on this episode, we talk to alya mooro, author of the greater freedom: life as a middle eastern woman outside the stereotypes, about her book and about the often ridiculous expectations placed on arab women specifically (and women in general). we go from talking about how women are expected to look, behave and make decisions to discussing alya's writing career. 

BUY THE GREATER FREEDOM: 

https://amzn.to/3aOev2c

ALYA'S THE GREATER CONVERSATION NEWSLETTER: 

https://bit.ly/2VKXfGN

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

alya's sa2afolo: 

• misbehaviour - amazon
• she's beautiful when she's angry - amazon

hager's sa2afolo: 

• brainpickings.org and @brainpicker

on this episode, we talk about our own versions of law of attraction, how mama thinks a lot of it is bullshit, and how hard times gave us the clarity to figure out what it is we really want for our lives.

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

mna's sa2afolo: 

• gratitude walks 
• headspace 

hager's sa2afolo: 

• design matters with debbie millman
• tim ferris show
• how i built this

on this episode, we talk about the phrase: "what will people say?" we discuss our experiences with dealing with other people's judgement, how damaging it could be growing up caring about what other people think, and the things we can do to push through it. 

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

mna's sa2afolo: 

• herself (so not sure how you can tune in to that) 

hager's sa2afolo: 

• the menendez murders: erik tells all - amazon prime video  
• money heist - netflix

follow us on ig: 

• @yallabyepod 
• @hagereldaas 
• @mnaeldaas

this week, we sit down to talk about our three coping mechanisms to get through this covid-19 quarantine: escapism, wellness and productivity. we talk about what we're doing these days, what we're thinking and how we're getting through what looks like the next month or more. we also delve into our boy obsessions and why we feel it's totally excusable to know everything about someone even before your first date. sorta. maybe. 

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

hager's sa2afolo: 

• the ranch - netflix 

mna's sa2afolo: 

• glee - netflix

OTHER MENTIONS:

the new yorker article on tiktok: https://bit.ly/2UvQf03

listen to us talk about coronavirus and our need to constantly preach and tell everyone when they've done something wrong. we talk about stress, cancel culture and how to approach someone in a way that leads to conversation. 

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

mna's sa2afolo: 

• @interspeciesfriendship on ig; a page devoted to "celebrating the amazing & unlikely friendships between animal species"

hager's sa2afolo: 

• boy meets world; feeny, feeeenyyy, feeeeeenyyyy

is dating for fun actually fun? are dating apps worth it? which ones are the best? on this episode, we tell dating app stories. we talk about how for us, meeting people irl is a lot better than on dating apps and  talk about what we're looking for. 

OUR SA2AFOLOS: 

mna's sa2afoolo: 

• high fidelity on hulu
• modern love on amazon prime video

hager's sa2afoolo:

• mastery of love by don miguel ruiz 
• mubi

We talk about the 5 things they've learned in the last 5 years. Hope you enjoy our (fake) wisdom!

Follow us: @themeemshop || @yallabyepod

On this episode we talk about how we deal with the hard times. Hope you enjoy!

Follow us - @themeemshop | @yallabyepod

Join us as we talk about social media culture, break ups and other highs and lows.

Sa2afooloo- chasingcurious.substack.com