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I never set out to be a chef.
I know it seems like a lie. My parents owned a restaurant for most of my life, and I know the ins and outs of the business. I also worked in other restaurants over the years, and I have so many friends and family in the industry. When I moved to Washington, D.C. in 2017, I started hosting dinner parties, sometimes for up to 50 people. I was never happier than when I was feeding people and seeing the joy on their faces as they took that first bite.
ALEX MELINCHOK FROM MARYLAND TO PALESTINE JOINED THE PALESTINE IN AMERICA PODCAST TO DISCUSS WHY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL DELAYED THE VOTE TO ADOPT A NEW DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM, WHY THE DEFINITION IS AN INFRINGEMENT ON FREE SPEECH AND WHAT TO DO IF THE COUNCIL VOTES ON IT NEXT MONTH.
PALESTINIAN TEENAGER, HADI ABUATELAH WAS RELEASED FROM THE COOK COUNTY JUVENILE CORRECTION CENTER INTO HIS PARENTS CUSTODY AUGUST SECOND.
Ali Andre Ali grew up in Massachusetts and is the son of a Palestiian American man and a Bostonian-Irish woman. Fajjr Khan was born and raised in the rural hills of Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania and is the daughter of Pakistani parents.Together, they are pop duo FAJJR+ALI. They join the podcast to discuss how they met, their friendship and their imminent EP Insecurities.
If you’re a Palestinian writer or academic who can’t be bothered to help others, you’re not even comparable to the tobacco-flavored spit in Kanafani’s mouth, let alone his icon or legacy.
Three months after being hired by the Orlando Magic and a little more than a week following his first NBA Summer League, Ameer Bahhur joined Palestine in America’s podcast to discuss his journey to the NBA, his working relationship with Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley, and whether he prefers Maklouba or Mensef.
South Asian Jewish writer at Rice University and anti-Zionist organizer, Anna Rajagopal was fired by Avoda, a Jewish social justice organization, hours following a targeted campaign by stopantisemitism.org—a website that doxxes Palestinians and their supporters.
JInan Deena, the Palestinian activist and foodie, will introduce us to Palestinian chefs you must get to know, like Knafah Queens, Samir Cooks, Anan Zahr, Lulu Abura, Reem Assil, Marcelle Afram and Danny Dubbaneh of Z&Z.
Adra’s family, like many others in Masafer Yatta, are threatened by the encroaching settler state, who now occupy the hills surrounding the Palestinian community.
Zalloum joined Palestine in America on Zoom to discuss an array of subjects. In our first interview with the professional basketball player, we discussed his career, who he modeled his game after, and what it was like visiting Palestine for the first time as a pro basketball player.
Last year, in a match surrounded by controversy, Ibrahim dethroned Adam Rothweiler, who held the title for the previous three years. In an interview with Palestine in America for our sports edition and our podcast, the 25-year-old described what it takes to become a pro fighter, wanting to defend his title this year, and the drama that ensued before and after winning the WBC title.
From “kiddy clinic” at three years old to being one of the youngest members of the Palestinian senior national team, Emily Ibrahim was all in on one sport — soccer.
El-Amoor was the first U.S. citizen to play with the Palestinian national team. She talked with PiA about her growing friendship with teammate Emily Ibrahim, as well as how she balances playing for a national team, Division 1 college team, and being a student at Gardner-Webb University.
When you flip through this edition, you’ll understand what it took for Emily Ibrahim to earn a spot on the Palestinian national soccer team, how Ahmad Ibrahim — the Palestinian Golden Boy — achieved his ultimate goal of winning the World Boxing Council Mauy Thai belt, and how Laith Zalloum started playing basketball because of health purposes but ended up becoming a pro hooper.
During part two of our interview with the professional basketball player, we discussed his career, who he modeled his game after, and what it was like visiting Palestine for the first time as a pro basketball player.
During the second part of our interview with Ahmad Ibrahim for the sports edition, we discussed his plans for 2022, defending the WBC title, his thoughts on Jake Paul and the UFC feud and his love for Palestine.
On this week’s episode, Nader discusses his birthday plans, Brian Flores’ lawsuit against all 32 NFL teams and the Chicago Bulls loss to the Toronto Raptors.
If you missed the live show, Palestine in America publishes the episodes on our podcast via Spotify. On this week’s episode, we got a look at Nader’s letter from the editor for the upcoming sports edition, we discuss the Chicago Bears signing General Manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus and the NBA All-Star starters.
On this week’s episode, Nader discusses the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, the resource Decolonize Palestine, Chicago Bulls needing a big man and the NFL playoffs. This weekend we are rooting for Laken Tomlinson, Ihmoud’s former high school classmate and wrestling teammate, who is an offensive lineman for the San Fransisco 49ers as they play the Green Bay Packers this weekend.
