Palestinian Excellence with Marwan Abdelhamid

In this episode I spoke to Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian-Canadian doctor who unfortunately was shot in both legs by Israeli soldiers during the Great March of Return in 2018. His story is incredible, enjoy the episode!

In this episode I spoke to Anees Mokhiber, one of my favorite successful Arab American artists. In our conversation, we went over his personal journey as an independent artist in the music industry, keeping your mental health in check as a content creator, his thoughts on identity, his vision and goals for the future and much much more. Enjoy! 

In this episode I spoke to Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American businessman and entrepreneur. We talked about the implications of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian economy, the Palestinian governments shortcomings in developing that economy, the rise of donor aid in Palestine and how detrimental it really is.  You can connect with Sam on his blog: www.epalestine.ps

In this episode I spoke to Madees Khoury, Operations Manager at Taybeh Brewing Company and the first and only female brewer in the Middle East. We talked about the challenges of selling beer and doing business in Palestine, her experience as a woman in a male dominated industry and how Taybeh’s annual Oktoberfest is changing peoples perception of Palestine. I really enjoyed this episode, and I hope you will too! 

In this episode of The Palestinian Excellence Podcast, I talked to the distinguished legal scholar and author Noura Erakat.  In this episode we talked about her childhood, how her passion for activism started, the ups and downs of her career in law and what the future of Palestine looks like. Hope you enjoy!