9/11 - The Arab Experience with Omar Zahran

About this episode

Zahra Huber and Omar Zahran discuss the Arab American experience in the aftermath of 9/11, focusing on stereotypes, discrimination, and cultural identity.

Have thoughts? Send Zahra a text! In this powerful episode of Breaking Pita with Zee, Zahra sits down with Omar Zahran to unpack what it was like being Arab in New York and in America during the aftermath of 9/11. From heightened stereotypes and discrimination to navigating identity and belonging, they dive deep into the personal stories, cultural challenges, and resilience of the Arab American community.

People in this episode

Host: Zahra

Guest: Omar Zahran

Topics covered

• 9/11
• Arab experience
• discrimination
• identity
• belonging
• cultural challenges
• resilience

Keywords

• Arab American community
• New York
• cultural resilience

Mentioned in this episode

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Places: New York, America

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