Lena is a relational therapist, specifically trained and licensed in Marriage and Family Therapy and certified in Sex Therapy.  In addition to clinical work, Lena is an Adjunct Faculty at Adler University, teaching Sex Therapy to Master’s level students and conducting workshops for other clinicians looking to enhance their Sex Therapy skills and competence working with Muslim clients around sex & sexuality.    Topics covered in Episode: 1- About Lena . 2- Lena's immigration journey. 3- Individual therapy 4- Relationship therapy 5- Sex therapy 6- Advice for Arab immigrants ..read more

Leila is the founder & CEO of Baklava App, a dating app that launched on December 31, 2020. Baklava is the first and only social app for all Arabs from all walks of life. Topics covered in Episode: 1- About Leila. 2- Leila's immigration journey. 3- Founding Baklava and growing the company. 4- The five stigmas associated with dating apps. 5- Future goals & projects. Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more

Sherif Nessim is an Egyptian immigrant with an engineering background and the founder of Jedar Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage startups in the MENA region, Africa, and other emerging markets.  Topics covered in Episode: 1- About Sherif 2- Sherif's Background and immigration journey. 3 - Vision and mission of Jedar Capital 4 - Opportunities for investing in start-ups in the MENA region and other emerging markets. 6 - Challenges and opportunities of being an entrepreneur.  7 - Future goals & projects  Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website ..read more

Omar @Offendum is a rapper/poet based in New York. Known for his unique blend of Hip-Hop & Arabic poetry, he has been featured on prominent world news outlets, lectured at several prestigious academic institutions, and helped raise millions of dollars for various humanitarian relief groups. Offendum was named a Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow for 2018 / 2019. Topics covered in Episode: 1- About Omar. 2- Omar's immigration journey. 3- Omar's projects and music. 4- Performance. 5- About Little Syria. 6- Future goals & projects.  Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Webs ..read more

Sara Sabry is the first Egyptian, Arab and African woman in space and the founder of Deep Space Initiative. She is a mechanical and biomedical engineer. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the American University in Cairo and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Aerospace at the University of North Dakota. Topics covered in this episode:  1- About Sara. 2- Sara's training journey. 3- New Shepard space flight mission, preparation, and the day of. 4- Deep Space Initiative. 5- Future goals & projects  Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.c ..read more

A conversation about immigration,  culture, belonging and tackling a new reality with Bassem Youssef. Bassem is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host, who hosted El-Bernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. Hosts:  Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: www.communiteainarabic.com Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more

How do community organizers help shape and structure Arab immigrant communities in the US and Canada? A conversation about civic engagement and representation with Maya Berry, The Executive Director of the @arabamericaninstitute. Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: www.communiteainarabic.com Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more

Are you an effective communicator? What is your body language saying? How does nonverbal communication affect business leaders and politicians? Don Khoury answers all those questions in this interview. Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad Website: www.communiteainarabic.com Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more

What are the challenges and opportunities of being an entrepreneur?  How to fundraise and start a business? We discuss these topics and more with Donna Khalife, an Arab Immigrant, entrepreneur, founder of Surprise Ride and winner on Shark Tank. Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: www.communiteainarabic.com Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more

In this episode of CommuniTEA in Arabic Season 2, we chat with Rama Chakaki, COO of aixplain, inc. and founder of EdSeed. We will chat with her about women empowerment, Artificial Intelligence, immigration, and more. Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad.  Website: www.communiteainarabic.com Hosts: Anwar Jebran & Malek Abdulsamad. Website: https://communityinarabic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityinA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communityin ..read more