: 54:00 Mindfulness is a practice and a product of meditation which can be used to center one’s self in the midst of chaos. Whether through breathing exercises or chopping lemons, we can each find our own way to be present, in the moment, and get the most out of our precious time. the Lighthouse concept by Nouf Hakeem is a holistic wellness space for insigh...

04% Arabic - 96% English Azzbda starts at: 44:30 Educating society’s children is in itself complicated because human learning is based on so many environmental and social factors. That’s just what the child directly experiences. Add to that the regulatory bodies, teacher qualification systems, and concerned parents, it’s easy to see how slow to change such a system can be. 20 years from now, jobs...

99% Arabic - 01% English Azzbda starts at: 36:36 Today we access news from a variety of sources and across different media and platforms. How has the concept of journalism changed to keep up with the innovations of the internet and the pace of social media? What does contemporary journalism look like in a world where so many people rely on social media as a news outlet? Guest Rahaf Ghurab is a wri...

We are excited to announce the listeners week! متحمسين عشان نقول لكم عن إسبوع شبكة مستدفر للمستمعين! Snapchat: Azzbda http://snapchat.com/add/azzbda Share your stories with us! voice notes or texts! Send them to our e-mail: شاركونا قصصكم والأشياء اللي ناوين تسووها في السنة الجديدة! شاركونا بمقاطع صوت أو أكتبوا اللي في بالكم وأرسلوه على إيميلنا: azzbda@mstdfr.com

20% Arabic - 80% English Azzbda starts at: 59:39 It’s November and in honour of Movember we are doing a series of episodes all about Men. In our first episode we are discussing how gender roles influence boys and men. We raise our boys and girls differently, with clearly defined gender roles for men and women. Much has been said over the years about the issues surrounding specific types of gender...

Azzbda starts at: 32:23 Blogs can be the most important service on in the web, along with e-mail and Wiki, but today, it’s not the same as it used to be before social media platforms. Is it still a good idea to create a blog and post things in a time where microblogs (such as Twitter) are taking over? How do people interact with long contents and just how does certain initiatives help promoting th...

Note: There is a slight technical issue with our voices towards the middle. We'll replace with a higher quality file in the next week. 05% Arabic - 95% English Azzbda starts at 56:28 In Saudi, how people interact in virtual and physical public spaces has changed a lot in the decade. In 2010 KSA was the fastest growing Twitter using nation. There was no guidebook, no committee, no one to set rules...

25% Arabic - 75% English Azzbda starts at https://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-11#t=44:30 As much as we love having guests on the show, we thought it would be nice to showcase the passions and interests of some of the women behind Azzbda. In this episode, the first in a series, Asmaa shares her passion for all things tea. (And Fatma learns that she has been lied to by packaging for years!) Asmaa Mohur...

30% Arabic - 70% English Azzbda begins at 51:58 https://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-10#t=51:58 Community empowerment refers to the process of enabling communities to increase control over their lives, enabling them to represent their interests in a responsible way. It’s something easily taken for granted, so much so that we as citizens let our ownership and responsibility slip through our fingers wit...

05% Arabic - 95% English Azzbda starts at 47:30(https://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-9#t=47:30) “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” Wise words, but they were said before passport control, jetlag, and uncomfortable seating. Today we have four very different perspectives, and we share some of our funnier travel stories, experiences, and travel tips. Raneen is an entrepr...

98% Arabic - 02% English Azzbda begins at 49:27 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-8#t=49:27) Reading is widely accepted as being very important, but how do we create a society that reads? How do we nurture a love of reading in our children and young people? Omniyh Salem is the supervisor of Group Reading, a sub-project by Ketabei book club, she majored in Library and Information science and she oft...

20% Arabic - 80% English Azzbda starts at 45:32 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/p-7#t=45:33) Positive psychology can be seen as the science of optimism. There are proven benefits of choosing to see the world, others, and ourselves in a positive light. By meeting any outcome with an open heart without judgment, our health, happiness, and effectiveness can be greatly improved. Dr. Siddiga AlGhalib is...

05% Arabic - 95% English Azzbda starts at 59:15 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-6#t=59:15) Conflict can take on many forms and can happen between us and anyone else in the world. It causes stress on us and the relationships that mean a lot to us. How do we set aside our ego? How do we see past other people's anger? How do we groom relationships so a fight doesn't shatter it? Sharia Walker is the...

15% Arabic - 85% English Azzbda starts at 51:15 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-5#t=51:15) Saudi YouTube watchers outnumber other countries by a long-shot, we got an entertainment ministry, we have comedy clubs, and there’s a TV industry. Quite the difference from 10 years ago, today we have a general conversation on what the acting scene is like in Saudi & what to expect if you’re interested in...

10% Arabic - 90% English Azzbda starts at 44:50 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-4#t=44:50) Coworking spaces are open offices individuals or small teams can rent in to conduct business. Mariam Alabass Hamiddedin studied art and now has been managing a coworking space with focus on art and wellbeing for the past year and in the industry for longer. For show notes & links, see http://mstdfr.com/show...

25% Arabic - 75% English Azzbda starts at 53:15 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-3#t=53:15) How do you work full-time in a management consultancy, run your own business, freelance as a fitness instructor, and still have time to babysit your niece, hike on weekends, and socialize? Karima gives us insight as to how she does it. Check out links and notes at http://mstdfr.com/shows/azzbda/azzbda-3

30% Arabic - 70% English Azzbda starts at 50:58 (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-2#t=50:58) We all have unique boundaries. Some from fear, some from self-expectations. How do we deal with them when we're forced to push them for work, family, society, and most importantly, our own goals? No guest today, instead we have our own experiences to draw from. More notes and links: http://mstdfr.com/shows/...

30% Arabic - 70% English Azzbda starts at (http://soundcloud.com/azzbda/ep-1#t=52:57) We (Khayra, Ammar, & Asmaa) talk to Rozana AlBanawi of www.rozabee.com about dealing with managers. For links and more notes, check out http://mstdfr.com/shows/azzbda/azzbda-1