<description>&lt;p&gt;What happens when people feel they&amp;rsquo;ve reached capacity as witnesses? For writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan, her work is to preserve the archive of Palestinian stories and pass down resistance through generations. As Israel&amp;rsquo;s war on Gaza continues, her work on the complexities of displacement, trauma, and the Palestinian diaspora has reached audiences around the world.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Hala Alyan, (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/hala.n.alyan/"&gt;@hala.n.alyan&lt;/a&gt;), writer and clinical psychologist&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Sar&amp;iacute; el-Khalili, and our host, Malika Bilal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take&amp;rsquo;s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera&amp;rsquo;s head of audio.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;@AJEPodcasts on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@ajepodcasts"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Take

Al Jazeera

What is the trauma of bearing witness to genocide?

DEC 20, 202423 MIN
The Take

What is the trauma of bearing witness to genocide?

DEC 20, 202423 MIN

Description

What happens when people feel they’ve reached capacity as witnesses? For writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan, her work is to preserve the archive of Palestinian stories and pass down resistance through generations. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues, her work on the complexities of displacement, trauma, and the Palestinian diaspora has reached audiences around the world. 

In this episode:

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Sarí el-Khalili, and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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