Join Salem and Shamsa’s conversation with Latifa Alkhayat @line.tifa as she opens us up an architectural perspective of what it means to be Khaleeji, and what it could potentially lead to in the future. Here’s to Khaleeji youth. We tend to neglect these conversations about spaces and their implications on our sense of self, and Latifa's documentation really encourages the viewer to initiate a process of reflection.

Join Salem and Shamsa’s conversation with @mahmood_zadjali as he enlightens us all with his experience as a Balushi Omani artist. Let us celebrate this tribe and culture as we explore his colorful, welcoming, loving photo series during this episode and discuss his relationship with the Khaleeji identity.

Join Salem, Shamsa, and @malaikamunshi as they discuss the ups and downs of third culture kids who grew up in the UAE, and how that could in turn affect their sense of self. Malaika highlights how integral the Desi community is to the Khaleej, and in turn our culture in “Encapsulated Volume I: Photoessays on Khaleejiness”

This episode showcases how the Khaleeji identify as a monolith can so heavily affect our sense of self. Ali AlHosani (@alila.002), Salem and Shamsa talk about their personal experiences with identity and how it has affected them respectively, and what performances they regularly put on.

This episode highlights the trivialized pressures that are placed on Khaleeji youth, where Lama (@fruiitflyy), Salem and Shamsa delve into their personal experiences growing up and realize many have experienced similar childhoods, just in different fonts. A very polar conversation unravels as we take a glimpse into Lama's photoessay for "Encapsulated Volume 1: Photoessays on Khaleejiness."

What is the most ridiculous iteration of the Chicken Nugget joke that you’ve heard? Please give @ishaqmadan a warm welcome to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the coming of age realisation that you are: Khaleeji. Enough. A lot of Khaleejis are stuck between what feels like a binary of tradition and globalization, and we unpack a lot of our personal experiences with Ishaq in this episode and would love to share them with you.

In Episode 0 we introduce you all to the world of SWALIF and what the mission and story behind the company is. This Episode also welcomes our co-hosts, Salem and Shamsa, and introduces the first project "Encapsulated Volume 1: Photoessays on Khaleejiness"