{"id":35,"date":"2023-11-06T10:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2023-11-18T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T09:47:02","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Joelle Khouri"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162eebbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"162eebbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"home\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c495e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c495e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouris-Journey-1-1024x155.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouris-Journey-1-1024x155.png 1024w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouris-Journey-1-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouris-Journey-1-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouris-Journey-1.png 1113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108157b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"108157b\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"life\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efdb6f5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efdb6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-life2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-life2.png 1324w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-life2-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-life2-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-life2-768x368.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f18e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71f18e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a456bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a456bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7600e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7600e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">Our culture, heritage, and upbringing moulds us as humans. Growing up in the UAE, in an environment with a diverse melting pot of nationalities, has made me a global citizen, with a deep connection to my Arab and Levant roots. I came to the country when I was only two months old. My mother travelled to the Middle East from Lebanon in 1986 to visit her sister, who was opening an international school in Sharjah.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"typography-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"typography-inspection-panel\"><div class=\"raw_components--panelTitle--gPkqQ inspect_panels--panelTitleText--Hx-lG ellipsis--ellipsis--70pHK\"><div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">Metaphorically speaking, I\u2019ve been nurtured by this beautiful country, like a Sharjah-planted seedling that\u2019s blossomed into a conscious being. I\u2019ve organically adapted to the surroundings in the developing desert of Dubai. Evolving in the desert&#8217;s expansive environment has allowed me to develop a deep-rooted system to access subsurface water, drought, tolerance, and resistance mechanisms. The changing times in the UAE has allowed me to appreciate the country\u2019s history, adapting from an old world into a modern society.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">I was raised by parents who instilled in me the values of honesty, justice, and modesty. My mother comes from a well-educated family with strong views on women and independence. My father is a businessman, a trader by nature, he passed on family values of togetherness and compassion. These principles of honesty, justice, and modesty continue to guide me, both in my personal and professional life.<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7178aa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7178aa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb0941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bb0941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d484695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d484695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbb231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fbb231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column 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.elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49082c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c49082c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MUSIC<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a4ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a4ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0645\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0642\u0649-arabic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-59\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159f3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159f3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">Music is my medicine! When I am overwhelmed and exhausted, music is my haven. It can aid in the healing process, the breaking down of barriers, reconciliation, and education. Music is now being used as a vehicle for social change and community building all over the world. Expo 2020 in Dubai was a prime example of this.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2f13d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fc2f13d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 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100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d4e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8d4e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOVE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09e0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b09e0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u062d\u0628-arabic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-66\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012f05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"012f05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">Love is powerful and beautiful, when combined with ethics, values, and respect, it becomes permanent and rooted. I grew up in a small but very loving, close-knit family and I have a very strong faith in love. You go through many ups and downs, but your ethics, values and respect keep you on track.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed2869 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ed2869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ead50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63ead50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRAVEL<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5437d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5437d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0645\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0642\u0649-arabic-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-68\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a4339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a4339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">My love for travelling is connected to learning new cultures and traditions. Learning different cultures, strengths and differences makes me feel like a pin drop in the ocean. It teaches me to value what I have and yearn for things I didn&#8217;t know existed and to be grateful, thankful, and humble.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2490403 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2490403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d61713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d61713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHARITY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d1650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1d1650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633\u0629-\u062e\u064a\u0631\u064a\u0629-arabic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-67\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8d3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8d3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">For me, charity isn&#8217;t about money; it&#8217;s about a genuine desire to help in any way. My upbringing living in the UAE has instilled this in me. Charity work is my inner strength. This is what the Late HH Sheikh Zayed taught his nation. Regardless of citizenship, his influence will only be passed on to the next generation.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578d38d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"578d38d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb6b09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb6b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f458b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2f458b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/navodnici.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30f695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a30f695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parola2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-73\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parola2.png 583w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parola2-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08faf83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08faf83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parolamala2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parolamala2.png 156w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/parolamala2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bc3aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7bc3aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"work\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcc170 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dcc170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2767e19 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2767e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-work-1024x454.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-work-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-work-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-work-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/my-work.png 1191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72722ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72722ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b1e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6b1e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUSTAINABILITY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecce1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecce1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"content-inspection-panel\" class=\"raw_components--panel--YDedw inspect_panels--inspectionPanel--o9CfO\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"content-inspection-panel\"><div><div class=\"inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--propertyRowContent--qvupJ inspect_panels--copyableRow--ecLWm inspect_panels--highlightRow--BeZQJ\"><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">The first job I had was in energy conservation during a period of rapid growth and change in the country&#8217;s direction. It was the era of lead certification and green building ratings being reformed to fit the environment and ambient temperature of the GCC region. This was novel for the region as it had not been integrated into our daily lives. My generation, the millennials, were a part of this transition. We adapted quickly to the changes to improve the environment to lead a more sustainable lifestyle. Today, I am proud to be working for a world-class utility corporation, Dubai and Electricity Water Authority LLC, which recently went public on the international stock exchange. With climate change, we pledged to make a big change as a country. Working at DEWA has given me the opportunity to be a part of some of the most incredible sustainable events and achievements.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"inspect_panels--contentProperty--McE5j text--fontPos11--rO47d text--_fontBase--VaHfk ellipsis--ellipsisAfter8Lines--2JTeB ellipsis--_ellipsisAfterNLines--5f-ox\" dir=\"auto\">My responsibilities include bringing these events to Dubai and ensuring that they are logistically feasible. From pitching, to hosting events to bringing in speakers and handling all security clearance, hotel stays, protocol, and event execution from start to finish. I\u2019ve gained massive exposure with the best and most well-known speakers, ambassadors, presidents, and associations, all of whom are committed to sustainability. My primary responsibility at DEWA is the WETEX and Dubai Solar Show exhibition, a leading exhibition in the GCC region for energy, water, and sustainability. My focus over the last ten years has been on building bridges with international countries to bring their technologies and innovation in these areas to Dubai and showcase them. To achieve our long-term goals, we need technologies and innovators to invest in young start-ups that see our vision for a sustainable future.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f6787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9f6787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57d40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b57d40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/joellekhouri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joelle-Khouri-Journey-mainimage4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-321\" alt=\"Joelle Khouri Journey\" 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