The Curation by Nour Hassan

Updated: 22 Oct 2025 • 182 episodes
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The Curation, formerly Radical Contemporary, is a Digital Curator and Podcast based between Cairo, Dubai & Jeddah. We curate everything from art, fashion, and design, to culture, wellness and tech to present you with only the best brands, founders, products and pioneers.

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The Open Crate is a digital art platform launched by Amina Debbiche, a Tunisian art specialist and Nora Mansour, originally from Lebanon who previously worked with leading art and design entities like Art Basel and Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery.  In this episode the two co-founders share how The Open Crate grew from a p

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In this episode Nour takes you behind the veil of the glamorous life of a content creator, from weekly invites to VIP events, to opportunities that are diverse and varied, so does one choose what to show up for? Nour dives deep into the art of saying "no" as a strategy for alignment, credibility, and brand longevity. W

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Nour Hassan shares her journey from growing up in Saudi Arabia to building The Curation, a platform celebrating art, fashion, design, and culture across the Middle East and beyond. • Born in Jeddah to an Egyptian family with Saudi roots, attending the British International School that shaped her worldview • Credits her

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Ready for a seasonal transformation? Just as the leaves begin their magnificent shift, your habits can experience a beautiful reset too. After finally embracing a true summer break—eating whatever I wanted and skipping workouts without guilt—I"m now craving structure again. It"s that delicious contradiction of human na

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What does it take to document a cultural renaissance? Rebecca Anne Proctor never planned to become a journalist, yet her natural curiosity and love for writing led her to the forefront of Middle Eastern art and cultural reporting during its most transformative period. Growing up between America and Italy with an artist

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We"ve stopped being original, and it"s time to get our uniqueness back. This episode explores how to break free from the clone culture that"s making everyone look the same and reclaim your authentic personal style. • The problem of "copy-paste" culture where everyone wears identical fashion items and adopts the same ae

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