22 July 2020: Saniya Chugtai has started online storytelling sessions for hospitals and wants UAE hospitals to come on board. Meanwhile Malar Balaji of Booktopia is challenging your children to read, read, read this summer. 

22 July 2020: Saniya Chugtai has started online storytelling sessions for hospitals and wants UAE hospitals to come on board. Meanwhile Malar Balaji of Booktopia is challenging your children to read, read, read this summer.&nbsp;

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It's all about reading, writing, and storytelling - Saniya Chugtai, Malar Balaji (Booktopia)

That's one experience of pilot-turned-actor Khalid Saeed as he was in a scene alongside John Krasinski in the new Jack Ryan: Ghost War film shot right here in Dubai. We get to know his journey and challenges moving from the cockpit to film sets.

We also discuss how teenage girls can build self-respect while navigating social media, shifting expectations and everyday challenges of adolescence with Dr Katherine Iscoe.

Fertility struggles and IVF were also covered on the show today, hearing from clinical embryologist Maria Banti and IVF mum Dana.

Plus, relief and grief - we look at the two sides of what people feel following their mental health diagnosis.

 

 

That's one experience of pilot-turned-actor Khalid Saeed as he was in a scene alongside John Krasinski in the new Jack Ryan: Ghost War film shot right here in Dubai. We get to know his journey and challenges moving from the cockpit to film sets.
We also discuss how teenage girls can build self-respect while navigating social media, shifting expectations and everyday challenges of adolescence with Dr Katherine Iscoe.
Fertility struggles and IVF were also covered on the show today, hearing from clinical embryologist Maria Banti and IVF mum Dana.
Plus, relief and grief - we look at the two sides of what people feel following their mental health diagnosis.
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"I was with John Krasinski in Dubai."

Why are kids so into skincare? Dr Ankita Tuknayat, Specialist Dermatology at Aster Clinic unpacks the dangers posed by skincare products to young children.

Plus - Byron James, partner at Expatriate Law, takes us behind the scenes of a case of child abandonment.

What is the interstitium? Dr. Nas Al Jafari. Co-Founder Of DNA Health, explains. 

And finally. Dubai residents are getting busy preparing for the Eid holidays, according to Aida Al Busaidy, Associate Vice President of Consumer Advocacy at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.

Why are kids so into skincare? Dr Ankita Tuknayat, Specialist Dermatology at Aster Clinic unpacks the dangers posed by skincare products to young children.
Plus - Byron James, partner at Expatriate Law, takes us behind the scenes of a case of child abandonment.
What is the interstitium? Dr. Nas Al Jafari. Co-Founder Of DNA Health, explains.&nbsp;
And finally. Dubai residents are getting busy preparing for the Eid holidays, according to Aida Al Busaidy, Associate Vice President of Consumer Advocacy at Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.

The problem with kids and skincare 

Chef Nathan Dors is Head Chef at City Social and Chef Daniel Birk from Row on 45 tell Helen how they startd in the kitchen, and what it's like working under Jason Atherton.
Plus: Getting to know new food outlets Zoey's Cafe, Bobi Bowl and Dear Dumpling.
Japanese cafe Bocasu has a YouTube miniseries - we get to know the team behind it. 
Emirati founder Mohammed Kazim tells us sandal brand Tamashee is more than a sandal brand and more of a cultural statement.
What does it take to become an award-winning chef? World Vegetarian Champion Chef Surabhi Suri tells us.

Chef Nathan Dors is Head Chef at City Social and Chef Daniel Birk from Row on 45 tell Helen how they startd in the kitchen, and what it's like working under Jason Atherton. Plus: Getting to know new food outlets Zoey's Cafe, Bobi Bowl and Dear Dumpling. Japanese cafe Bocasu has a YouTube miniseries - we get to know the team behind it.&nbsp; Emirati founder Mohammed Kazim tells us sandal brand Tamashee is more than a sandal brand and more of a cultural statement. What does it take to become an award-winning chef? World Vegetarian Champion Chef Surabhi Suri tells us.

It's all about reading, writing, and storytelling - Saniya Chugtai, Malar Balaji (Booktopia)

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