Abdullah Interviews Fahad Al-Sabah
Hey you guys, its been a while with the interviews and all that mess but I guess you know we’v all been tied up to vacations, Eid, projects and me personally, my surgery, so im just letting you know that this segment is back again, YAYYYE !
I’v been trying to drag him, Fahad, in here till I threw some of my black magic on his face, HAH! By black magic, I mean my devilish smile.
Seriously though, in my life, I have passed by many people that I call/used to call, friends. In all friendships, you pass by ups, downs and plain stupidity. Then, GOD takes away the pain, heals your heart, gives you hope and gives you Fahad. He is a gift from the almighty to me. I wont get into details, yet, aside from his undeniable sincerity, honesty and acceptance we share music, video games, wit, insanity, black culture, soulfulness and love to give back to the community.
Thats where the interview comes in, Fahad participated in creating a new club called JAM. I wont be talking about it, i’ll let the interview lead you to it with a VIDEO in the end.
I know your shy, people should see you throwing shoes at me when I occasionally, yes I admit, occasionally win a Mario Kart race. Speak ?
Fahad AlSabah, student at Kuwait University, College of Business Administration, majored in finance. I have been working part-time in AlWatan Daily since July, and been working on and co-ordinating the JAM club with AlWatan Daily’s general manager Dina AlMallak, and my colleague Fatmah AlQadfan.
What is JAM?
JAM stands for Journalism and Media. It’s a club where we instruct the members on the “flow” of the newspaper, and how it works. It may seem easy on the outside, but having the news written, edited, printed, published, distributed, and delivered to one’s doorstep is a hassle, to say the least. It requires team work before all. That teaches the members how to work within a team, and hopefully after they finish their courses (1-month crash course), they’d work closely with new JAM members (when the club opens officially), instruct them, correct their mistake, and oversee their work. It’s a fun learning experiences, especially for those who love to work in that environment. Basically, this will be their gate to the world of Journalism and Media.
Will their work be published in the newspaper?
Actually, we’re working on that right now. This week, they will have their own mini-newspaper handed with AlWatan Daily. They wrote the articles, designed the pages, and edited the paper all by themselves. It’s really gratifying to see their own work being published, and it will encourage them to do the best they can.
That’s the Journalism side of it, what about the Media side?
Aside from working within the newspaper, and seeing how it works, our members will go to AlWatan TV, take a tour, learn the basics, and if they’re specifically interested in that area, there will be courses they can choose from dedicated to TV.
What inspired you to tap into who you are now?
I have always loved to try new things, so when the opportunity came to work in AlWatan Daily, I wasn’t going to miss out. The idea of JAM was conceived, developed, and implemented in our offices.
What were the challenges that came along the way?
The biggest challenge was finding a permanent place for JAM. Currently, the sessions take place in AlWatan Daily’s offices, but once we officially open our doors for more members, we’d have moved to our new “premises”
What differs you from the rest of the competition out there?
A lot of people compare us to AlWatan Academy, we’re not the same, but we do take their experience in account, they have been running for almost three years, while we’re still in our infant stage.
Support system ?
Where to start? El7imdella, I am blessed to have the best people surround me, whether family, friends, colleagues, you name it. I wouldn’t be able to do/be half of what I do/am today if it wasn’t for them. There is a specific person I’d like to thank, and that’s my aunt, she’s been there for me since year 0.
Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Editor in Chief of AlWatan Daily (laughs) no really, I can’t wait to see where JAM goes, but I’m taking it day by day, hopefully we’ll help guide as many students as possible and lead them through the volatile world of media.
Throw something for p0ach readers
I once read a quote by Dr. Stephen Covey, and it immediately clicked; he said “I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a “transformer” in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf” being that “catalyst” will make all the difference. People complain about a lot of things, life isn’t easy, heck, it’s HARD. We’d all help making it better if we find a better outlet for our anger, emotions, frustration, or whatever may be causing the upset. By turning a bad situation into a good one, you’ll find yourself having less, and less “bad” situations.
Get familiar with the team, watch the interview in two parts HERE:
Look out for the host’s LOUD tone and Fahad’s eye language, PRICELESS ! *snap*
When the official launch is up, i’ll let you peeps know.
Awwww! I’m proud of My little boy ;* Great interview! Wish you all the best.
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<3 the best post/interview/guy EVER :*** I love you both
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Awwww, Fahad you and Fatoom were awesome!! :****
So proud of you guys
They are amazing ! I agree !
You guys are inspiring!
Good luck with that
Maryam ! where youv been ? long time
Fahad, JAM is lucky to have a talented and intellectual person like you, and those kids are lucky to have u as a type of “guidance counselor” or mentor. Keep inspiring us and i wish u the best of luck! ;*
:ck i know you know what I know.
Amazing idea!
I think JAM will increase our Kuwaiti Journalist.. I really wish that I can apply for it bs lil asaf I’m too young inshallah ba3ad 3 years :p
Great job u guys allah ywafigkum inshallah
Now as a friend comment:
Mothee3: bla bla bla!!!
Fhaid: enathfoon enathfoon ENATHMOOON ;p
hehehe ;p
ya36eekum il3afya o good luck all of u D&F²
plus il sraakh !!
oh and eyes .. left, right, centre *pause* smile HAH !
female host… hmm how can i say that delicately..? tadre, I have nothing Good to say:p
on another note, he’s HAWT specially the “yktaTHboon” etc:)
Girl, he is HAWT, and umm, single ?
alaaah ewafgiik fahaaad
wekathir min amthalik inshaalla ;p
Hey Modhi, thanks for dropping by !
I love how recruiters are focusing on highschool kids for a future potential.
I do believe our kids have great potential; I wish this was available at my time.
Best wishes to staff and trainees.
Qwerty, same wishes here, and i was like ” we didnt have this back then, damn those kids, damn damn double damn ” LOL but noo seriously, its all cool, I guess we represent old school awesomeness
Faahaaad
and I am still up 4 it so consider me if u ever change the rules xD
Mnawer alblog
U r amazing and what ur doing is amazing and the interview is amazing and ofc the amazing p0ach, who strikes again with anthor brilliant interview
I wish I can join JAM
God bless u and good luck
Abdullah, thank you for the amazing presentation of the interview, and for uploading the video.
Thanks everybody for your positive feedback, it is what keeps us going
PS: You winning in Mario Kart? It happens once every blue moon. HA!
wana ash’haad
Wanasaa! I soo want to join=D
Never heard of it in my school though;/
Hehe my cousin is the one who is wearing the orange a&f shirt..
JAM!! that’s a pretty cool idea
well I hope he does become the editor in chief someday.. and Abdullah did you know that your website is SNOWING?!
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allaaaaah! how and when can i join JAM?