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Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine

Inspired by Palestine, Sumud Podcast emerges as a powerful platform for inspiration and empowerment for marginalized communities globally. Our mission? To elevate voices that have been sidelined by sharing the stories, experiences, and insights that demand to be heard. Get ready to join us in amplifying the voices shaping our world, one episode at a time. Welcome to Sumud Podcast – where we uplift, empower, and amplify. Connect with Sumud Podcast on your favorite social media channels: Instagram,

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65:48

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi: The Rise of Great Replacement...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/03/20

🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan sits down with renowned historian and antiracist scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to discuss his latest book" Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age" and the dangerous ideologies shaping politics and conflict around the world. Dr. Kendi breaks down how Great Replacement Theory has evolved into a powerful global narrative used to justify racism, authoritarianism, and violence. The conversation explores how these ideas connect movements

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76:47

Nurse Lana: Bearing Witness in Gaza | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/03/13

🎙️In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Palestinian-American nurse and humanitarian volunteer Nurse Lana shares her firsthand experiences working inside Gaza during the war. Through powerful testimony, she recounts what she witnessed in hospitals overwhelmed with casualties, and reflects on the emotional weight of hearing the stories of those who survived unimaginable violence, torture, and displacement. She also discusses the personal toll of returning home after witnessing war, the responsibility

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85:37

Mohsen Mahdawi: Healing Through Resistance | Sumud...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/03/06

🎙️In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mohsen Mahdawi joins Dr. Ed Hasan to share the story behind the headlines. Born in a refugee camp in the West Bank, Mohsen reflects on loss, displacement, and the experiences that shaped his commitment to justice. He discusses his journey to the United States, his activism on campus, and the moment he was arrested during his own citizenship interview. Blending personal memory with political insight, Mohsen

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102:08

Dr. Lara Sheehi: The Case for Psychic Militancy |...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/02/27

🎙️In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, clinical psychologist and author Dr. Lara Sheehi joins Dr. Ed Hasan to discuss her book "From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures" and the concept of psychic militancy. She explores how systems of power intrude upon the mind, normalize oppression, and bend reality, particularly in the context of Palestine. Drawing on Frantz Fanon and anti-colonial struggle, Lara challenges psychology’s neutrality and calls for an unbending,

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63:32

Rob Bliss: White Man Walking | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/02/20

🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, filmmaker and activist Rob Bliss joins Dr. Ed Hasan to unpack the story behind White Man Walking, his 1,500-mile journey from Jackson, Mississippi to Washington, DC wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt through some of the most hostile towns in America. Rob reflects on standing in the “most racist town in America,” confronting armed strangers, walking through sensory isolation and physical collapse, and discovering that much of the anger he encountered was

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75:51

Mo Hamzeh: Censored But Not Silenced | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/02/13

🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Palestinian American creator Mo Hamzeh joins Dr. Ed Hasan for a raw conversation about censorship, fatherhood, and refusing to stay silent. Known for his sharp, fact-driven breakdowns and repeated bans across major platforms, Mo shares the story behind the viral clips, growing up bullied for being Palestinian, hiding his identity to survive, and ultimately deciding to go all in. They unpack Meta’s aggressive takedowns, the rise of alternative platforms, the

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82:51

Chris Smalls: Amazon, Labor Power, and Palestine |...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/02/06

🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan speaks with Chris Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union, about organizing inside one of the world’s most powerful corporations and what it takes to confront corporate retaliation. Smalls recounts the walkout that led to his firing, the fight to unionize Amazon workers, and how labor struggle connects to global resistance. He also reflects on why he stands with Palestine and shares his firsthand experience joining the Gaza Freedom

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63:32

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Speaking Truth in a Hostile...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/01/30

🎙️ This episode of the Sumud Podcast features a wide ranging conversation with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on what it means to carry Palestine inside an institution where Palestinian humanity is denied. Dr. Ed Hasan and the congresswoman talk candidly about the loneliness of voting “no” while colleagues enable mass death, the pressure campaigns and intimidation that try to silence dissent, and the power of the outside movement to force Congress to move. Rashida shares stories of her sitis,

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71:31

Guy Christensen: The Cost of Speaking Out | Sumud...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/01/23

🎙️ This episode of the Sumud Podcast features a wide ranging conversation with Guy Christensen on finding political clarity through Palestine and the cost of speaking out against power. Dr. Ed Hasan and Guy trace his path from conservative Mormon culture and the alt right pipeline to learning about the Nakba, Gaza as an open air prison, and the role of human rights reporting in challenging dominant narratives. The episode examines paid propaganda, harassment, and his expulsion from Ohio State later

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61:21

Mother Agapia: Faith Under Occupation | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2026/01/16

🎙️ This episode of the Sumud Podcast features a wide ranging conversation with Mother Agapia on what she witnessed living and working in Palestine from the late 1990s through the Second Intifada and beyond. Dr. Ed Hasan and Mother Agapia trace how the promise of Oslo collapsed into deeper control, how settlements expanded while Palestinian life narrowed, and how walls, checkpoints, curfews, and violence reshaped daily existence. Through firsthand stories from Jerusalem and the West Bank, she

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50:11

Gaza Soup Kitchen: Mutual Aid Under Siege | Sumud...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/12/18

🎙️ This special episode of the Sumud Podcast centers the Gaza Soup Kitchen and the people sustaining it under siege. Dr. Ed Hasan is joined by Hani Almadhoun to reflect on how a grassroots mutual aid effort became a lifeline amid blocked aid, collapsed infrastructure, and constant bombardment. The episode honors the legacy of Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun and features real footage filmed by Gaza Soup Kitchen videographers and photographers Omar Almadhoun, Leena Almadhoun, Khaled Qadas, and Mai Almadhoun,

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83:19

Anthony Aguilar: GHF Exposed Within | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/12/04

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we sit down with retired US Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Aguilar for one of the most difficult and urgent conversations we have ever hosted. What he believed was a humanitarian mission quickly revealed the truth of Gaza under siege. Anthony describes arriving to find Rafah destroyed, witnessing American contractors and Israeli forces firing on starving civilians, and meeting a young boy he calls Amir whose death changed everything. He reflects on

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76:45

Wafa Ghnaim: Tatreez, Ancient Fashion & Cultural...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/11/20

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we sit down with dress historian and fashion researcher Wafa Ghnaim for a profound exploration of how Palestinian material culture carries memory, identity, and truth across generations. Through the dresses, headdresses, and stitched motifs that define our heritage, Wafa reveals how every thread holds stories far deeper than the colonial timeline. She reflects on exile, reclaiming beauty through a non-Western lens, growing up Palestinian in the United States, the

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91:04

Hazami Barmada: Radical Love, Faith & Resistance |...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/11/13

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Hazami Barmada, humanitarian, activist, and founder of the Humanity Lab Foundation, whose fierce empathy and faith have redefined what activism can look like. From her early work at the United Nations to the frontlines of D.C. protests, Hazami reveals what it means to live authentically, love fiercely, and refuse to be silent in the face of injustice. She reflects on the courage it takes to confront power, the role of faith and motherhood in her

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40:43

Sami Tamimi: Food, Memory & Culinary Identity | Sumud...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/11/06

This week on the Sumud Podcast, we sit down with Sami Tamimi, award-winning chef, author, and co-founder of Ottolenghi, to explore how heritage, hard work, and heart have shaped his life from Jerusalem to London’s kitchens.Sami Tamimi is a British-Palestinian chef and author whose cooking is deeply rooted in the flavors of his homeland. In his first solo cookbook, Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from My Palestine, he embarks on a vibrant journey through Palestinian culinary traditions,

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36:23

Ahmad Ibsais: Law & the Power of Words | Sumud Podcast

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/10/30

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Ahmad Ibsais, a law student, writer, and poet whose work captures life, loss, and defiance under siege. Through his acclaimed newsletter State of Siege, Ahmad documents a generation’s struggle for justice, blending legal insight, faith, and art to reclaim narrative power in a world determined to erase it.In this episode, Ahmad speaks about courage on campus, finding strength through community, and how words can challenge systems of fear and

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69:57

Lifeline for Palestine: How UN Can Act When the World...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/10/23

🎙️This week on the Sumud Podcast, we amplify the voices behind Lifeline for Palestine and their urgent call to activate the Uniting for Peace process, a UN mechanism that empowers the General Assembly to act when the Security Council is blocked by vetoes. Recorded at a moment of moral urgency, this episode explores how global solidarity, diplomacy, and people power can come together to protect Palestinian civilians and end genocide.Our guests: Craig Mokhiber, international human rights lawyer

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82:14

Aymann Ismail: Faith, Fatherhood & The Truth | Sumud...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/10/16

🎙️This week on the Sumud Podcast, we sit down with Aymann Ismail, journalist, storyteller, and father, to explore how identity, faith, and truth-telling intersect in a time of moral crisis. A staff writer at Slate, the author of Becoming Baba, and president of the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA). Aymann has spent years documenting how American media frames Arabs, Muslims, and Palestinians, and what it means to write honestly while the world burns.Born in Newark, New

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52:04

Dima Khalidi: Lawfare, Free Speech & Student Power |...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/10/09

🎙️ This week on the Sumud Podcast, we are joined by Dima Khalidi, founder and director of Palestine Legal, a US-based organization dedicated solely to defending the rights of people who speak out for Palestinian freedom.Carrying her family’s long legacy of resistance into the present, Dima has spent decades on the legal front lines, protecting students, educators, and activists from repression. In this conversation, she explains how law is both weaponized against movements and reclaimed through

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26:04

Dana Salah: Falahi Pop, Tatreez & Cultural Resistance...

Sumud Podcast: Inspired by Palestine ·

2025/10/02

🎙️This week on the Sumud Podcast, recorded live at ADC’s ArabCon, we welcome Jordanian Palestinian singer, songwriter, and producer Dana Salah. Known for blending traditional Palestinian folklore with global contemporary sounds, Dana has pioneered a genre she calls Falahi Pop. Her music is not just art; it’s a vessel for storytelling, cultural preservation, and resistance.In this conversation, Dana shares her journey from performing in New York under the name King Deco to returning to the Arab

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