The Curation, formerly Radical Contemporary, is a Digital Curator and Podcast based between Cairo, Dubai & Jeddah. We curate everything from art, fashion, and design, to culture, wellness and tech to present you with only the best brands, founders, products and pioneers.
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to French-Persian Creative, DJ and Model Parvané Barret. We speak about her experience skipping college to pursue a career in the creative industries, s…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to creative consultant and luxury goods brand manager Shooq Al Shawi. We speak about how the pandemic has shifted our industry, consulting for luxury an…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Palestinian-Syrian model, creative and influencer Lana Al Beik. We speak about the challenges behind accessing the creative industry, long hours on s…
In this bonus episode you'll be listening to our founder Nour Hassan's TEDx Youth Talk hosted in Cairo, Egypt entitled "Defining Radical". The story of building a brand that aimed to change the statu…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Syrian Cuban artist Jason Seife. Jason's carpet murals on canvas and concrete are pieces that have gone viral in the digital art realm. They are deta…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Egyptian fashion designers Nahed Kazziha and Nadia El Tawil the founders of luxury sleepwear brand PJ LAB as well as activist Molk Said the founder o…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Jordanian fashion designer and innovator Tania Haddad the founder of conscious fashion brand Tania George. The employs Arab tailors, Arab models, Ara…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Saudi Arabian fashion designer Arwa Al Banawi. Arwa’s brand is a pioneering contemporary Saudi Arabian fashion label, her collection empowers the Ara…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to French-Egyptian Fashion Buyer, influencer and over all fashion guru Ines Gohar. Ines worked for 8 years as a Fashion Buyer touring the world’s fashio…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Sabrina Sadiq the founder of preloved luxury goods platforms Luxury Promise. We speak about authentication and how to identify counterfeit products, …
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Egyptian physiotherapist and athlete Amina Naguib the founder of an infamous workout facility which uses mega-former machines called B-URN. Her brand…
In this month’s bonus episode our co-host Yasmine Kenawi speaks to Egyptian tennis legend and star, Ismail El Shafei - who also happens to be her grandfather. Ismail is the only Egyptian who has reac…
In this episode our co-host Yasmine Kenawi speaks to one of Egypt’s biggest fitness coaches and Befit founder, Aly Mazhar. At a young age, Aly found himself immersed in the world of sports with a pa…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Cross Fit Trainer and record breaking athlete Mohamed Auf on taking up sports as a career by accident, breaking records by pure coincidence, starting…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to record breaking athlete and Nike Brand Ambassador and trainer, rowing record breaker, marathon runner, aerobics and CrossFit instructor and overall a…
In this episode our co-host Yasmine Kenawi speaks to Egypt’s favorite yogi and health coach Farah Nofal. Farah started off her fitness journey as a weightlifter and a few years later has finally foun…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Manal Waqi co-founder of The Amanqi Edit a consulting platform and multi-purpose digital platform based between Dubai, London, and Switzerland. Dedic…
In this episode our co-host Yasmine Kenawi speaks to Egyptian born beauty and lifestyle guru Soraya Shawky who is now residing in Dubai and in the past few years has built an Instagram family of over…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to Hussein Bahgat the co-founder of Social Specialty Coffee, a specialty coffee shop based in Cairo, Egypt that advocates for the use of some of the wor…
In this episode our founder Nour Hassan speaks to journalist, author, and translator turned art collector Karim Zidan. After a stint with DJ-ing in his early years, Zidan turned to his love for writi…