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)

Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan has opened up about a serious health scare after revealing that her breast implants had ruptured after more than a decade, causing pain, inflammation and early signs of infection. Plastic surgeon Dr Adel Quttainah weighs in. 

Plus - Raluca Marcu, known as The Image Scientist, she combines marketing, psychology, styling and body language to help people understand the science behind how they are perceived.

Paris has just hosted its first ever Modest Fashion Week. Maryem Gargoubi, founder of DORA Ready-to-Wear, a UAE-based hijab brand, has her own personal story of navigating identity, work and fashion as a hijab-wearing woman.

Homeschooling in the UAE and across the GCC is no longer just a fringe lifestyle choice or something families turn to when traditional school does not work out.

Dr Michel Khoury, Founder and CEO of Eastwood Global Online School, gives us some insight into this trend, 

Security experts are saying the password may finally be on the way out. Mortada Ayad, VP, META at Delinea, gives us safer and more secure options. 

Huda Beauty founder Huda Kattan has opened up about a serious health scare after revealing that her breast implants had ruptured after more than a decade, causing pain, inflammation and early signs of infection. Plastic surgeon Dr Adel Quttainah weighs in.&nbsp;
Plus - Raluca Marcu, known as The Image Scientist, she combines marketing, psychology, styling and body language to help people understand the science behind how they are perceived.
Paris has just hosted its first ever Modest Fashion Week. Maryem Gargoubi, founder of DORA Ready-to-Wear, a UAE-based hijab brand, has her own personal story of navigating identity, work and fashion as a hijab-wearing woman.
Homeschooling in the UAE and across the GCC is no longer just a fringe lifestyle choice or something families turn to when traditional school does not work out.
Dr Michel Khoury, Founder and CEO of Eastwood Global Online School, gives us some insight into this trend,&nbsp;
Security experts are saying the password may finally be on the way out. Mortada Ayad, VP, META at Delinea, gives us safer and more secure options.&nbsp;

Huda Kattan's breast reduction surgery sparks conversation 

How inclusive is skincare in the UAE? Vimbai Midzi, Founder of Deeper Beauty, joins us to talk melanin-friendly skincare, representation in beauty, and why products should be tested and designed for all skin tones.


Also in this episode:Men & Pilates — Reza Alavi from Real Pilates on why more men are embracing the reformer.Too Friendly? — Dr. Mercedes Sheen on the psychology of overly friendly people.Dating & Loneliness — Cristiana Maxion from Maxion on modern dating and the search for connection.Difficult Kids — Dr. Tanya Dharamshi makes the case for understanding, not labelling, challenging children.

How inclusive is skincare in the UAE? Vimbai Midzi, Founder of Deeper Beauty, joins us to talk melanin-friendly skincare, representation in beauty, and why products should be tested and designed for all skin tones.
 Also in this episode:Men &amp; Pilates &mdash; Reza Alavi from Real Pilates on why more men are embracing the reformer.Too Friendly? &mdash; Dr. Mercedes Sheen on the psychology of overly friendly people.Dating &amp; Loneliness &mdash; Cristiana Maxion from Maxion on modern dating and the search for connection.Difficult Kids &mdash; Dr. Tanya Dharamshi makes the case for understanding, not labelling, challenging children.

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Why is there an shortage of HRT 
We hear from Sophie Smith, Founder and CEO, Nabta Health and Dr. Waqar Ahmed, Director of Pharmacy at Fakeeh University Hospital Dubai
Plus: Know your rights as an employee with Ali Al Assaad, senior associate at Dentons Dubai.
Can DNA testing predict cancer? Dr. Rahat Ghazanfar, consultant in the Pura Longevity Clinic at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC)
Is working from home a career killer? HR Director Catherine Ordoñez-Rivera doesn't think so, but Muhammad Ali, Director, Durlston Partners, has a different view.

Why is there an shortage of HRT&nbsp; We hear from Sophie Smith, Founder and CEO, Nabta Health and Dr. Waqar Ahmed, Director of Pharmacy at Fakeeh University Hospital Dubai Plus: Know your rights as an employee with Ali Al Assaad, senior associate at Dentons Dubai. Can DNA testing predict cancer? Dr. Rahat Ghazanfar, consultant in the Pura Longevity Clinic at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) Is working from home a career killer? HR Director Catherine Ordo&ntilde;ez-Rivera doesn't think so, but Muhammad Ali, Director, Durlston Partners, has a different view.

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

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