Muwafed on Clubhouse

Description

Muwafed (موافد)

/muW(ə)fɛd/
noun

a blended word that combines the arabic words: muwaten (local/citizen - مواطن) + wafed (expat - وافد). Describing the space one experiences being born and/or raised up in the United Arab Emirates (or Arabian Gulf) who is an expatriate but not a foreigner, a local but not a citizen.

Plural Noun: Muwafedoon
Female noun: Muwafeda

Name defined by Ray Haddad - Award-Winning Filmmaker and Founder of ‘The Muwafed Project’.

Welcome to the club. You’re not alone. The purpose of this club is to show you and others that you’re not alone in this luminal space of in-between. And that yes, you’re not normal. And there’s a lot of pain in not knowing which box to put yourself in. But that it’s also okay. Because the beauty in this is that it makes you unique. Which makes you so invaluable to the culture you’re in. We want to hear your stories of tensions, dreams, and hopes. We want to talk about the future and let’s discover the how to transform this pain into a beautiful impact you could have on your culture.