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Jun 2022
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Shame and body dysmorphia in the Gulf re...

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In this episode, MEEDA discusses women's mental health with Nadia Al Sayed. 

Nadia Al-Sayed is a British-Kuwaiti-Palestinian anthropologist and cultural consultant. Born and raised in North London, she spent her teenage years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She currently lives between London and Kuwait. Nadia recently founded ‘Daloo3a series’, a platform to discuss issues and affairs that affect women of the SWANA region, their diasporas and beyond, and raise the literacy women have on their bodies, mental health and more. 

Together, they discuss 3aib/shame, body image, body dysmorphia, Toxic beliefs about beauty and health and the pressure to be body positive.

To find out more about Daloo3a, please follow @daloo3aseries on Instagram

Please reach out with your questions, suggestions and feedback via media@meeda.me

For your free 15 mins assessment, please visit www.meeda.me 

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