We Are The Ancestors - Safia Al Shehi

Safia Al Shehi is an Emirati media and marketing practitioner, author, and professional voiceover artist.

Safia has represented her country in several government and private events since 2003, such as the Pope visit 2019 and Expo 2020 Dubai. She practices self-growth and public speaking coaching, serving leaders and employees in companies like Al Jaleela Institute and Dubai Healthcare Care City.

Safia is also a thought leader, having published seven books and a weekly article in the Al Khaleej newspaper. In addition to contributing to media and marketing, she has written five children’s books. She holds a master’s degree in the art of communication and a professional certificate in marketing, and she is currently studying for her diploma in coaching. Safia has won several awards, like the UAE Pioneers Award in 2016.

English translation of He is a Mountain

He is a mountain, 

and she is the shadow of a tree in the void. 

Thrown by the wind, toppled by a bee, 

no roots to protect her, no identity. 

Its essence is defined as ‘He.’ 

He is a mountain, 

and she is the shadow of a rock, 

pecked by a bird, becoming food for an insect. 

Carried by a butterfly, she becomes a tree, 

thrown with a stone 

in the shadow of the mountain.