The Detour Podcast بودكاست تحويلة

حديثي مع نبيل ترزي عن الرحلة التي غيرت حياته وعن السفر البديل والاستدامة. My conversation with Nabil Tarazi about the trip that changed his life, about alternative travel and sustainability. (Recorded in March, 2023) -------------- Nabil Tarazi In April 2007, after 13 years of running a company in the technology sector in London, Nabil Tarazi packed up his suits and ties along with the rest of his life, bought a backpack, and went east. His journey through Australia and South East Asia became the foundation for what was to be EcoHotels, the company he established in 2009 with a vision to create unique experiences for travellers in natural areas, surrounded by local hospitality, and with a kick of adventure. عن نبيل ترزي في شهر أبريل من عام 2007، تخلى نبيل ترزي عن البدلات الرسمية وربطات العنق بعد أن أمضى 13 عاماً في إدارة شركة في قطاع التكنولوجيا في لندن ليشتري حقيبة ظَهر ويسافر نحو الشرق. وقد كانت رحلته عبر أستراليا وجنوب شرق آسيا أساس شركة الفنادق البيئية EcoHotels التي أنشأها عام 2009، بهدف تقديم تجارب فريدة للمسافرين في المناطق الطبيعية في ظل الضيافة المحلية وحس المغامرة.

حديثي مع شيرين التلهوني حول التحديات المجتمعيه لثقافة الرقص المعاصر وطريقها من هندسة العمارة الى تصميم الرقص My conversation with Shireen Talhouni about the signs that lead to a huge detour, and about the dance between defiance and acceptance. (Recorded in Dec, 2022) -------------- About Shireen Talhouni Shireen Talhouni is a Jordanian Circassian architect turned contemporary dance choreographer and performance artist from Amman. She is founder of Contemporary Amman, a training and performance platform empowering young people to share their stories through movement.

حديثي مع كريم عرفات حول التحويلات المختلفة التي مر بها ودخوله عالم الخبز ليصبح مخبزه من اهم المخابز في عمّان My conversation with Karim Arafat about the different detours he has taken until becoming a baker and running a popular bakery in Amman. (Recorded in March, 2023) About Karim Arafat It's been about 10 years since Kareem left tech for bread. He started to bake bread at home for 3 years, and in 2017 opened Foron Rex, a small artisan bakery in Amman. Now, he works with a team of 37 people that produce and sell some of the most tasty bread and pastries in the city of Amman.

حديثي مع سلوى قعدان، قصتها في مواجهة الصعوبات بتبني المرونة والتأقلم، وكيف أن الانفتاح الحقيقي على الفرص يساعد على إيجاد جذور الشخص وربما شغفه في الحياة. My conversation with Salua Qidan, her story of overcoming tough beginnings by embracing adaptability, and discovering how being truly open to opportunities helps find one's roots and maybe their passion in life. (Recorded in Feb, 2023) -------------- Salua Qidan Creative Director, Tiraz (tirazcenter.org) Founder, Folkglory (folkglory.com) Salua Qidan is a craft heritage researcher, curator and product designer, focused on the traditions of the Levant’s dressmaking and textiles. Trained as an architect in Jordan in the mid 1990s, she started her career as cofounder of SYNTAX, a multidisciplinary design company in Amman, Jordan, where she specialized in book and exhibition design for art, culture and heritage projects. Through her work with various cultural institutions she found herself drawn to the heritage of crafts in Palestine, Jordan and Syria. A pivotal moment for her was the start of her collaboration in 2012 with Widad Kawar, the leading collector and authority on the heritage of Palestinian and Arab dressmaking, designing Kawar’s seminal book Threads of Identity. In 2015 Salua became a founding team member of Tiraz — The Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress, where she continues to serve as Creative Director. At Tiraz, Salua immersed herself in the knowledge gained from experts and scholarly sources and her numerous encounters with embroiderer women and other craft makers who are keeping the Levant’s fast-eroding traditions and techniques alive. In 2020 Salua founded Folkglory, a project inspired by her heritage journey. Through Folkglory Salua designs contemporary products for heritage education and traditional craft enthusiasts. Blending original research, curation, documentation and product development, Folkglory aims at spreading the indigenous knowledge and skills embedded in the Levant’s rich dressmaking traditions to a global audience. Folkglory’s first collection of embroidery kits was launched in 2021. Born in Germany to a Palestinian father and German mother, she moved to Amman aged 15, experiencing both a culture shock as a teenager, but also the beginning of a journey of understanding the roots of the Arab Palestinian and Jordanian side of her heritage. She lives and works in Amman.

حديثي مع الدكتورة ماري قعوار حول استجابتها لنداء العمل من أجل تحقيق العيش الكريم لكل إنسان، و عن المثابرة والقدرة على التكيف مع التركيز على الهدف المنشود. My conversation with Dr. Mary Kawar about following a calling to help create conditions that allow dignified human living, about persistence and adaptability while keeping an eye at the goal. (Recorded in Jan, 2023) -------------- About Dr. Mary Kawar Mary Kawar is currently the director of Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress and serving on the Board of directors at the Jordan Central Bank. Formally she was the Jordanian Minister for Planning and International Cooperation. She also worked at the the International Labour Organisation for 20 years where she held senior positions in the ILO headquarters in Geneva, the Regional Office for Arab States in Beirut, and the subregional office for East Africa in Dar El Salaam. She is a social and economic policy expert and researcher in areas mostly related to labour, employment policies and social protection. She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.

حديثي مع راندي عابدين عن بداية شغفها بالرقص والحركة ومسار حياتها مع كل التحويلات والاختيارات المختلفة A my conversation with Randi Abdin about the beginning of her passion for dance and movement, the road with all the detours and the different choices she made. (Recorded in Feb, 2023) -------------- About Randi Abdin Randi is currently the Director General of Elia Nuqul Foundation; a family philanthropic foundation creating space for youth to thrive and develop their growth on an educational, professional, and personal level facilitating their entrance to the job market. Having a passion for the performing arts and especially dance, she started dancing at the age of 22 and received a Professional Diploma in Dance Studies from the previously called Laban Center London (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) in 2001. Randi has more than 20 years of performing arts experience, specializing in the field of dance. Her experience consists of choreography, teaching dance, and performing. An active leader and a fellow in the Middle East Leadership Academy (Mela), one of several sister leadership organizations spanning the Middle East, Central Eurasia, South East Asia and the United States of America. An Associate Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation, in addition to being a graduate from the Landmark Forum and the Advanced Course from Landmark Worldwide. Randi’s diverse academic, practical, cultural, and artistic experience allows her to capitalize on the resources at hand, create and innovate, develop, plan, achieve, evaluate with a clear vision, and more importantly lead her towards what she aspires for. Randi is committed to serving others with the purpose of taking an active part in improving the well-being of individuals and groups through body movement genius and creativity. Currently, she is a dance movement therapist in training, studying Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) at the 92Y Harkness Dance Center in New York City. She is committed to start a DMT practice in Jordan. As a consultant specializing in non-verbal communication for teams in corporate set-ups, Randi applies DMT approaches and methodologies in her programs to bring out the power within clients. Randi is an endless learner who loves to travel and meet people from different cultures and walks of life. Her slogan in life is to live it fully and to be all in whatever she does. In addition, dance and music speak to her being.

بحب اقدملكم الموسم الثالث من بودكاست تحويلة! استمرارًا على ردود الفعل الإيجابية التي تلقيتها في المواسم السابقة، بدأت بدعوة الضيوف والتسجيل منذ ديسمبر ٢٠٢٢. في هذا الموسم قدرت أستخدم كاميرات أفضل مما ساعد على تسهيل عملية التحرير بشكل كبير. كما قدرت من تحديث الميكروفونات وأذرع الميكروفون. مع هيك، استغرق الإنتاج كثير الوقت أنا متحمسة لإستخدام أدوات تحرير تعتمد على الذكاء الاصطناعي للموسم الرابع! يمكن أدعو أكثر من 6 ضيوف، مين بيعرف! بكفي احكي عن الاستوديو، أنت هون لمشاهدة / الاستماع إلى القصص الملهمة التي سيشاركنا بها ضيفات و ضيوف هذا الموسم. لدعم هذا الجهد، يرجى مشاركة الحلقات التي وجدتيها/وجدتها ملهمة شخصيا صديقاتك وأصدقائك. The third season of The Detour Podcast is finally out! Continuing on the positive feedback I received on the previous seasons, I started inviting guests and recording back in December 2022. I managed to use better cameras this season which enabled the editing process to go much smoother. Also, I managed to upgrade the mics and mic arms.Still, the production took a lot of time and I am hoping to use AI-powered editing tools for the 4th season next year to be more efficient! Maybe invite more than 6 guests, who knows. Also, i will get someone to help me out to be able to record myself better :-D Enough of the geeky studio talk, you are here to watch/listen to the amazing stories this season's guests will share with us.To support this effort, please share the episodes you found personally inspiring with your friends. مرحبًا بك في بودكاست تحويلة فكرة البودكاست هي الاحتفال بالأشخاص اللي دايماً بتعلمو بأنفسهم مهارات مختلفة لتاخذهم لآفاق جديدة. كل الاشخاص شاركونا برحلتهم بحلوها ومرها، وبخبرونا عن الحوافز والدوافع وكل الطرق اللي ساعدتهم ليعملو تحويله معينة بحياتهم ويوصلوا للي بدهم اياه Welcome to The Detour Podcast! The podcast is all about celebrating those always on a quest to learn themselves into new abilities. Each individual shares their journey so far in their lives

To learn more about Rana visit her website @ https://www.ranahusseini.com About Rana Husseini: Author of “Years of Struggle – The Women’s Movement in Jordan (2021) and “Murder in the Name of Honour (2009)”, a human rights activist and senior journalist writing for “The Jordan Times”, Husseini focused on social issues for over 25 years with a special emphasis on violence against women, as well as the brutal crimes that are committed against Jordanian women in the name of family honor. Husseini has earned 10 local and international awards, including a medal from King Abdullah II in 2007, the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1998 for reporting on such crimes and The London Arabia Organisation Arab Woman of the Year Award in 2019 for social impact. Husseini is currently serving on several boards including Equality Now in the United States, and the Jordanian National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation.

To connect to Samer, you can reach him @ Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/kurdirama About Samer Kurdi: I am a humanitarian who works with refugees in Amman, Jordan. But I have worn many hats along the way, including that of a technology blogger, a visual artist, and have had jobs in the corporate world in both technology and pharmaceuticals, in the US and in Jordan. As an undergraduate I studied philosophy and psychology, and I still yearn to be a healer. As I grow older I have a rekindled interest in spirituality.

You can connect to Sally by visiting her website here http://www.sallyshalabi.com About Sally: سالي شلبي حكواتية محترفة ومعروفة باسم مستوحى من اسم عائلتها ومهنتها: شلبية الحكواتية. تنقب وتبحث سالي عن قصص بلاد الشام الشعبية والمعاصرة لتحكيها بعروضها. في جعبتها ومخزونها القصصي القصص الشعبية والخرافات والشهادات والقصص المعاصرة أيضا كما وتحكي القصص العالمية. تعمل سالي شلبي بالموروث الشفوي منذ ال2005 وقد قامت بعروض مختلفة ضمن مهرجانات دولية ومحلية. تبدأ سالي ممارستها بعملية بحث طويلة ومعمقة يكون العرض بحد ذاته جزء من هذه العملية وبهذا فان ممارسة البحث عندها هي عملية مستمرة من التطور والتطوير للقصص التي تعمل بها لتنتج نسخة جديدة معاصرة تعنى بإحترام وتقدير ما جاء من أسلافنا ومزجه مع ما هو يلائم عصرنا هذا من مفاهيم وقيم مناسبة. قامت سالي بعدة عروض منها “خير يا طير” الذي يروي قصة النكبة الفلسطينية من خلال شهادات التاريخ الشفوي وقد عرضت خير يا طير في عمان 2107 و2019 ونابلس 2018 والبحرين 2018 ورام الله 2019. وعرضت وروت من سيرة الظاهر بيبرص وهي تعمل على اعادة طرح هذه السيرة بشكل معاصر منذ ال 2017 لتكن بذلك اول امرأة تقوم بسرد السيرة بالحيز العام. كما قامت بترجمة الجزء الثاني والثالث من السلسلة القصصية “حكايتنا حكاية” بالاضافة الى انها تعد وتكتب نصوص البودكاست وتؤديها ولها عدة إنتاجات صوتية: شلبيات (2015 – 2019) وحياكة الكلام (2020) ورحلة في الجنون (2021)، وكنا وما زلنا – نسخة اليافعين (2021) كما تستضيف على قناتها الخاصة “شلبية الحكواتية” مجموعة قصصية من الموروث الشعبي العربي والعالمي. حازت سالي على منحة لمشروع “حكايات شلبية” في ال 2019 من برنامج المنح والدعم لمؤسسة عبد الحميد شومان. كما حازت في ال2021 حازت على منحة من مؤسسة أفاق لمشروع بحث فني “زغاريد”. Sally Shalabi is a professional storyteller known as Shalabieh Al Hakawtieh, a playful name inspired by her family name and her profession. Shalabieh's tells stories from Bilad Al Sham (the Levant) as well as other traditions and regions. Her repertoire includes folktales, testimonies and oral histories, contemporary stories. Sally has been working in the oral tradition since 2005 and has performed at various venues and festivals locally and internationally. Sally’s practice is a continuous process of research and development of which the performance is one part. This process results in a newer version of the stories she works with. These new tellings respect the traditions and the story whilst also reflecting more contemporary concepts and values. Sally has presented various shows of including Khair Ya Tayer, a storytelling performance that tells the story of the Palestinian Nakba through testimonies and oral histories. Khair ya Tayer was performed in Amman (2017 and 2019), in Nablus (2018), Bahrain (2018), and Ramallah (2019). She has also been working on developing a contemporary telling of the bio-epic Sirat Al Thaher Baybars and has been telling stories from the epic every year since 2017, thus becoming being the first woman to tell the epic of Al Thaher Baybars (the Mamluk king) in a public space. Sally is also a writer and translator. She has translated two anthologies from the Syrian folktales series “Timeless Tales” and written various audio pieces. Some of her productions include: Shalabiyat (2015- 2019), Hiyaket Al Kalam (2020), Journey into Madness (2021), Palestine was and Is – for Youths )2021), as well as having her own storytelling channel Shalabieh Al Hakwatieh on SoundClound. Sally Shalabi has been awarded a grant for her project “Hikayat Shalabieh” by Abdulhamid Shoman Foundation in 2019 and a research grant for her project Zaghareed by AFAC in 2021. Follow Shalabieh on: Facebook: Instagram: Sound Cloud: Youtube: Patreon: بإمكانكم متابعة عمل شلبية الحكواتية على: http://www.facebook.com/hakawatieh Instagram @hakawatieh https://www.youtube.com/sallyshaabi https://www.patreon.com/hakawatieh

About Ola El Khalidi Ola El Khalidi is delving into ways to unleash Teta O, her artist self, and experiment with music and movement fearlessly. Curator and arts collaborator, Ola is the founder of Makan Art Space (2003-2015), she is a member of the Rocca Family since 2010, an artist collaborative project with Diala Khasawnih that contemplates the meaning of everyday matters. The Family’s latest project, the Zizi School, is an experiment at philosophizing. Ola continues to examine notions of intimacy and freedom through creating spaces of listening such as the Clinic (2019 - on going), where she holds one on one sessions for artists to reflect and wonder about their practices through conversation and exchange of wisdom.

About Deema: I studied IT for the undergrad but I've always been crazy about music, drawing and the visual world..I worked for the biggest part now as an independent creator in photography, film and bilingual texts (mostly prose) basing all my work on self-reflexivity of my lived biography, answering questions or aspiring on taking journeys to answer questions developed throughout my journey on mother earth. So intrigued by life and the living and forever curious to see what's happening out there in the touchable world. Currently doing a full time job and taking care of health, an extra notch, still recovering from an attack in 2018

About Rania Atallah After 20 years in politics and communications spent between the USA and Jordan, Rania Atalla made a mid-career change into the field of mental health. She earned her second Master’s degree, this one in Counseling Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Washington, D.C. campus) in June 2013. She trained at a private psychology clinic and at Al-Rashid Hospital Center for Psychiatry and Addictions, both in Amman. She currently works privately with clients to identify & address different emotional and psychological conditions. She is particularly interested in the brain & neuroplasticity, and is passionate about raising awareness regarding mental and emotional well-being. Prior to her career change, Ms. Atalla had earned a BA and MA in political science both from Georgetown University. For two decades, she combined politics and communications experience with management and leadership skills to lead high-profile institutions in Jordan and internationally. She ran the Jordan Information Bureau (Jordan’s public affairs office) in Washington, D.C. for five years where she focused on Jordan’s position in the United States Congress. Ms. Atalla also served as Director of Communications for King Abdallah and as the first Chief of Staff for Queen Rania Al-Abdallah. Upon leaving public service, she returned to Washington, D.C. as the US Executive Director of Women for Women International, a global organization that empowers women in conflict and post-conflict countries. She served on the board of trustees of the Elia Nuqul Foundation in Jordan, as well as on the board of INJAZ Arabia. She is currently a board member of Women for Women International, and of Al-Malath Hospice Organization in Amman. Ms. Atalla is licensed by the Ministry of Health in Jordan. She is also a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and of the American Psychological Association (APA). She has a private pilot’s license and enjoys kite-flying in the Jordanian desert.

مرحبًا بك في بودكاست تحويلة فكرة البودكاست هي الاحتفال بالأشخاص اللي دايماً بتعلمو بأنفسهم مهارات مختلفة لتاخذهم لآفاق جديدة. كل الاشخاص شاركونا برحلتهم بحلوها ومرها، وبخبرونا عن الحوافز والدوافع وكل الطرق اللي ساعدتهم ليعملو تحويله معينة بحياتهم ويوصلوا للي بدهم اياه Welcome to The Detour Podcast! The podcast is all about celebrating those always on a quest to learn themselves into new abilities. Each individual shares their journey so far in their lives

A video producer, turned coffee roaster, turned private mediator. Sculpting since 2005.. currently casting the first life size hollow bronze sculpture in Jordan and possibly area! To connect with Lamia go to: https://www.instagram.com/sculpturesbylamia/ https://m.facebook.com/sculpturesbylamia/?ref=bookmarks&_rdr

Annie is a Palestinian freelance photojournalist and an Independent filmmaker based in Jordan and Canada. As a visual storyteller, Annie seeks long-form narrative with a focus on women’s issues and social justice. In her work, she raises questions of identity and awareness of the experiences of exile, uprooting, and displacement among marginalized groups. Her work is published in Canadian and International media including The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Bloomberg News and NBC News. She also worked as Photo Editor for The Globe and Mail and Video Producer, Filmmaker and Photographer for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Danish Refugee Council (DRC). Her first short documentary Hollie’s Dress, had its’ World Premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in 2020 in collaboration with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Hollie’s Dress played in over 30 international festivals and has won numerous awards including the Golden Sheaf Award and Canada Life Best Short Documentary. Annie is represented by Middle East Images and is a member of Boreal Collective, Women Photograph, and a board member at True North Photo Journal (TPNJ). You can contact Annie through: https://www.anniesakkab.com

ديالا من مواليد مدينة عمّان في ١٩٧٥. أن يولد المرء في عام ١٩٧٥ يجعل قياس الزمن سهلا بعض الشيء: مرّ ٢٥ عام في ٢٠٠٠ ومرّ ٤٥ عام في ٢٠٢٠. تحاول ديالا الاقتراب من ذاتها بالاقتراب من البريّة من حولها والتي في داخلها وتحبّ الفن والمشي. تعرفو معي على مشوار ديالا وتحويلاتها للتواصل مع ديالا https://www.roccafamily.org

Suhail has been working in the field of gender justice and SGBV prevention at a programming, research and analysis, service delivery, strategy development and training capacities for the majority of his professional life spanning over 19 years in Canada, the Middle East, Europe and on international assignments. In the past 5 years, he particularly worked within the development and refugee/emergency response contexts in Jordan, Canada, Greece, Bangladesh, Lebanon and Kenya. You can contact suhail via http://orangehabitat.com

Reef in Arabic means countryside, the fertile land, and also "Reef Alayn" is the part of the eye that protects it when it blinks. Symbols that reflect my passion for nature, learning from it and with it while observing its beauty. I was born and raised in Jordan, living and working in different areas around it, with having strong ties to where I live in this world. After spending a good time of my life in the academic institutions, private companies, and the NGO sector, I realized how much I don't know, and what I already know comes from institutions that feed into destroying the fabric of nature and communities. Eight years ago, I came together with Dina, a former colleague, and friend, to start Taghmees Social Kitchen, a homegrown learning medium. Taghmees in Arabic means to immerse, immerse in life and food as a way to bring people together. In Taghmees we question what enters our mind and body, be part in producing our meaning in this life rather than being just consumers. In Taghmees we use our own stories as a way of learning and reflect on our different life experiences. You can contact Reef through: http://taghmees.org

My name is alma. I study graffiti. I used to be an artist. I want to become a pop singer (not really because I cannot sing or hold a tune, but I dream of the attention). I live with Rocca, the cat, and hoard plants (at present, I think i have 28). Razan is one of my best friends. Here is a more formal academic biography: alma khasawnih researches access to the street in post-colonial and settler-colonial nation-states as a site of understanding and articulating access to citizenship. alma’s research projects examine ephemeral visual culture production (graffiti, murals, and other forms of street/public art) as stand-alone material objects that orient, disorient, and reorient feminist debates on social political-cultural movements within urban geographies and the phenomenology of erasure, co-optation, and resistance. alma is invested in examining how urban beautification projects and cleansing public spaces are part of authoritarian visual culture and politics of respectability that aims at policing minoritized bodies in public spaces. alma earned a Ph.D. in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington, Seattle; an M.A. in Community Art Education from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; and a BS in Environmental Policy and Behavior from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. You can contact Alma via her email almakhasawnih[at]gmail.com