صاغت من حزنها شعرًا شعبيًا وثقت من خلاله حالة نساء الكويت..
فقدت ابنيها فصاغت أبياتًا اعتُبرت من أجمل ما قيل في الرثاء، وصار صوتها صوت كل أم ثكلى وكشفت عن فضل المرأة الكويتية في مشاهد البطولة..
تحملت أعباء العيش وحدها بعد وفاة زوجها وربت أبناءها حتى اشتد ساعدهم ثم فقدتهم.
أسمعت العالم قصائدها في زمن لم تكن نساء الكويت فيه يلقين شعرًا أو يفصحن عن ألمهن ... Show More
Jun 2022
KUWAITI INFLUENCER ON TRAVELING SOLO AS A WOMAN
In episode #6 of Roots of Humanity, Drew and Fatima AlMattar, a hardcore traveler and creator from Kuwait, debunk stereotypes about the Middle East and piece together why Kuwait is an underrated and eye-opening travel destination. Other topics include traveling solo as a woman, w ... Show More
19m 19s
Feb 2021
138: Lost Women of Amarna
Powerful, but vanished. Following the death of Akhenaten, several prominent women disappear from history. Meritaten, the King’s Eldest Daughter; Kiya, one of his wives; and two mysterious daughters, the “Tasherits” present unresolved questions. What happened to them? We explore t ... Show More
18m 43s
Mar 2024
Women of Sound: Daphne Oram
Daphne Oram (1925-2003) was one of Britain’s first electronic musicians. She co-founded the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, a leading sound effects unit known for experimental work in sound, and developed her own “drawn-sound” technique known as Oramics, which involved drawing on film ... Show More
6m 43s
May 2024
SHAKING ASS IS ANCESTRAL Ft. Kehlani
The icon herself, the one and only Kehlani, joins Drew on The Comment Section this week!! They talk about why women & femmes are allowed to shake ass wherever they want, being iPad babies, Virgo behavior, why Kehlani hates karaoke, cheater costumes, elevating black and brown quee ... Show More
58m 57s
Jan 2024
Othering and Belonging with Udi Raz, Yasmeen Daher, and Cecilie Surasky
This week we are excited to continue our collaboration with UC Berkeley's Othering and Belonging Institute to bring you a conversation from The Othering and Belonging Conference in Berlin, Germany.This conversation is introduced by Monica Jiang, is moderated by Cecilie Suras ... Show More
1h 2m