In celebration of Arab Heritage Month, we are bringing you an episode that dissects deep into an important part of Arab culture - the language! In this episode of the YLT Podcast, we have Diana Al-Dajani, entrepreneur of the Arabic learning plafrom,  @eduTechnoz  and the app, Loogha. Diana is a momtrepreneur who turned an idea to help her children to learn Arabic into the top edtech company for Arabic education.

Diana and I discuss the importance of staying intact with your native language and the many reasonings for the shame that individuals feel for speaking their native languages, especially when living as a minority. We further talk about the love that Diana has for Arabic and preserving her identity. Diana further talks about her unique way in which she started eduTechnoz and how that motivates her to keep going and bridge the gap for Arabic language learners. We lastly discuss the stress and troubles of entrepreneurs and the ways Diana is balancing her life.

WHAT WE DISCUSS: (00:00 ) Intro
(01:44 ) Where does the shame of speaking your native language come from?
(05:05 ) Why are parents not teaching their kids Arabic?
(08:03 ) Diana's journey with her startup, eduTechnoz
(12:44 ) How does learning your native language shape your identity?
(14:31 ) Do school systems fail us in understanding our native language?
(16:21 ) Biggest challenge as a woman entrepreneur?
(23:09 ) Best piece of advice received
(25:52 ) Outro

eduTechnoz: Follow: https://www.instagram.com/edutechnoz/Download: Loogha https://edutechnoz.com/language-app/
Arabic Tutoring for Kids: https://edutechnoz.com/arabic-online-tutoring/
Looga - download and speak Arabic (dialects available): looga.ca
Free workshops request: https://forms.office.com/r/trnbmSGC9E

Company: edutechnoz.com

eduTechnoz’s mission is to inspire children to fall in love with Arabic language by enabling them to master every aspect of it through entertaining and exciting methods.
We currently have 700+ electronic resources (games, printable worksheets, and eBooks) and we are working on adding more to reach 3000 resources by 2018.

Over the last academic year, eduTechnoz has been introduced to schools in the GCC region and received a wide welcome from schools. We have over 54 schools in Qatar, 4 schools in Bahrain, and 2 in Kuwait who are registered and currently using eduTechnoz.

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