Holy Olives & Imperialism

April 8, 2020

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Sofian Mahmoud is a Palestinian-American creative, and musician born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, that goes by the name Paliboy Original. He is the artist behind the music you listen to during the introduction of the podcast, and recently won Western Washington University’s Freestyle Rap Battle competition hosted by AS Productions and Revival Events. In 2019 they led a workshop titled “Palestinian Indigeneity: Borders & Displacement” alongside their colleague and friend Saniah Naim at the National MEChA Conference in UCLA. Sofian’s musical inspiration comes from the many countries and communities he’s had the privilege of traveling to, and he dedicates this episode to his Siti that passed away last year before being able to return to her indigenous homeland.

Shopping:

PALESTINIAN PRODUCTS (Equal Exchange) Watan : A studio focused on exploring Palestinian heritage BABYFIST : clothing brand made in Palestine & Menstrual Education Project Zeindee Designs

Resources:

Jewish Voice for Peace If Americans Knew: What every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine Palestine Legal US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

“The land is talking to me”: An interview with Jamal Juma’ on meanings of land, decolonization, resistance and solidarity from Palestine Download

Education and decolonization: On not reading Ibn Khaldun in Palestine Download

Edward Said and the re-drawing of the (post)colonial political map of Palestine Download

Justice is indivisible: Palestine as a feminist issue Download

Structures of settler colonial domination in Israel and in the United State Download

American Indian studies and Palestine solidarity: The importance of impetuous definitions Download

Decolonization is a global project: From Palestine to the Americas Download

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