WHY: With Haya & Yousra
Discussions about education happening between two educators. This podcast tackles different educational issues from lack of motivation to the limited creativity. In this podcast, Haya and Yousra revisit their experiences as students while paralleling them to their teaching experiences.
Episodes
20 episodes
Redemption Arc: On Rewriting Your Story
In this episode, Haya and Yousra bring the listener’s attention to the complexity of the human personality, and the idea that we’re never really defined by one thing. As human beings, we often label ourselves and others and we try to fit everyo...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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36:45
Over to You- Stories From Listeners
In this episode, Haya and Yousra hand the mic to the listeners. The episode is a collection of stories from listeners; things that deeply impacted them as students.It is a reminder that instances with teachers and school shape our personali...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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27:15
WISE Special - Part 2
While attending WISE, a global summit of Qatar Foundation for education, Haya and Yousra host a few interviews with some of WISE’s participants.In 2 short episodes, guests from different countries, backgrounds, majors, and initiatives speak...
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25:00
WISE Special - Part 1
While attending WISE, a global summit of Qatar Foundation for education, Haya and Yousra host a few interviews with some of WISE’s participants.In 2 short episodes, guests from different countries, backgrounds, majors, and initiatives speak...
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24:15
Expectations: How High is Too High?
Haya and Yousra continue the discussion of the importance of reflection, reminding the listener that the impact of events from childhood often stays with us into adulthood. Focusing this time on setting high expectations for children; setting t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:58
Untold Side of Hidden Struggles
In this episode, the hosts explain the difference between being neurotypical and neurodivergent, and how being neurodivergent entails certain struggles. The discussion of these hidden struggles and accommodations/adjustments necessary is held w...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:49
Stories From The Teachers' Lounge
This episode is a collection of stories told by a group of inspirational teachers. Take from it what you like; may it be an epiphany, inspiration, or even nostalgia.Share your thoughts with us on Instagram: @whythepodcast
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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33:12
Acceptance & What it Means to Truly Connect with People
Haya and Yousra start season 3 by discussing the importance of accepting people and their differences. In order to exist harmoniously with others, one must bridge the gap between themselves and others. In other words, find common ground with pe...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:20
Continuing the Impact with Khalid Yassin
To conclude the season, Haya and Yousra revisit the topic of impact. This time, they are joined with the stories and experience of Khalid Yassin, a passionate teacher who chose to change his career. The episode centers around Khalid’s decision ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:28
Breaking The Cycle with Amina Al-Jaily
As the discussion about educational trauma from season 1 continues, the hosts remind the listener that the wounds created by teachers stay within the child until they are adults. Joined this time by Amina Al-Jailey, an English teacher who has b...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:43
Beyond Borders with Shiraz Lafhaj
In this episode, Haya and Yousra discuss the system of education and why the discourse surrounding it is often similar regardless of where the schooling is.The hosts are joined in this episode by Shiraz Lafhaj, an educator who taught in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:32
It Starts at Home with Um Khalifa
In this episode, the voice of discussion changes; it shifts from being a conversation between only educators to one that includes a parent. With the input of Um Khalifa, a conversation of broad learning is set. The hosts and Um Khalifa make a p...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:35
Teaching STEM with Ahmad Almansoor
This episode revolves around the topic of STEM and its relationship to Arts. In this episode, the hosts discuss the connection between the two with the help of Ahmad Almansoor, an engineer turned teacher. The conversation explains what stereoty...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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29:03
Vulnerability in the Classroom with Hend Al-Muftah
In this episode, Haya and Yousra start the season by discussing emotions and their significance in teaching. Through the discussion, the hosts explain the necessity of allowing one-self to feel vulnerability and every other emotion regardless o...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:01
Why It Mattered
This episode is the last in season 1 of WHY: With Haya & Yousra. It concludes everything discussed in the season while taking a different approach. This episode doesn’t include generalities, but specifics; the hosts discuss their own experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:29
Educational Trauma Pt. 2
As the discussion of educational traumas continues, the hosts discuss the results of them; for example, rebellion, perfectionism, self-doubt, and very real psychological issues like anxiety or even depression. The wounds created by teachers sta...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:47
Educational Trauma Pt. 1
In this episode, Haya and Yousra discuss systemic and continuous practices that create educational trauma. They discuss the anxiety, stresses and pressures put on students and their impact. Some examples are underestimation, humiliation, and th...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:16
Differences Matter
In this episode, Haya and Yousra bring the listener’s attention to the different types of students within the classroom, and why their differences matter. The episode concludes with the idea that students can’t be coerced into changing...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:35
Restricting Creativity
This episode revolves around the topic of creativity and how limited it actually is within the context of the classroom. In this episode, the hosts discuss the direct link between teachers’ creativity and their students’. The hosts also questio...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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26:12