Sumud Podcast with Rania Khalek | Episode #30

On today’s episode of #SumudPodcast, we uplift, empower, and amplify Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek.

Rania is an award-winning journalist whose work appeared on several news networks such as Al Jazeera, the Grayzone, The Intercept, The Nation, Vice, and more. She became well-known for standing up against the Zionist propaganda and defending the Palestinian and Lebanese right to resistance and liberation.

Join us as Dr. Ed Hasan & Rania Khalek take us on a journey of exploring the deeper workings of the #MiddleEast, #Palestine, #Lebanon #America, #Israel, and what’s happening around the world right now. We’ll be diving into topics like the Axsis of Resistance, how the Oct. 7th has impacted daily life as an Arab American, and Rania’s appearance on the Piers Morgan show.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
1:20 Rania talks about how she got into journalism
7:04 Rania talks about how Oct. 7th affected her as an Arab American
16:47: Rania on Lebanon’s religious, political, and societal structures
29:27: Rania on Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran coalition
1:06:54 Rania on Lebanon’s support of Palestine post Oct. 7th
42:32 Rania talks about the pager attack in Lebanon
54:02 Rania explains why she was deeply criticized on the Syrian issue even by some of her community
1:09:43 Host Dr. Ed Hasan asks Rania about her appearance on Pierce Morgan’s show