Empowering the arab youth, with Thuraya Ismail

About this episode

Thuraya Ismail discusses empowering Arab youth through drug prevention and the arts.

I’m continuing my conversation with Thuraya Ismail, CEO of Mentor Arabia, an organisation dedicated to improving the well-being of the Arab youth. On this episode, Thuraya shares her insights on drug prevention, overcoming stigma and how this work intersects with her other passion for arts & film. This episode is brought to you by:⁠ EFG Hermes One⁠, your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets worldwide⁠. Start investing today ! Azza Fahmy Jewellery⁠ Chapters: 0:00 Coming up 3:27 Tackling drug prevention 12:12 Impact of Saudi Vision 2030 14:14 Supporting youth through arts 16:13 Expanding Mentor Arabia This episode is brought to you by: EFG Hermes One: your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets. Start investing today ! Azza Fahmy Jewellery

People in this episode

Guest: Thuraya Ismail

Topics covered

• Arab youth empowerment
• drug prevention
• arts and film
• stigma
• Saudi Vision 2030

Keywords

• Arab youth
• drug prevention
• stigma
• arts
• Saudi Vision 2030

Sponsors

EFG Hermes One, Azza Fahmy Jewellery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mentor Arabia

Places: Saudi Arabia

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