Ep 2: Journey with Cancer

Qatar in Quotes' second guest is Shahryar Rana, a student at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar. Rana shares with us his touching story of having and recovering from cancer in high school. While painful, he also demonstrates how “battling” and “surviving” cancer is not what it is made out to be; a lot of the time recovery doesn't mean fighting off diseases in a militaristic sense, but rather watching TV and just waiting. His story is one of hope. Now a medical student, Rana hopes to become a pediatric oncologist and treat similar cases.

Follow this episode's guest, Shahryar Rana on Instagram @shahryarrana96.

Episode Credits

Producer and Host: Natasha Das

Sound Editor: Kayan Khraisheh, Syed Ali Ahsan

Sound Designer: Syed Ali Ahsan

Sound Recordist: Natasha Das

Project Manager: Arya Mainali

Marketing Photographer: Kim Makhlouf

Artwork: Farah AlSharif, Regina Hossfeldt Gonzalez, Ria Sayadi

Executive Producer: Spencer Striker, PhD

Music and Sound Effects: Courtesy of Epidemic Sound

About the Qatar in Quotes Podcast

The newly launched Qatar in Quotes podcast features the stories of many people living in Qatar. It is produced by Northwestern University in Qatar students in a class called Digital Podcast Production, designed and taught by Digital Media Design Professor, Spencer Striker, PhD.

If you have an interesting story to tell and want to featured on an episode, please contact us via our social media channels.

Official Website and Social Media Links for the Qatar in Quotes Podcast

https://www.qatarpodcasts.com/qatar-in-quotes

https://www.facebook.com/qatarinquotes

https://www.instagram.com/qatarinquotes

https://twitter.com/qatarinquotes

Ep 1: Life in Abstract

So many of the people living here in Qatar have bizarre, intriguing, heartwarming stories. Join us on our journey to explore Qatar's diversity and multiculturalism. Tune in and listen to the fascinating stories that the people of Qatar have to share.

Qatar in Quotes' first guest is Erick Kirimi, a Kenyan security guard at Georgetown University in Qatar who developed a career in Art since coming to Doha. Kirimi’s story is far from perfectly heartwarming, as the courageous and inspiring young man takes us on a strenuous journey that began in the streets of Kenya, and eventually led him to Qatar. As Kirimi hopes to expand his passion for art to a full-time job, he is also set on inspiring migrant workers to believe in their dreams as well: “we have a life after our uniform.”

Follow this episode's guest, Erick Kirimi, on Instagram @erickkirimim and @artmeruu.

Episode Credits

Producer and Host: Kim Makhlouf

Sound Recordist and Editor: Kayan Khraisheh

Sound Recordist and Sound Designer: Dalal Garai