Thank you to everyone who took initiative and participated in Haweyatee. Your collaboration is highly appreciated! Stay tuned for upcoming episodes, podcasts, articles, and live sessions with your favorite local community of Artists, Designers, Influencers, Celebrities, Educators, Athletes, Chefs, TV/Radio Hosts plus much more!
Embrace Your Identity.
Meet the Ambitious Entrepreneur and Graphic Designer Afnan Janahi who believes in "now or never" aims to always be fearless and challenges herself to learn something new. She thinks that the worst thing that could happen to a brand is to be invisible. Watch this episode to discover more about the story and journey behind Pause Designs, an agency specializing in branding and animation.
BRANDS THAT MAKE YOU PAUSE!
Meet Yousif Bukhammas! A Digital Creator who specializes in film, he's currently working as a Creative Director at Atnafas Creative. He's also a traveler who loves to vlog on Youtube ever since childhood. Watch this episode to check out more about his story and how did he find his passion for filmmaking.
37 COUNTRIES
Meet Hussain AlMukhtar! As an Entrepreneur, ever since childhood, he had a strong mindset to pursue the business field. Well, he's now the CEO of @ghostwitha a local clothing brand on Instagram. "Ghost With A-" is a brand that represents the community and the interests within, looking forward to representing the world's community at its best.
Different, yet alike; we all as humans have the ability to be who we wanna be, no matter our race, gender, sexuality, or age. This brand believes that anyone can do anything, and there is no such thing as a limitation, as one's creativity and talent cannot be stopped. It aims to represent that by Ghost who is of an unspecified kind and is who they try to represent the community with.
The Story: In March of 2021, amid the Coronavirus pandemic, in a creative community with passion, we loved the idea to help people reflect their interests on what they wear with style, and that's what brought "Ghost With A-" to life.
DIFFERENT, YET ALIKE.
Bahraini creative director, and founder of Limefish Design Studio, with his design and video post-production experience for more than 15 years. Established in 2015, Limefish is a visual design studio based in Bahrain, that provides high-end design services such as branding, marketing materials, video, and motion design. Limefish takes each project through the design process; that guarantees the best concepts and focuses on applying studied design principles with perfect rendering skills and strong attention to detail.
Yonis has a degree in Civil Engineering, and a Visual Design degree and he is also an Adobe Certified Expert. He is also interested in public speaking, teaching, science, and technology. Watch this episode to discover more about his passion for branding as he narrates an interesting story about it.
WE DESIGN WITH YOU
Meet Fawaz Al Shaikh whose solo artist name is Conference of Birds. He’s recently released a divinely soothing album of the same name that will bring on waves of nostalgia and inspire your most profound of thoughts. Music has always been his passion, ever since he was 7. In 2014, Fawaz co-founded a cover band named BG Harmony. They have been actively performing across the island at music events and festivals.
In 2019, Fawaz started working independently, writing his own music, composing and producing them which led to releasing his first debut album titled ‘Conference of Birds’. The album is physically available for sale at Virgin Megastore in Bahrain City Center, Room 2 Rock in Saar, and La Guitara Music Centre in Hoora. The album is digitally available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Anghami, Youtube Music, etc.
CONFERENCE OF BIRDS
Meet Deena Alsaweer! Deena grew up between Ontario and the Kingdom of Bahrain. She is a Fulbright Scholar with an M.A. in Film/TV from SCAD. Deena is an award-winning Writer & Director, and Co-Chair on MAC-CAM’s Board of Directors where they do impactful work to cultivate an environment of growth for immigrant and refugee artists here in Canada. Bell Media Fibe TV1, Hallmark, CBC Gem, GAPC Entertainment, and TVOkids are some of the companies Deena has worked on projects with.
Deena has a journal entry from the 5th grade where she wrote, "I like writing but I want to be a movie director because then I can bring my writing to life". 15 years later, here we are. Recently, her latest screenplay, 'Dead & Alive', won the Best Screenplay award at the Digi60 Filmmakers Festival here in Ottawa. In 2021, Deena’s short screenplay, 'Agent Hala', won a nation-wide competition held by the French Embassy in Bahrain, which also earned her a screenwriting mentorship.
With a giant stack of scripts scattered in every corner of her life, Deena works tirelessly to create fresh, exciting, and hilariously thought-provoking movies/tv series.
FILM DIRECTOR
Meet Zahra Awadh! A creative director at HE Advertising. She worked as a freelance artist and graphic designer for several years on different platforms. Her graphic design work ranges from publications to digital media, illustrations, and branding.
Recently, she started art directing content creation and managing social media content. Zahra also does art workshops and teaches fun, relaxing classes for beginners in art. Listen to discover about her exciting journey and the story behind her brand. You will also learn about tips for building up a brand.
CORANELLYA
Meet Yara Al Ammadi! A dedicated and passionate graphic designer that enjoys the creative process of concept creation and has a flair for branding and layout design. Yara is currently a graphic design educator for middle and high school students. Listen to this podcast to discover her interesting story and passion for teaching.
TEACH EVERYTHING YOU KNOW
Meet Hashim Sharaf! Hashim introduces himself as a storyteller, one who once found himself stuck in the mundane patterns of life, then one day upped and decided to take that pattern and rearrange it. Nobody can deny the sheer impact of visual storytelling; its dynamic demand for attention and ability to spark change were just a few reasons for Hashim to pursue a degree in filmmaking and cinema studies in Australia!
Hashim’s passion for filmmaking catapulted him into starting a creative agency with his friends, More Media, to focus on the stories they want to tell and the dreams they want to turn into reality. Hence, the clever approach of the agency to navigate the marketing industry with their unique goal: creating and building content that touches on humane values and stories while inspiring change.
Listen to this podcast to explore more about his passion for film and storytelling. You will also understand more about his perception of branding.
CREATE YOUR STORY
Meet Jassim Malik! An artist who specializes in DIY Custom Collectibles. Jassim turns toys into collectibles and modifies Playstation controllers to any movie or game theme. In this episode, you'll find out more about how he started and the passion behind his creativity for customizing toys, action figures, and funko pop.
GOOSH - BE CREATIVE
Meet Farah Karim Qasim! Farah is a teacher by profession for the past many years. She started food and lifestyle blogging 2 years ago as a hobby and fortunately was blessed with a lot of appreciation. Farah loves to connect with people and this is the reason the Bahrain Blog was created.
THE BAHRAIN BLOG
Meet Abdulla Al Kuwari! A 21-year-old photographer who’s been learning the art of photography for over a year, and also a person who’s excited to see what the future holds for him as he progresses and perfects his craft as a photographer. Stay tuned till the end of the podcast to find out how you can win a free photoshoot. DM for inquiry or WhatsApp: +973 3979 5909
CHAINS PHOTOGRAPHY
Meet Lucia Bou Dargham! Lucia Bou Dargham is a Lebanese-American freelance journalist based in Pittsburgh, PA. With a passion for crafting her own worlds on paper, she is a soon to be published author, dabbling in poetry and creative fiction. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Writing and Journalism and a love for the arts, she thrives to intertwine both her career and passions to make a lasting impact in the world of entertainment journalism.
PROFESSIONAL WRITER & JOURNALIST