Episode 059 - Winning the PR battle with Jenan Matari

The pod is thrilled to welcome the two-time award-winning Palestinian story-teller Jenan Matari this week. Jenan tells us about her Tedx talk and how her Palestinian culture was both problematic and eventually praised. She talks about her family and how her lineage can be traced back generations. She also touches on zionism and how her work in media has been affected over the years. Jenan is a breath of fresh air who is here to promote Palestinian culture, history, and freedom.

To consult the sources used in the preparation of this episode, please see:

• @jenanmatari (Instagram)

• @JenanMatari (X)

• @zaytounpublicity (Instagram)

• @missmuslimnyc (Instagram)

• Jenan Matari: The Face Behind Missmuslim.nyc Blog (Yalla Let’s Talk)

• Sufi Sheikh Yacoub Bouhkari (Instagram)

Books

• Mornings in Jenin, Susan Abulhawa

Videos

• Embracing Your Identities | Jenan Matari | TEDxAsburyPark (Tedx Talks)

Articles

• Jenan Matari: Embracing Your Identity (TEDx Asbury Park)

• The power of media and its use as a political tool (Women in Foreign Policy)

• Palestinian Refugees: An Overview (PRRN)

• Palestine, the Nation that Never Existed (The Times of Israel)

• In Sufism, Food Is a Divine Gift—Izzeldin Bukhari Offers It to Celebrate the Heritage of His People and His City (Jerusalem Story)

• The Distracted Sufi (The Institute for Palestine Studies)

• Butch Ware (UC Santa Barbara)