Ruhee Meghani, founder of Allied Collective - Australia's first inclusive facilitation and wellbeing agency, interviews Jamal Hakim - City of Melbourne Councillor and Lord Mayor Candidate. Together they discuss Jamal's professional background, the importance of community values, and principle based politics.

Transcript available - click here.

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Ruhee Meghani is an inclusive facilitator and public speaker with over 12 years of teaching and facilitating experience. To support others in their learning journey, Allied Collective was founded to solve the need for impactful, inclusive, and accessible training. Today, Ruhee combines these insights with years of experience in teaching to provide clients with engaging workshops, training, and facilitation.

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Intro and outro music by Gregor Quendel under a Creative Commons Attribution licence

Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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Ruhee Meghani, founder of Allied Collective - Australia's first inclusive facilitation and wellbeing agency, interviews Jamal Hakim - City of Melbourne Councillor and Lord Mayor Candidate. Together they discuss Jamal's professional background, the importance of community values, and principle based politics.
Transcript available <a href="https://www.3zzz.com.au/news/politics-people-and-polyglots-jamal-hakim">- click here.</a>
Follow Jamal: <a href="https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/councillor-jamal-hakim#:~:text=Jamal%20is%20Founder%20and%20CEO,and%20successfully%20navigated%20COVID%2D19.">Bio</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0TDcQ9PC8a/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.teamhakim.au/">Website&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</a>
Follow Ruhee: <a href="https://alliedcollective.com.au/">Allied Collective</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruheem/">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alliedcollective/">Instagram</a>
Ruhee Meghani is an inclusive facilitator and public speaker with over 12 years of teaching and facilitating experience. To support others in their learning journey, Allied Collective was founded to solve the need for impactful, inclusive, and accessible training. Today, Ruhee combines these insights with years of experience in teaching to provide clients with engaging workshops, training, and facilitation.
Note&nbsp;- audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors.
Intro and outro music by&nbsp;<a href="https://freesound.org/people/GregorQuendel/sounds/555995/">Gregor Quendel</a>&nbsp;under a&nbsp;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution licence</a>
Stories of Community Resilience is proudly supported by the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>.
See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Stories of Community Resilience is a podcast anthology series sharing interviews of Culturally & Linguistically (CALD) diverse people and communities in Naarm/Melbourne. The project aims to build the capacity of CALD producers of all experience levels. From 2025, the series is produced by young volunteers at SYN. 

Supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation, SYN volunteers are encouraged to get involved in this project by sharing a story, or helping to tell anothers.

Stories of Community Resilience is a SYN Media Podcast.

Stories of Community Resilience&nbsp;is a&nbsp;podcast anthology series sharing interviews of Culturally &amp; Linguistically (CALD) diverse people and communities&nbsp;in Naarm/Melbourne. The project aims to build the capacity of CALD producers of all experience levels. From 2025, the series is produced by young volunteers at SYN.&nbsp;
Supported by the&nbsp;<a href="https://cbf.org.au/">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>, SYN volunteers are encouraged to get involved in this project by sharing a story, or helping to tell anothers.
Stories of Community Resilience is a SYN Media Podcast.

Stories of Community Resilience

Politics, people, & polyglots: Jamal Hakim

With a contagious and distinctive laughter, Ahmad has been illuminating the air waves of Melbourne, with Arab beats, deep cuts, and music that samples familiar beats in new ways! These beats have reached around the world - with collaborations like Radio Al-Hara based in Bethlehem, Palestine. Joining us today for Stories of Community Resilience is Ahmad in the studio ! 

Follow Ahmad @djmatab and Listen to radio Dounyashow here 

Rebecca's latest projects are on Linkedin 

0:00 - 9:00 - Music memories across life, working at Radio Jordan. 

9:00 - 12:00 - Dounya Radio Program, how we fill in the cultural expression gaps.

12:00 - 15:00 - Radio as a means of self-expression.

15:00 - 20:00  - Collaborating with Radio Al-Hara in Bethlehem, Palestine. 

21:00 -   31:50  - Radio connecting is in real life, community music events. 

32:00 - 38:00 -  Why we feel it is important to include Palestinian voices and artists, returning to our 'roots'. 

38:00 - End - Proud moments, upcoming events.

Note - audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. Stories of Community Resilienceis supported by a Content Grant from Community Broadcasting Foundation. Purple Planet Music - Track ‘Sunbeam’ Used under creative commons license. Arabic Melody Dance - Melodies of the Orient and  Voice of the East by TimTaj is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Recorded at SYN Media studios in Narrm, Melbourne February 2026. 

With a contagious and distinctive laughter, Ahmad has been illuminating the air waves of Melbourne, with Arab beats, deep cuts, and music that samples familiar beats in new ways! These beats have reached around the world - with collaborations like Radio Al-Hara based in Bethlehem, Palestine. Joining us today for Stories of Community Resilience is Ahmad in the studio !&nbsp;
Follow Ahmad<a href="instagram.com/djmatab"> @djmatab</a> and Listen to radio Dounya <a href="https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/dounya">show here&nbsp;</a>
Rebecca's latest projects are on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-maakasa-b4b309137/">Linkedin&nbsp;</a>
0:00 - 9:00 - Music memories across life, working at Radio Jordan.&nbsp;
9:00 - 12:00 -&nbsp;Dounya Radio&nbsp;Program, how we fill in the cultural expression gaps.
12:00 - 15:00 - Radio as a means of self-expression.
15:00 - 20:00&nbsp; - Collaborating with Radio Al-Hara in Bethlehem, Palestine.&nbsp;
21:00 -&nbsp; &nbsp;31:50&nbsp; - Radio connecting is in real life, community music events.&nbsp;
32:00 - 38:00 -&nbsp; Why we feel it is important to include Palestinian voices and artists, returning to our 'roots'.&nbsp;
38:00 - End - Proud moments, upcoming events.
Note&nbsp;- audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. <a href="http://syn.org.au/socr">Stories of Community Resilience</a> is supported by a Content Grant from <a href="http://cbf.org.au">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwT-Ep3Fzog">Purple Planet Music - Track &lsquo;Sunbeam&rsquo;</a> Used under creative commons license. Arabic Melody Dance - Melodies of the Orient and&nbsp; Voice of the East by <a href="https://timtaj.com/music/voice-of-east">TimTaj</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=openverse">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>. Recorded at&nbsp;<a href="syn.org.au">SYN Media</a> studios in Narrm, Melbourne February 2026.&nbsp;

Music & Resilience - Ahmad Atwawneh AKA DJ Matab 

Amy Wooller and Veronica Greene from SYN  discuss a choir that is inclusive and welcoming.

The Salt Choir is aiming to be an all-disability choir and a way for people with disabilities or equivalent to experience music. Information about upcoming sessions can found @the_salt_foundation contact Choir Master veronica@thesaltfoundation.org.au to get in touch. 

Interviewer Amy's links can be found here. 

Note - audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. Stories of Community Resilienceis supported by a Content Grant from Community Broadcasting Foundation. Purple Planet Music - Track ‘Sunbeam’ Used under creative commons license.

Amy Wooller and Veronica Greene from <a href="syn.org.au/socr">SYN </a>&nbsp;discuss a choir that is inclusive and welcoming.
The Salt Choir is aiming to be an all-disability choir and a way for people with disabilities or equivalent to experience music. Information about upcoming sessions can found&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesaltchior/">@the_salt_foundation</a> contact Choir Master&nbsp;<a href="mailto:veronica@thesaltfoundation.org.au" data-stringify-link="mailto:veronica@thesaltfoundation.org.au" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">veronica@thesaltfoundation.org.au</a> to get in touch.&nbsp;
Interviewer Amy's links can be <a href="https://linktr.ee/amy_wooller?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAdGRleAOowC1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadvicAf4SI2q7GJ9ptbiCtLuQ2kFvNCgq2geGQCJodlP-F01ExFx20XKBrGeA_aem_z5TqIgb5H4dHoaF3gawEqQ">found here</a>.&nbsp;
Note&nbsp;- audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. <a href="http://syn.org.au/socr">Stories of Community Resilience</a> is supported by a Content Grant from <a href="http://cbf.org.au">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwT-Ep3Fzog">Purple Planet Music - Track &lsquo;Sunbeam&rsquo;</a> Used under creative commons license.

The Salt Choir - Veronica Greene 

SYN media maker Darcy, interviews Ethan Symon. Ethan is a young disabled person who has been an aspiring actor for some time now he is is most well known for his work as a participant at Bus Stop Films, an all abilities filmmaking program. Ethan has starred in two films most notably - Ratbag (2023).

Ethan and Darcy the challenges of being a young disabled person trying to get into the film industry.

Note - audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors. 

Stories of Community Resilienceis produced by SYN Media and is supported by a Content Grant from Community Broadcasting Foundation. Purple Planet Music - Track ‘Sunbeam’ Used under creative commons license.

SYN media maker Darcy, interviews Ethan Symon. Ethan is a young disabled person who has been an aspiring actor for some time now he is is most well known for his work as a participant at&nbsp;<a href="https://busstopfilms.com.au/">Bus Stop Films,</a> an all abilities filmmaking program. Ethan has starred in two films most notably -&nbsp;<a href="https://films.busstopfilms.com.au/film/ratbag/">Ratbag</a> (2023).
Ethan and Darcy the challenges of being a young disabled person trying to get into the film industry.
Note - audio transcriptions provided on streaming services are automatically generated and may contain errors.&nbsp;
<a href="http://syn.org.au/socr">Stories of Community Resilience</a> is produced by <a href="http://syn.org.au">SYN Media</a> and is supported by a Content Grant from <a href="http://cbf.org.au">Community Broadcasting Foundation</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwT-Ep3Fzog">Purple Planet Music - Track &lsquo;Sunbeam&rsquo;</a> Used under creative commons license.

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