Warm, practical conversations about life in Dubai.
Lovin Meets talks with people rooted in Dubai, including the founder of a parents' support community, a UAE lawyer, a property chairman, a performer and a creator who reverted to Islam. The talk is warm and practical, and several conversations come back to how the city is getting through a difficult period.
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Lovin Meets is the interview segment of the Lovin Dubai show. Each episode features one guest, and every conversation stays in one city. Most episodes open with a promo for Lovin Dubai's own TV channel, and then the host introduces the guest they have just spoken with. What follows is a friendly conversation, and the host keeps it warm and encouraging throughout.
The guests fall into two loose groups. Some bring practical help. Megan Lawler, founder of Dubai Mums Meet, describes WhatsApp groups and a podcast that connect families with experts, whether they need a mindfulness class, help with a child's development or a school search. The conversation treats Dubai's huge range of choice as both its best feature and a source of overwhelm. A UAE lawyer takes on workplace safety and suggests that companies set aside a safe spot in the office where staff can wait out an emergency alert. The host adds an example of a school in Bahrain reopening with blinds shut and students kept at a safe distance from windows. Lewis Allsopp, chairman of the Allsopp and Allsopp group, speaks like someone who has been through rough markets before: control the viewings, the listings and the marketing, and the rest falls into place. He also says newer staff can be thrown by what they see and hear, and that they deserve sympathy rather than a breezy promise that everything is fine. The episode ends on a very positive outlook for the Dubai property market.
Other guests bring personal stories. Amanda Maalouf talks about earning her living from live performances and gigs and using quieter periods to create at home. She also mentions a great-uncle she calls a very famous Lebanese singer, her family's only link to music. Emma Flicc talks about reverting to Islam and about messages from people who say she inspired their own shahada. She also describes answering basic questions about Ramadan with patience instead of scorn. Her page, she says, kept growing after the change.
A Ramadan strand, Lovin' Majlis, builds the format around food. Each guest brings a favourite childhood Ramadan dish, and the talk turns to the traditions and memories attached to it. In Lovin' Majlis Episode 9 - Chai with Ahmed, Ahmed Al-Marzouki, the man behind Chai with Ahmed and known for his cinema reviews, brings a chicken main course and a dessert he says you cannot be in Dubai without.
Several conversations come back to a difficult period for the city. The Dubai Mums Meet episode turns to how hard it has been on mothers, the lawyer covers crisis planning, and Lewis Allsopp admits it is tough for anyone. That thread gives these episodes a steadying, community-first feel, and most sign-offs end with stay safe. For practical value, start with the lawyer or Megan Lawler. For personality, try Emma Flicc or the Lovin' Majlis episode.
Made for: Suits a listener who lives in Dubai or follows the city and wants friendly, practical conversations with local figures about parenting support, workplace rights, property and faith, plus a Ramadan food strand.
What sets it apart: Every conversation is tied to Dubai, so a property chairman, the founder of a parents' network and a creator who reverted to Islam all end up talking about how life in the city actually works. The Lovin' Majlis strand adds a food-centred twist, with guests bringing childhood Ramadan dishes to the table.
Lovin Meets is a video series where Lovin Dubai meets the celebrities stars coming to Dubai, giving our community an insight into their lives, and what they truly love about Dubai.
From Global Village withdrawal to Ramadan questions, your Dubai curiosity gets room to roam.
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A warm look at how Dubai Mums Meets turns local parenting support into events, online groups, expert guidance and connection.
Dubai Mums Meets frames parental support as something practical and close to hand. Megan Lawler, who founded the community, describes how its events, WhatsApp groups and podcast help parents in Dubai find connection, family activities and professional support.
Amanda Malouf connects creative ambition with family support, Lebanese musical roots, and the realities of performing in Dubai.
Amanda Malouf's story gives this Love in Meets episode a clear family question: how does a young person's calling change once it becomes work?
A direct UAE legal discussion on work, emergencies, stranded staff, and practical crisis choices.
Love in Meets centers on a practical, uneasy question: what rights do employees and business owners in the UAE have when a conflict-related crisis disrupts work?
A grounded conversation on Dubai property, workplace pressure, and the confidence needed to keep operating.
Dubai property is treated here as a test of confidence, not just a movement in prices. Louis Alsop, chairman of the Alsop and Alsop group, weighs whether values are rising or falling, who is buying and selling, and how businesses keep operating when uncertainty starts to shape…
Emma Flick connects faith, audience trust, and a funny Global Village aside.
Emma Flick's episode traces a natural arc from Dubai 4U-feed visibility to her choice to take her shahada, keeping the feel of an easy Monday-morning conversation.
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Hard conversations, patiently held, with room to laugh.
Care, culture, and the choices shaping Black women's lives.
Areej Dagestani shares her journey of rescuing and rehoming over 1,000 cats in Dubai, starting from helping stray and injured cats in her neighborhood.
Child psychiatrist Dr.
Jumana Khan shares South Indian Ramadan snacks and discusses family traditions on a food and feelings podcast.
Megan Lawler says Dubai Mums Meet began four years ago after she moved from the UK as an Australian expat with twin boys and could not find the right parent community.
Amanda Malouf says the Dubai World Cup performance started with a random message from Nicolas, the conductor of the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra, who asked if she could sing in Arabic and sent 'Ya Salam Ya Dubai' two to three weeks before the show.
Lovin Meets speaks with UAE legal counsel Amin Rad, founder of UAElegalconsultancy.com, about employee rights, salary cuts, rental disputes, and fake news during the current conflict.
Louis Alsop, chairman of the Alsop and Alsop group, says Dubai property transactions are already happening at five to 20 percent below market value, with some ready properties seeing deals as the market reacts to the recent shock.
Emma Flick talks through her decision to revert to Islam, saying she first got a Quran before COVID, learned about the five pillars, and later found more exposure after moving to the UAE.
Priya Pinto says her husband died of a heart attack at 39, leaving their children Johan and Jana aged seven and nine.
Ahmed Al-Marzuki brings chicken thareed, khameer, and harees to Lovin' Majlis and describes their place at his family’s Ramadan table.
A child psychiatrist advises parents on how to discuss war and conflict with children in an age-appropriate way without causing fear.