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Kash Bali is an entrepreneur, actress, model, luxury lifestyle influencer, Emcee, and social media personality based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Originally from Bombay, India, Kash loves dancing and doing sports, she is a yogi and she enjoys practicing yoga, she loves going t ...  Show more

Nakedi Monyemoratho is a film graduate from Johannesburg, South Africa currently based between Africa & Europe. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts: Motion Picture Medium, majoring in Film Production and Sound Design. Nakedi prides herself in being a self-tau ...  Show more

We challenge the conventional perceptions of home and identity in a diasporic context and delve into South Asian art. An art collector, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairperson of the Ishara Art Foundation, Smita Prabhakar shares personal anecdotes, including her move to ...

We dive into the multifaceted life of Asma Elbadawi, a Sudanese British poet, photographer, basketball player, and activist. From her early struggles with dyslexia to lifting the hijab ban on women's basketball, Asma's story is one of perseverance and empowerment. We get an in ...

Host Mikey Muhanna talks to Rana AlMutawa, Assistant Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at NYU Abu Dhabi and author of "Everyday Life in the Spectacular City, Making Home in Dubai." They delve into the misunderstood complexities of Dubai's social dynamics, explorin ...

A professor of anthropology at the American University of Sharjah and the author of "Impossible Citizens: Dubai's Indian Diaspora" and "Teach for Arabia: American Universities, Liberalism, and Transnational Qatar," Neha Vora talks about her experience living in the United Arab ...