He has a background in fluid mechanics and has applied his scientific expertise to explore the nature of time and its implications on human.
Host/Producer, IDEAS..
Nahlah Ayed
Canadian journalist
Nahlah Ayed (Arabic: نهله عَايِد) is a Canadian journalist, who is currently the host of the academic documentary program Ideas on CBC Radio One and a reporter with CBC News.
She was previously a foreign correspondent with the network and has also worked as a parliamentary correspondent under The Canadian Press. Her reporting on contemporary Middle Eastern politics has garnered multiple awards, both domestic and international.
Each weeknight, George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight brings you a smart, sharp and intimate conversation with some of the world's biggest stars and original.Early life
Ayed was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1970 to Palestinian refugees Hassan and Nariman Ayed. The couple had immigrated to Canada in 1966 after experiencing difficulty in Germany, where Ayed’s father Hassan had initially sought refuge, and lived in suburban Winnipeg until Ayed was six years old.
Despite living in a primarily white neighbourhood, Ayed’s parents sought to give her and her three siblings a traditional Arab upbringing: from a young age, Ayed became fluent in English, French, and Arabic, learn