181: Carrying On: A South Asian Couple’s Commitment to Fostering
Sami Malik (ma-lik), an Uber driver from Pakistan, and his wife have devoted much of their adult lives to fostering children in the United Kingdom. Since his arrival in Scotland more than 25 years ago...
25 Okt 20188min
180: A Crowded House: Father-Daughter Duo Doing Their Part in Reclaiming Syria’s Lost Generation
In the middle of the ongoing Syrian War, Esra, a Syrian national from Kuwait, and her father founded a small orphanage in Istanbul, Turkey, where she is helping oversee and care for a group of high-po...
11 Okt 20188min
179: Raising the Bar: Women Redefining Gender Stereotypes in Jordan
Sarah Abu Shawish (sha-weesh), of Amman, Jordan, is using her love for sports to challenge commonly-held gender stereotypes throughout Arab society and help her country progress toward gender equality...
20 Sep 20183min
178: The Teachable Teacher
Nuray (nur-eye), an accomplished teacher who runs her own language school in Istanbul, has been teaching the Turkish language to foreigners for over a decade. Although an experienced educator, Nuray s...
19 Jul 20189min
177: Breakfast in Morocco, Dinner in Istanbul
Asmae (as-ma), of Ouazzane (Wazan), Morocco, shares how her sojourn in the artsy Moroccan town of Asilah inspired her to become an artist in her own right. A lover of travel and speaker of five langua...
5 Jul 20182min
176: The Joy of Singing
Music is a powerful thing. It’s the language of life that transcends culture and has the capacity to unite people from a variety of backgrounds and belief systems. Music greets and confronts us throug...
21 Jun 20186min
175: Heart for Africa: From a Big City Nurse in the United States to a Clinical Instructor in the African Countryside
The country of Liberia is nestled on the Atlantic coast of West Africa between Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire. In recent history, civil war and disease have wreaked havoc on the country's already smal...
7 Jun 201811min
174: Sculpting Smiles
Bassem Nabeel of Amman, Jordan, enjoys creating clay caricatures in hopes of bringing smiles to his customers.
10 Mai 20182min
