{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a80099ce65dcd7d158417a0/5f31e981ec30910bd259c66a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"YAL - Farah Al Qaissieh, Founder of Stutter UAE","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a80099ce65dcd7d158417a0/1597106544194-0ad779c6819f2a3a48e83afa140edaf2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Farah Al Qaissieh is a mother of three boys and social entrepreneur and motivational speaker; she holds a Bachelors of Finance from Zayed University.</p><p><br></p><p>Farah launched Stutter UAE in 2013 to raise awareness and support people who stutter through various workshops and events.</p><p>In 2016, Farah was featured in a book chapter titled “Game Changers: How Women in the Arab World Are Changing the Rules and Shaping the Future”.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2017, a short film documentary ‘Just Another Accent’ premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner and Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden; shedding light on Farah’s journey with Stutter UAE.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2018, Farah was awarded the Abu Dhabi Award; the highest civilian medal and recognition granted by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for her positive impact in the community.</p><p><br></p><p>In 2020, Farah launched iStutter Center in partnership with SpeechCare Center in Portugal, an online speech therapy center focusing on treatments for stuttering.</p><p><br></p><p>Also in 2020, Farah co-founded Guiding Stars, an online platform guiding mothers to a more mindful way of raising twins.</p><h3><br></h3><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>01:45 – Farah’s Emirati background</li><li>05:45 – What is Stutter UAE?</li><li>07:15 – How she overcame her own stutter.</li><li>10:15 – Stuttering more in our mother tongue and her struggles with Arabic.</li><li>12:15 – iStutter Center launched in collaboration with Speech Care Center in Portugal.</li><li>15:15 – Farah being awarded the Abu Dhabi Award.</li><li>19:15 – Launching her next venture, Guiding Stars</li><li>22:30 – Going through the Ma’an Social Incubator program.</li><li>23:30 – Why Farah decided to join Young Arab Leaders.</li><li>24:45 – Access to mentorship and providing guidance to the next generation.</li><li>26:15 – The role of Young Arab Leaders in empowering women entrepreneurs</li><li>29:45 – Farah’s role models; she’s even met and interacted with them</li><li>33:00 – Farah’s routine of reading to her children before bed every night.</li><li>34:45 – “What would you want to be remembered for?”</li><li>36:15 – How testing out the theories in a book actually started to manifest for her</li><li>37:45 – Her joy of writing and painting.</li><li>39:45 – Focusing on the fact that happiness starts from within.</li><li>41:45 – “Do not be afraid to take risks” and how the calculated risks she took, brought her to where she is today.</li></ul>","author_name":"Streams of Progress"}