The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast

<p>In this episode of The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast, I explore how children develop a sense of belonging and why belonging is such an important foundation for openness, empathy, and inclusion.</p> <p>Through...

<p>In this episode of The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast, I explore what it actually means to raise a global citizen. Moving beyond common misconceptions, I reflect on why global citizenship begins with identity, and...

<p>In this episode of The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast, I explore belonging and identity through my lived experience of growing up cross-cultural in Norway. What does it mean to feel at home in a place — and what...

<p>What does global citizenship look like when it’s not loud, performative, or abstract — but lived quietly, in everyday life?</p> <p>In this opening episode of a new ten-part master series, I reflect on what happens...

<p>In this final episode of the year, I explore what it truly means to be a global citizen — and why it has nothing to do with titles, activism, or having the “right” words. Global citizenship is built through everyday...

<p>In this episode, I explore gratitude through the lens of global citizenship — not the Instagram version, but the deeper kind that connects us to privilege, justice, and community. I share how gratitude can become a...

<p>In this episode, I explore how gatekeeping shows up in everyday life - from workplaces and friendships to public debates and even fandoms. I share some of my own experiences as a Norwegian-Palestinian navigating...

<p>How do we raise children who care about people, the planet, and justice? In this episode, I share simple, powerful ways to nurture empathy, celebrate diversity, and talk about fairness with kids - plus a bonus tip...

<p>Belonging isn’t just about where we’re from - it’s about who makes room for us there.<br> In this episode, I reflect on what it means to belong as someone born and raised in Norway to Palestinian parents, and why a...

<p>We often think of global citizenship as something that happens “out there” — through travel, activism, or international work. But the truth is, it starts right where we are: at home. In this episode, I reflect on how...

<p>In this episode, I share a story from the London Tube that highlights small, everyday choices that show care and solidarity. A simple act, like offering a seat to someone in need, can reveal whether we’re...

<p>In this episode, I break down the key differences between cultural competence and cultural humility — two concepts that often get confused but come from very different mindsets.</p> <p>While cultural competence...

<p>In this episode, I reflect on the heartbreaking murder of a Muslim woman of color in Norway — a child welfare worker whose death appears racially motivated. I explore how true allyship demands more than statements —...

<p>While on vacation in Bali,I witnessed a group of tourists behaving with total disrespect toward hotel staff and the local environment — and it sparked today’s episode. In this reflection, I explore what it can mean...

<p>In this episode, host Nawar Sayyad unpacks the true meaning of global citizenship — not as a passport or travel log, but as a way of thinking, relating, and acting in a diverse world. Drawing from her experience as a...