She's in Her Instagram Space: Recent Episodes
Layan Aljandan
My podcast will discuss the interplay between conservative Saudi nationalists who want to maintain a traditional picture of femininity strongly linked to notions of piety and deference, the group in a higher power (males like husbands and fathers) controlling the image the female portrays on her Instagram; and the Saudi women who are vigorously questioning these longstanding views of how women should behave in society through social media. The national public image of Saudi women is being modernized by micro-Saudi women influencers involved in the Instagram platform. I find that these women’s engagement with social media is having an impact on younger Saudi women and challenging traditional values and norms and performing a vanguard role in reimagining the public national image of Saudi women today.
I’d like to introduce the surprise guest, Marriam Mossalli. She started off her career working in Journalism and content development. From that point, she started her own communication consulting firm called Niche Arabia in 2011. The firm works with the biggest brands in fashion and luxury from Fendi, Prada, and Cartier. Her goal was to help these brands penetrate the Saudi Market even further by knowing and catering to the Saudi consumer. In addition to this, throughout her career, she has been working on Under the Abaya, a non-profit initiative that promotes women empowerment through academic scholarships awarded from 100% of the proceeds of book sales. She also launched Saudi Style Council in 2019, a non-for-profit trade association that works as the facilitator for the emerging fashion sector in the Kingdom. The goal of the council is to become the reference point toward international standards. Today, Marriam and I discuss her relationship with Instagram, women influencers in the Arab world, social responsibility, and also delve into her journey with Under the Abaya.
The national public image of Saudi women is being modernized by micro-Saudi women influencers involved in the Instagram platform. I find that these women’s engagement is having an impact on younger Saudi women and challenging traditional values and norms and performing a vanguard role in reimagining the public national image of Saudi women today. Sarah Almaddah is a 24-year-old young woman. She is an architect, artist based in Saudi Arabia. She graduated from the American University of Sharjah with a bachelor's degree in architecture. She is also a practicing freelance artist and potter. She discusses her relationship with Instagram.
The national public image of Saudi women is being modernized by micro-Saudi women influencers involved in the Instagram platform. I find that these women’s engagement is having an impact on younger Saudi women and challenging traditional values and norms and performing a vanguard role in reimagining the public national image of Saudi women today. Madawi Balushi is a 19-year-old young adult currently majoring in environmental engineering at the University of California, Davis. She is also a micro-influencer sharing her life on Instagram and YouTube. Today we’re going to discuss her journey with social media.
The national public image of Saudi women is being modernized by micro-Saudi women influencers involved in the Instagram platform. I find that these women’s engagement is having an impact on younger Saudi women and challenging traditional values and norms and performing a vanguard role in reimagining the public national image of Saudi women today. Batool Abduslam, a 17-year-old teenage woman. Batool has a Palestinian background but grew up here in Saudi with me. I’d say she is growing to become a successful micro-influencer. An important thing to note here is that she under the eyes of hundreds of Saudi Arabian followers.
To gain an insight into the power dynamic in Saudi and how the pressure it exerts plays out in the Instagram space, I am interviewing three different age groups. Alhanouf a 20-year-old young adult woman studying at the American University of Sharjah tells us about how she has adapted to her Instagram space.
To gain an insight into the power dynamic in Saudi and how the pressure it exerts plays out in the Instagram space, I am interviewing three different age groups. Lama, a 17-year-old teenage woman studying at Dhahran Ahliyya Schools tells us about how she has adapted to her Instagram space. Something interesting to note here, Lama made her account public for a while, then decided to go back to being private. She tell us why during my conversation with her.
To gain an insight into the power dynamic in Saudi and how the pressure it exerts plays out in the Instagram space, I am interviewing three different age groups. Jana, a 14-year-old young teenage woman studying at Faisaliah School tells us about how she has adapted to her Instagram space.
Dr. Sadeega Almeer, she’s a consultant psychiatrist. She specializes in child psychology ranging from children up to adolescence, and young adults. She got her medical degree at the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain. She specialized in the United Kingdom in King’s College. She loves psychiatry, she’s very passionate about helping the youth and whatever problems they have as a family. She claims she wants to help everyone care about mental and emotional well-being. We discussed psychological theories regarding Saudi women. We also took a deeper look as to how culture changes the way a woman adopts social media particularly Instagram.
اماني عبدالرحمن العجلان هي أخصائية اجتماعية، درست علم الاجتماع في ألمانيا، مهتمة جدا في دراسة ظواهر و أبحاث التي تخص المجتمع و تطورها، حصلت على ماستر مجتمع معاصر و ثقافة. اليوم نتحدث عن النظريات الاجتماعية حول المرأة السعودية كما نتطرق الى تفسير تأقلم المرأة لانستغرام.