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Dec 2022
1h 6m

Sara Aqel - Is Empowerment Outdated?

RANIM KADDOURA
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In this episode, we get to know the extraordinary chef Sara Aqel a little better. She talks us through her path becoming one of the regions youngest female chefs from being raised with 5 sisters to the discipline of culinary school. We take a deeper dive into women empowerment, opportunity and the evolution of these concepts over time. 

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