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Sep 2018
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Power of Story, Value of Your Story, Imp...

Lucas Skrobot
About this episode

Omani storyteller Abdullah Al Maawali shares on story, the power of story, the power of audio and oral cultures, and the power of creating platforms for people to share their personal stories. (Wow, that is a lot of "power")

But stories are powerful. They are impactful. As we find our in this episode understanding YOUR story is not only impactful for others around you, but through telling your story you are able understand who you are in a new light.

Abdullah is the founder of True Story Tent, an in event out of Muscat, Oman that finds it's inspiration from The Moth

You can find Abdullah on Instagram

You can find True Story Tent here on Instagram as well.

And, the Ramadan youtube episodes from Oman TV can be found here.

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