Interviews

We have seen her on the big screen starring award-winning films, not least of which is the Mohamed Diab masterpiece 678,  and Ramy Emam’s TV series Awalem Khafeya (Hidden Worlds) with Adel Imam. But other than her notable roles in cinema and television, Bushra is a co-founder and COO of the glamorous El Gouna Film Festival (GFF), which was attended by international stars this year, namely Owen Wilson, Patrick Dempsey, Clive Owen and Sylvester Stallone. Bushra talks to us about the success of the festival, and tells us who inspires and empowers her.

The founder and sole teacher of livingroomyogasessions.com, Amina Taha, is a New York based wellness guru, who refused to settle for less when it came to leading a spiritual lifestyle. Leaving corporate life behind without looking back, the former fashion designer now seeks to change the lifestyles and perspectives of her students with yoga, the way it had the same impact on her. Amina Taha talks about yoga for beginners, prenatal poses and how this meditative practice changed her life around.

TRX suspension training has recently caught the fitness wave in Egypt. The suspension weight training routine is both a fun and efficacious method to keep fit and develop flexibility. We had a chat with one of Egypt’s best TRX experts, and he talked to us about myths and gave us some advice to facilitate weight loss.

We’re all familiar with how powerful a woman can be, whether domestically or out on the business battle field, but how about doing all of that and more while fighting cancer? Yasmin Yousri raises the bar after knocking cancer down three times, and in style! No matter how turbulent circumstances got, she fought her way through it all, while paving the path for her career along the way. We had a Q&A with the fashion icon, here’s what she told us.

While everyone knows him best as the muscular hunk, goodwill ambassador, and adventurous globe trekker, we got the chance to chat with the spiritual guru and nurturing father – two sides of Tamer Hagras you don’t always get to see on camera. Hagras opened up to us about his higher self, his relationship with his daughters, and what his tattoos mean to him.  

With international shorts and viral ads under his belt, Mohamed Kheidr has made his name synonymous with out-of-the-box perspectives, and lampoons beautifully veneered in a sweet capsule. Other than his light-hearted social commentaries that include his once viral show Kheidr We Rabena Yostor, the booming director has also written and directed international short films like Cabled. But aside from business, Kheidr is also a full-time father to Zein, and he’s given us a glimpse of that in the web series Zein W Abou Zein and ZeiNews. Kheidr opened up to us about fatherhood, business, and some exciting future plans.

With killer designs that have made it to international runways, Temraza has redefined luxury haute couture, beautifully combining her unique experience and personal touch with contemporary trends and the demands of the fashion market. We have spoken to the founder and mastermind behind the brand, Farida Temraz, and she told us a bit about herself, how she defines success, and how she got started.

Spectacular performances and record breaking have never seemed easier. The Egyptian pride, Farida Osman, shows us how it’s done as she continues to amaze us with her undivided devotion and drive to keep on ascending her territory of success. We met the award-winning champion, and she spared a moment of her busy schedule to talk to us about the beginning of her journey, and how she climbed to the top in such little time. 

It wasn’t long since Ashraf Hamdi’s exceptional performance in the award-winning film Clash and the hit-making series Tareeqi (My Way) garnered attention, that he made his leap to filmmaking. The young artist’s A Voice Note is an online series written and directed by himself, comprising snapshots of seamlessly strung together footage, which render the backdrop of impassioned voice-note narration. We met the film director, actor, and writer; and with his laid-back demeanour, Hamdi took us from square one, and talked about his new-found international recognition through his independent online project. 

After El Gouna Film Festival made its ground breaking launch last year, leaving everyone in awe with the sumptuous location, exceptional film screenings, and international celebrity appearances, the Festival’s brilliant team is determined to continue pushing the bar sky-high. We had a chat with the co-founder and CEO of GFF, Amr Mansi, and he’s revealed details on this September’s upcoming edition.