This week, we’re joined by Nour Emam — Co-Founder and President of Daleela. Nour opens up about what it took to launch a platform dedicated to women’s health in a region where even basic terminology for women’s sexual health is often taboo. From confronting the hymen myths to learning how to speak openly in Arabic about anatomy. We explore the backlash, the ... Show More
Apr 22
S2 Bonus | Why is "Girlboss" Problematic?
Let’s talk about the rise and fall of girlboss culture. We unpack why some women founders had to adopt problematic values to succeed, why calling someone a boss lady feels strange, and how today’s female leadership can be supportive, creative, and far from competitive toxicity. خ ... Show More
15m 31s
Feb 2026
S3 EP20 | Five Life Lessons We Learned The Hard Way
What would you tell your younger self if you had met her? For us, the first advice we would give our younger selves is learning how to accept advice, how to slow down in a world that glorifies constant doing, and how to make space to simply exist. In this episode, we explore the ... Show More
48m 41s
Feb 2026
S2 EP19 | Who Taught Men This? The Patriarchy is Exhausting
In this episode, we unpack what toxic masculinity really is, not as a label to shame men, but as a pattern that often hurts men first before anyone else. Through an open conversation with mental health advocate Mohamed Elma'andi we explore how men are shaped by childhood and soci ... Show More
55m 22s
Dec 2024
Breaking Timelines and Taking Control of Fertility
On this week's episode, we sit down with Torkia Mahloul, the co-founder of Ovasave, a platform providing accessible fertility and hormonal health tools—and redefining success on her own terms. As a French-Algerian entrepreneur in Abu Dhabi, we discussed her navigating her Arab id ... Show More
46m 59s
Apr 2021
Dr. Deemah Salem: Virginity, Vaginismus, and the Myth of the Perfect Vulva
Today's guest is Dr. Deemah Salem, an OBGYN at Dubai's Genesis Clinic. On this episode of the podcast, we're diving deep into some of the misconceptions surrounding women's sexuality and bodies in the Middle East, including the link between the hymen and virginity, vaginismus, an ... Show More
56m 32s
Apr 2025
#8 - Healthcare, Leadership & Impact: A Conversation with Noha Hachach
In this episode of "Tak on the Pod," Andrea sits down with Noha Hachach, Managing Director of the GCC for Cedars-Sinai and a trailblazer in healthcare innovation and strategy across the Arab world.We dive into Noha’s journey in transforming healthcare systems, the importance of i ... Show More
46m 16s
Dec 2024
EP416 - The Vagina Business: Closing the Orgasm Gap
Welcome to Episode 416 of the Sexology Podcast! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Marina Gerner to discuss her fascinating book on femtech - short for female technology. Together, we explored some groundbreaking innovations in women's health tech, such as ... Show More
36m 54s
May 2022
Emaan Abbass: Putting Sexual Health on the Map
Emaan Abbass is the founder of Ketish, a new feminine wellness brand backed by beauty mogul Huda Kattan. On this episode of the podcast, she opens up about her journey with HPV and what it taught her about her body, the global stigma around sexual health, and what it was like pit ... Show More
37m 43s