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              Saeed Saeed fellowship work

              Saeed Saeed is a 2024-2025 mental health journalism fellow and has been on staff at The National since 2011. He is using his fellowship year to report on attitudes towards mental health in the Arabic music scene

              Lebanese star Fairuz performing at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace in May 2006. AFP

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              Laith Al Husseini, aka The Synaptik, tries to use music to break social stigmas surrounding mental health in the Arab world. Photo: Empire Distribution

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