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Tracing Homelands by Linda Dittmar
Author Linda Dittmar
Mohammad is a queer Palestinian scholar, artist and community organizer, based in New York City.
He serves as a part-time faculty member at John Jay College. He has been active in the Palestine Solidarity movement since the age of 16 and works across other movements to advance racial equity in society. Mohammad is also a member of Heritage of Pride, where he has been a lead volunteer for over 5 years.
Queer Palestinian and Israeli Perspectives on the Gaza Genocide: the First US LGBTQ Delegation Tour of Palestine; Facebook Censors Pro-Palestine Activists
Apartheid Israel is currently pursuing genocide in Gaza yet mainstream media rarely include authentic Palestinian perspectives let alone center the perspectives of LGBT/queer Palestinians; or Israelis who support justice for Palestine. On today's show, we speak with Mohammad Hamad, an openly gay Palestinian activist based in New York City;. We also interview Linda Dittmar, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Boston and author if "Tracing Homelands: Israel, Palestine and the Claims of Belonging" who grew up in Mandatory Palestine and moved to the US after her service in the Israeli military.
Pauline Park during First LGBTQ Delegation to Palestine
Pauline Park speaks with Naomi Brussel about the serious situation regarding Facebook censorship and even de-platforming of Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists on the world's largest social media platform and the consequences for on-line resistance to Israeli occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide.