"From Prison To Palestine" How One Man's Journey Seeking Redemption Led Him To The Palestinian Cause

About this episode

This episode features filmmaker Justin Mashouf and Hamzah Furqani discussing the intersections of the U.S. prison system and the Palestinian cause.

This episode of Habibi House is unlike anything we've done before. We’re joined by acclaimed filmmaker Justin Mashouf and the courageous star of his new documentary Hamzah Furqani, who imprisoned in the U.S. for decades navigating the corrupt, exploitative, "for profit" prison system.🛍️ MERCH SUPPORT: https://thehabibihouse.com 📺 Subscribe Hit the Bell for more unfiltered conversations. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple all major platforms.Their new film 17.74 explores the post-9/11 surveillance state, FBI entrapment tactics, and the criminalization of young Muslim men. It also draws powerful parallels between U.S. carceral systems and the occupation of Palestine — revealing how imperial structures replicate themselves across borders.🗣️ In this powerful conversation:- Hamzah opens up about surviving solitary confinement, institutional betrayal, and the faith that got him through it.- Justin details how his documentary became a viral TikTok movement, building momentum around the intersection of Islamophobia, prison abolition, and Free Palestine.- We examine how the U.S. targets Muslim communities, how media controls our narratives, and why standing up for Palestine is…

People in this episode

Host: Habibi House Podcast LLC

Guests: Justin Mashouf, Hamzah Furqani

Topics covered

• prison system
• Palestinian cause
• Islamophobia
• FBI entrapment
• Muslim identity
• prison abolition
• media narratives

Keywords

• prison
• Palestine
• Islamophobia
• FBI
• Muslim
• documentary
• surveillance
• entrapment
• abolition

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 17.74

Places: Palestine, U.S.

More episodes of Habibi House Podcast

• Sarah Bahbah on Healing, Shame, and Turning Trauma Into Art | Habibi House · March 22, 2026 · 41 min
• The "Epstein Class"?!: How Global Power Networks Protect Their Own, Secret Societies, Iran vs. USA · March 11, 2026 · 58 min
• No State Solution?: Palestine, UNRWA, Gaza, Ukraine, Iran, & Why Borders Are Failing the Middle East · March 5, 2026 · 45 min
• Anti-Zionist Jewish Activist Tommy Marcus Was Once a Zionist...Then He Went to Gaza On the Flotilla · February 23, 2026 · 1h 6m
• “Board of Peace..s of Sht” Actress Sarah Alami RIPS Hollywood + Muslim at Catholic School, Brownface · February 16, 2026 · 1h 18m
• Popstar Singer Lauren Jauregui on Her Journey After Fifth Harmony Fame and Laying Down the Ego · January 18, 2026 · 48 min