Palestinians must audition for 'our own humanity'
Published date: 27 December 2024 17:23 GMT
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Last update: 2 weeks 2 days ago
What makes a perfect victim?
For Palestinians fighting to keep their stories alive in the media, it often feels as though they must audition for the sympathies of their western audiences.
If they do not fit the mould, then their voices are ignored.
In 2021, Mohammed el-Kurd was catapulted into the spotlight when his family’s home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah was forcefully evicted by Israeli settlers.
Since then, he has been one of the most outspoken and unapologetic Palestinian voices, using his social media presence - as well as his poetry and journalism - to push back against the media’s skewed narratives of his people.
He is the author of the celebrated poetry collection "Rifqa" and the upcoming book "Perfect Victims".
This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with Mohammed el-Kurd to talk about flipping the script on how Palestinians are expected to speak and behave in the public eye.
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
For Palestinians fighting to keep their stories alive in the media, it often feels as though they must audition for the sympathies of their western audiences.
If they do not fit the mould, then their voices are ignored.
In 2021, Mohammed el-Kurd was catapulted into the spotlight when his family’s home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah was forcefully evicted by Israeli settlers.
Since then, he has been one of the most outspoken and unapologetic Palestinian voices, using his social media presence - as well as his poetry and journalism - to push back against the media’s skewed narratives of his people.
He is the author of the celebrated poetry collection "Rifqa" and the upcoming book "Perfect Victims".
This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with Mohammed el-Kurd to talk about flipping the script on how Palestinians are expected to speak and behave in the public eye.
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
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