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Samar Jarrah
On Zionism and Antisemitism – Maura Finkelstein shares her views
On this week’s episode of TrueTalk, Samar and Ahmed talk to Jewish author and anthropologist Maura Finkelstein, who wrote an article about Zionism, titled “Don’t be fooled – Biden is the real antisemite”.
In her article,...
Freedom of expression and Palestine On Univeristy Campuses
Samar and Ahmed discuss the Gaza solidarity encampment movement that has spread across the country with Georgetown PhD candidate Samar Saeed, who is on the ground at the encampment in George Washington University and Victoria...
American Data Companies and the War on Gaza – A discussion with James Bamford
We discusse the intricate dynamics between the NSA,
software company Palantir, Israel, and Gaza, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in
surveillance and military operations. He sheds light on how Palantir, a data analytics
company, has been...
Israel’s True Motivations – A talk with Professor Stephen Zunes
Professor Zunes delves into a
deep and thoughtful analysis of the ongoing genocide in Palestine and its broader
implications.
Unveiling The Blind Spot: Palestine, America, and Mediation – A Conversation with Khaled El Guindy
In this week's episode of "TrueTalk," we delve into a conversation that, while from 2020, resonates profoundly with the current war on Gaza. Our host Samar engages with Egyptian author Khaled El Guindy, shedding light...
Palestine Writes Literature Festival and Attempts to Shut it Down
Ahmed and Samar spoke with Susan Darraj and Laura Albast about the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, the largest Palestinian Literature Festival gathering in North America. Sadly, some Zionist organizations tried to shut the festival down....
Interview with author of “Between Two Moons”.
Samar spoke to American Arab novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moon. Set in the Arab immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, following three siblings coming of age over the course of...
Settlers Seize home of Palestinian Family in Jerusalem.
Samar spoke with Palestinian human rights lawyer from occupied Jerusalem Rafat Al-Khalili. He describes how Israeli settlers seized the Sub Laban family’s home in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City. The family fought...
Samar spoke to Loay Elbasyouni about his fascinating journey with the NASA team especially with the groundbreaking helicopter flight Loay and his team achieved on Mars in April 2021. He spoke about his childhood in...
Nour Odeh discusses Why and How Israel Invaded Jenin Palestine
Palestinian journalist Nour Odeh @nour_odeh discusses how Israel carried out a military invasion of Jenin destroying up to 80% of the homes there. Odeh also explains how Israel enforces apartheid policies on Palestinians.
This week on True Talk, we will have guest speaker, Mongi Dhaouadi. We will be discussing Tunisia. Tune into the show on Thursday.
True Talk: First-hand experience with Hurricane Ian
We talked with our cohost, Samar Jarrah. This week we talked about Hurricane Ian and what she went through during the storm.
