About this episode

The episode features Palestinian American journalist Leila Warah and journalist Zena Tahhan discussing the realities of life under Israeli occupation in Palestine.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Leila Warah is a Palestinian American multimedia journalist currently based in Palestine. Born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, she holds a degree in Journalism and Media and has significant experience in reporting across digital platforms. Through her social media (@leila.shw on Instagram), Leila creates videos that stay true to the Palestinian question, breaking it down for an international audience to better understand what life under Israeli occupation in the West Bank looks like. Her content delivers on-the-ground visual storytelling, tailored for an international audience, that humanizes the headlines, shedding light on Palestinian identity, resistance, and the everyday realities of communities often overlooked by mainstream media. Zena Tahhan is a journalist with over ten years of experience in journalism and human rights organizations. She holds a BSc in Journalism from Northwestern University in Qatar and an MA in Middle East Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a writer and TV reporter, she focuses on exposing the realities of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, covering issues such as killings…

People in this episode

Guests: Leila Warah, Zena Tahhan

Topics covered

• Palestinian identity
• Israeli occupation
• journalism
• human rights
• media representation
• political analysis

Keywords

• Palestine
• Israeli occupation
• journalism
• human rights
• media
• identity
• resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tortoise Shack Media, Northwestern University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Places: Palestine, United Arab Emirates, West Bank

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