We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, that is, approximately 25 years of our lives. But what is sleep? Why do we sleep? How did he attend religions, psychology, and sociology, and how did capitalism affect him? How was it present in the arts and literature... from pre-Islamic commentaries to the songs of Umm Kulthum? Finally, why can't we sleep when we fall in love? In this episode, we address sleep from new psychological angles and unique philosophical dimensions. A great team worked on this episode: Lubna Al-Khamis, Dania Musa, and Abdullah Al-Balawi. Faisal Kharmi, produced by Pixel House. The guest of the episode is the distinguished artist Salwa Al-Ahmad, performing the Doha Ya Doha lullaby.
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What comes after loss?
This episode is a meditative journey into sadness, anger, loneliness, nostalgia, and the love that never ends but changes shape after loss. I share with you 10 lessons I've learned about loss over 15 years of my life. There is a lot of honesty here.. here is a lot of depth.. and a lot of me.
What comes after success?
What happens after we arrive? Why does the feeling fade after graduation? Why do we experience a strange void after a successful deal or long-awaited victory? Can victory be more confusing than loss? In this episode, we delve into the confusing space after success and the desolate emptiness after arrival, when the applause ends, the well-wishers leave, and the flow of messages stops... and the big question begins: What next? A great team worked on this episode: Lubna Al-Khamis, Dania Musa, Abdullah Al-Balawi, Hisham Al-Adini, and produced by Bicycle House.
Nostalgia
Between the smell of rain, the sound of the dawn prayer, and an old song that passes by chance, nostalgia takes us without asking to places, people, and old versions of ourselves. In this poetic episode of Abjoura, we delve into nostalgia as a human emotion and understand its psychological and cultural roots, and how it transformed from a “syndrome” into a universal feeling that touches everyone. From childhood and memory, to music, cities, and travel, all the way to the journey of nostalgia and returning to places that shaped us, not to live in the past, but to reconcile with it, and understand ourselves more... An episode about longing for what has passed, gratitude for what was, and longing for what is gone forever. | A great team worked on this episode: Lubna Al-Khamis, Dania Musa, Abdullah Al-Balawi, Faisal Kharmi, Hisham Al-Adini, and produced by Bicycle House.