This week on ‘Nashwa’, four guests discuss the various risks they took and the harm they faced in each of their professions. Most of us look at the bright side of each profession without realizing that each job comes with a certain type of risk. Nashwa Al Ruwaini sits down with her guests to discover the risks inherent in their professions and the harm they had faced.
‘Nashwa’ is aired on Dubai TV every Monday at 22:30 and repeated every Saturday at 18:00.
Nashwa meets with a UAE Close Protection Unit Officer, Ameena Saleh Ali, who had fallen from the fifth floor of a building while working as a bodyguard for a high-profile woman. Photographer Amr Nabil speaks of how he lost one of his eyes trying to cover an election campaign while electrician Hamad Shaabeen’s exposure to high electricity pressure has led to senility at 35 years.
Famous lion trainer Louba Al Helw talks of how her grandfather was killed by a lion while other family members suffered some serious injuries, yet she is adamant about pursuing the family profession.
The show winds down with an interview with Dr. Fatima Al Rashidi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi National Campaign for Social Cohesion and Chairman of the Al Tawasel Centre for Family Training and Consultancy. Dr. Al Rashidi will give discuss the campaign which aimed to raise awareness about the importance of families and offered marriage counseling for young couples, the results of the campaign and their plans for the future.
About Nashwa:
‘Nashwa’ is a weekly, self-titled televised talk show broadcast on Dubai TV and presented and produced by Nashwa Al Ruwaini herself. The aim of the show is to journey through different social issues surrounding the Arab world and its people, discussing the current problems and issues faced by people all over the region.
The show tackles some of the most taboo and hidden aspects of today’s society and Nashwa has become a mother and sister for women, men and children all over the Arab world by pushing boundaries back and giving the people their platform to speak.
Each week, Nashwa invites a host of guests to talk about their experiences in all manner of subjects in order to break down barriers and encourage communication in order to find solutions.
The show is a result of cooperation between Dubai TV and Pyramedia, Nashwa’s own production company, which has grown to become one of the largest production companies in the region. The ‘Nashwa’ show has been running weekly on Dubai TV since May 2006.
Nashwa has been voted best female presenter for five consecutive years from 1998-2002 by various Arab newspapers and magazines and most recently won a Gold Award for Best Talk Show for ‘Nashwa’ in the Tenth Gulf Radio and Television Production Festival. She has also made the Forbes Arabia’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen twice and has been nominated for a Rose d’Or Award for Best Entertainer.
