Ramadan can feel very different depending on where — and with whom — you’re celebrating. 🌙 In this episode, we’re joined by Ameena Al-Attas to talk about finding your own community and creating a home away from home during Ramadan. We share Ramadan and Eid traditions, and reflect on how the experience changes when you’re celebrating with family versus the community you’ve built at AUS. From familiar rituals to new shared moments, we explore the different kinds of joy that come with both.

في هذه الحلقة من Tea with Gen Z نستضيف عبدالرحمن توفيق، عازف عود وشاعر وطالب سنة أولى في الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة. نتحدّث عن تجربته مع Arabic Music Ensemble، حصوله على أعلى علامة في العالم في Pearson Edexcel International AS Arabic، ورؤيته للهوية الثقافية بين العود، الشعر، والجيل الجديد. حلقة عن الشغف، التميّز، وكيف يحافظ الإنسان على هويته بروح معاصرة — خاصة مع بداية الحياة الجامعية واقتراب رمضان.

In this episode of Tea with Gen Z, we sit down with Abdulrahman Tawfiq — lute player, poet, and freshman at the American University of Sharjah. We talk about performing with the Arabic Music Ensemble, achieving the highest mark worldwide in Pearson Edexcel International AS Arabic, and navigating passion, culture, and identity as a Gen Z student. An episode about excellence, creativity, and staying true to who you are — especially during your first year of university and with Ramadan around the corner.

In this Ramadan special of Tea with GenZ, host Mahra Alshamsi sits down with Mohammed Alghazali, the Student Council’s Emirati Representative, a content creator, and an aspiring triathlete, to talk about discipline, productivity, and work-life balance during the holy month. From fasting while training to managing academics and leadership responsibilities, Mohammed shares how he stays consistent, grounded, and motivated. This episode explores building strong habits, protecting your energy, and showing up with purpose, even when your schedule is full.