Emile Zarife is a former women’s magazine fashion editor turned renaissance man: he blogs in Arabic at Anasharqi.com – “I’m Middle Eastern” – as well as to 45k plus followers on Instagram about fashion, fitness, wellness and mental health. Livehealthy editorial director Ann Marie McQueen spoke to Esquire magazine’s Best Dressed Man about what it means to be a Middle Eastern man in 2023 and much much more.
Highlights:
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Changing stereotypes of what it means to be a Middle Eastern man
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How his home country of Lebanon is rebuilding
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How he changed his life after leaving women’s magazines and traditional journalism to become an influencer
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How he creates content and stays true to himself online
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His workout routine (you’ll be surprised)
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The importance of incremental changes in nutrition and fitness
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Two things men need to make good fashion choices
Where to find Emile
Web: Anasharqi.com
Instagram: @ana_sharqi
TikTok: @AnaSharqi