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A quick peek at the lineup of wonderful guests joining us this season 🧡

We can’t wait for you to hear the rich, thoughtful conversations we’ve been having! First guest episode drops this Tuesday. 🎧

Subscribe and turn on notifications on Youtube, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite streaming platform. Link in bio!

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Ever wonder how much goes into producing a podcast?

Here’s a little recap of the making of Season 3 with the @womena team. The process was long, but we trusted it. 🫶

Our first episode rolls out this Tuesday, September 15! ❤️

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Welcome to our home!

It took a lot and many wonderful people to bring it together, and we are so grateful. Can’t wait for you to see all the beautiful details next Tuesday, September 15! 🪴

Furniture and decor pieces from:
Alive and well (@thisisaliveandwell)
Kangaroo (@stampedbykangaroo)
Samak Laban (@samaklabandaily)

Thank you to Access Gallery (@accessartspace), for the art pieces from:
Fatma Abodoma (@fatmabodoma)
Hameem El Mahy (@hameemmahy)
Hanafy Mahmoud (@hanafy.mahmoud.1970)
Mahmoud Shabaan
Aida Khalil (@aidak.halil)
Mariam Soliman (@mariam_solimana)
Sameh Refaat

& a big thank you to our independent artists:
Alia Habib (@habibss)
Farida Sultan (@faridaasultan)

And Monica Abadir (@monicaabadir), our set designer with the help of assistant Mariam Elhouchy (@mhoushy) for putting it all together. And to VOID studios (@void_presents) for the space to make our dream set come true!

Thank you to VOID’s team:
Kareem ElKhadrawy (@kare.em__)
Amal Younis (@ayounis__)
Aya H Younis (@move.withaya)

Our first look at the set, our hosts Amira & Elissa couldn’t believe how gorgeous it looked. We still can’t get over it!

A little behind the scenes of bringing it all together. (Hii Monica, Rythma, Hadi, Aya and the VOID team! 👋)

For a second there, we thought the couch might not make it through the door…phew! 😅

A glimpse into all the little details this season. ✨

A closer look at some of the artwork that brought even more life to the space, featuring artists from Access Gallery (@accessartspace):

Fatma Abodoma (@fatmabodoma)
Hameem El Mahy (@hameemmahy)
Hanafy Mahmoud (@hanafy.mahmoud.1970)
Mahmoud Shabaan
Aida Khalil (@aidak.halil)
Mariam Soliman (@mariam_solimana)
Sameh Refaat

And independent artists Alia Habib (@habibss) and Farida Sultan (@faridaasultan).

Aaand, we have this wonderful little corner for some very special conversations that you’ll be seeing throughout the season. 👀

Meet the lovely women behind some of the pieces on our set: 💗

Haya Sultan (@hayassultan), co-founder of Alive & Well
Farahnaz Hany (@farahnazhabd), founder of SamakLaban
Naila Marei (@nailamarei), co-founder of Kangaroo

A shout-out to mother nature for the stunning flower

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WE’RE BACK! We’re “Sage Takes Thyme” — a podcast where two friends talk about the hard stuff, the heart stuff, and everything in between.

🎙️ A @womena podcast, hosted by Elissa Freiha (@freiha) and Amira Salah-Ahmed (@amiralx).

This season, we’re expanding the table, bringing in more voices, more lived realities, and more difficult questions shaping the Arab world and its diaspora today.

Season 3 drops September 15 on YouTube and all streaming platforms. Comment “Notify me” and we’ll send you the link so you don’t miss the first episode. 🔔

And let us know what topics you’re expecting from us this season in the comments. 🌿 (We read Every. Single. One!)

A big thank you to everyone who helped bring this season to life. 🤍

Team Behind the Scenes:

Director: Rythma Ekanayake (@rythmae)
Production Manager: Hadi Gaafar (@Hadi.gaafar)
Editorial Producer: Laila El Deib (@lailaeldeib)
Videographers and Editors: Aya El-Hussiney (@ayaelhussieny_) and Rowan Messelhy (@rowanmesselhy) and Farida Elebeidy (@alilgroovyy)
Social Media and Marketing: Shahd Salaheldin (@fullyshahd) and Mostafa El Gaaly (@mgaaly_)
Lighting Assistance by Ahmed and the Void team (@void_presents)

Title design: Magdee Hozeyn (@hozyenn_) and Nour Elzayat (@nstudio_____)
Graphic design: Farida Elebeidy (@alilgroovyy)

Art Director: Monica Abadir (@monicaabadir) with the help of Assistant Mariam Elhouchy (@mhoushy)

Furniture and decor pieces from:

Alive and well (@thisisaliveandwell)
Kangaroo (@stampedbykangaroo)
Samak Laban (@samaklabandaily)

Thank you to Access Art Space for collaborating with us and contributing pieces from artists:

Fatma Abodoma (@fatmabodoma)
Mariam Soliman (@mariam_solimana)
Hameem El Mahy (@hameemmahy)
Hanafy Mahmoud (@hanafy.mahmoud.1970)
Mahmoud Shabaan
Sameh Refaat
Aida Khalil (@aidak.halil)

& also a big thank you to independent artists:

Alia Habib (@habibss)
Farida Sultan (@faridaasultan)

Our Location Partners are Void Inc. Thank you to their team:

Kareem ElKhadrawy (@kare.em__)
Amal Younis (@ayounis__)
Aya H Younis (@move.withaya)

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POV: your summer when you work on a podcast. 💤

(Also Season 3 is releasing superr soon)

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just a whole lot of life lately 🫶🏻🥹🎡🐥🏡🎂🌅🧸🔮👶🏻🎢🫐🥗🍰🪐🧩🌃

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Go Go Go! @oufashobeir1 🏆

Egypt's Goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir denied Lionel Messi with an unforgettable penalty stop during today's match against Argentina.

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Comment "link" and we'll send you this special episode with Womena's Head of Creative, Rythma.✨

What if the pressure to always be productive is exactly what's getting in the way of your creativity?

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We're watching the Egypt against Australia match in Cairo, Dubai, London, Riyadh, and at a literal wedding.

Where are you watching? 🇪🇬

#EgyptVsAustralia #WorldCup

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What did you think of "Obsession?"

The story follows a lonely young man whose wish to be with the person he loves unexpectedly comes true. But what begins as a dream soon spirals into something much darker, forcing him to confront the consequences of getting exactly what he wanted.

Some of our team saw a deeper commentary on entitlement, consent, and control. While other members experienced it as simply an unsettling horror story about a wish gone wrong.

👉 Swipe through to read our debate (spoilers alert), then tell us: what was your take on “Obsession?”

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Have you watched “Everything Has Changed: We Belong To The Land?”

In this trilogy, we head to Amman, Jordan, where memory, migration and identity collide. We follow voices as they preserve memory, archive lived experiences and shape new forms of resistance. 🇯🇴

Make sure to catch all the episodes on Womena’s Youtube. Link in bio.

Or comment “Link” and we’ll DM you the playlist. 📩

Everything Has Changed is a docu-series exploring how our lives have shifted over the past decade, the realities we still carry and the new narratives we are shaping.

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Tea Thyme Bonuses are now on Youtube!

Come sit with us and get to know the team behind "Sage Takes Thyme."

We chatted with Rythma, @womena's creative lead and @sagetakesthyme director, about her Womena journey, overcoming imposter syndrome, and developing her leadership style.

Comment “Link” and we’ll DM you our special team episodes. (They’re full of tea you don’t want to miss ☕)

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