Is one profession enough to achieve our ambition? In this episode of BBC Extra we discover the experiences of young people who have chosen to combine different paths in their lives and the challenges they face to reconcile work and passion.
In this episode of BBC Extra, we meet young people from the Middle East and North Africa region who live between different worlds.
From Kuwait, we host veterinarian and DJ Tamara Qabazard, and talk to her about juggling two different careers and the challenges she faces in organizing her time and dealing with her professional responsibilities.
From Saudi Arabia, career guidance counselor Lina Hariri joins us to discuss our relationship with our professional identity and the social pressures that may affect our choices.
In Algeria, we accompany Camelia, a doctor who has loved riding motorcycles since her childhood and faces stereotypes and criticism because of her passion, which she practices away from the hospital.
In Jordan, we meet Dr. Assem Al-Khalayleh, who combines the practice of medicine and composing orchestral music.
In Egypt, we get to know Youssef Mohamed, nicknamed “Oka,” who specializes in microbiology, but he found in rap music a way to express his feelings and relieve the pressures of work.
Presented by: Maryam Al-Toumi and Ghida Fayyad
Prepared by: Saif Al-Din Al-Rubai and Maryam Al-Toumi
Supervisory Producer: Samah Dakour
Editing: Farah Daja and Nadim Damascene
Supervision: Nancy Al-Naqeeb
The BBC Extra television program sheds light on the unique human stories of our lives that we live and tell to the youth of the Middle East and North Africa region, weekly every Thursday on BBC Arabic at 5:30 pm GMT.
