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Sep 2024
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S1 E01 | Why do we need feminist storyte...

Womena
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Womena’s brand new podcast “Sage Takes Thyme” dives into the journey and perspectives of the Womena co-founders Elissa Freiha and Amira Salah-Ahmed. 

 

As a media company, we always get asked “Why Womena?” and why we have chosen to tell the stories of women in the region. In this first episode they open up about how Womena got started, why we do what we do and how their friendship kept them sane through the hurdles of building this community. 


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Hosts: Elissa Freiha (@freiha), Amira Salah-Ahmed (@amiralx)

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