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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 11h

What happens when you can see something clearly, but don't yet have the words to understand it? Francesca Albanese reflects on the moment when what she witnessed forced her to rethink what she thought she knew. #Palestine #FrancescaAlbanese #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #Apartheid

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 19h

What does growing up under occupation do to a child’s political consciousness? Reflecting on Israeli occupation in Lebanon, Dyab Abou Jahjah recalls conversations with soldiers, his early understanding of Palestine, and how those experiences shaped his lifelong commitment to Palestinian liberation.

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What happens when the people who have the power to speak choose silence? Randa Abdel-Fattah has seen what can happen when people refuse to stay quiet—and when speaking about Palestine comes with a cost. substack.com/home/post/p-218331309

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“These food sites were death traps.” Dr. Nick Maynard's testimony raises urgent questions about the safety of civilians seeking food—and what doctors on the ground are seeing and documenting. 🎙️ Watch the full conversation on YouTube. #Gaza #Palestine #GazaCrisis TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Randa Abdel-Fattah on emotional blackmail, solidarity, and the responsibility to speak up for Palestine. “Resistance isn't something that we just do pretty memes about on Instagram.” #RandaAbdelFattah #Palestine #BDS #FreePalestine #Solidarity #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“We still exist.” For Palestinian artist Malak Mattar, art is more than expression—it is survival, memory, and resistance. #TheEnlightenmentPodcast #MalakMattar #PalestinianArt #PalestinianArtists #ArtAsResistance #Gaza #Palestine #ArtAndResistance #CulturalHeritage #PalestinianCulture

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What if we stopped focusing on predictions about the end times and started focusing on what justice and peace require of us today? #MuntherIsaac #Justice #Peace #Theology #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A short reflection on historical change and the possibility that difficult periods do not last forever. #IlanPape #History #Change #Hope #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Macklemore was removed from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour after speaking publicly about Palestine. Other artists later withdrew too. So what happens when an artist decides staying silent isn’t an option? #TheEnlightenmentPodcast #OmarElAkkad #Macklemore #Palestine #JusticeForPalestine

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ahed contrasts ordinary childhood stories with the stories her family carried. #AhedTamimi #Palestine #Childhood #Family #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sometimes understanding begins long before we realize where the questions will lead us. For Francesca Albanese, that journey began with a growing awareness of historical injustice. #Palestine #FrancescaAlbanese #PalestinianHistory #HumanRights #History #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Enlightenment Podcast aims to bring Palestinian voices, personal experiences, history, and perspectives to a wider audience—beyond the headlines. With your support, we can continue these important conversations. Subscribe, share this episode, and help us reach more people.

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Season 2 is coming. The questions continue. The conversations go deeper. In Season 2 of The Enlightenment Podcast, we’re bringing together voices, stories, history, and perspectives that challenge us to look beyond the headlines and ask better questions. Are you ready?

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Beauty doesn't mean we are looking away from the horror.” For Dima Abu Sbeitan, creating art, preserving culture, gathering, and celebrating Palestinian life can itself be an act of resistance. “We are alive, and we are creating.”

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“When we women really decide that something needs to happen, it happens.” Casa Palestina became more than a physical space. It became a place to gather, create, grieve, celebrate and keep Palestinian culture alive. Full episode on The Enlightenment Podcast. #CasaPalestina #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“The ceiling of freedom was much higher in film than it was in journalism.” Dima's journey from journalism → filmmaking → art → Casa Palestina is a story about finding your voice. #Journalism #Filmmaking #FreedomOfExpression #Palestine #Artists #CreativeJourney #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Return for me means choice." For Dima, return isn't simply a place. It's the freedom to choose where you live, where you come back to, and where you call home. #RightOfReturn #Palestine #Jerusalem #FreePalestine #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Palestinians shouldn't be visible only when we are killed.” 🇵🇸 Sometimes resistance looks like grief. Sometimes it looks like joy. Sometimes it looks like gathering together and saying: We are here. We exist. We continue. Full Episode on The Enlightenment Podcast YT channel.

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You don't have to solve an entire crisis before you're allowed to help. Start with what is within your reach. Bring water. Show up. Support. Boycott. Redirect your money. Then do another thing. Full Ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1KiX29h-xo #TakeAction #Palestine #FreePalestine #Activism

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“This was my bedtime story.” Dima shares the story her father told her about being forcibly displaced from Jerusalem as a 10-year-old during the Naksa. For many Palestinians, history isn't something read in a textbook. It is something inherited through family.

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Sometimes I think modern slavery has simply been wrapped in colorful plastic and sold back to us in convenience.” What we buy is a choice. What we support is a choice. And action doesn't always have to be huge to matter. #FreePalestine #EthicalConsumption #HumanRights #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Palestinians are more than headlines, numbers and images of suffering. They are people with history, culture, humor, love and an extraordinary capacity to create life. EP 85 with Dima Akram: youtu.be/M1KiX29h-xo?si=tYM1OK0-Mpm… #PalestinianCulture #FreePalestine #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“For me, as a Muslim, Christian history is a foundation for Islam.” Dr. Marwa Osman argues that the destruction of historic sites affects both Christian and Muslim history. 🎙️ #Palestine #DrMarwaOsman #TheEnlightenmentPodcast #Gaza #PalestineHistory #Christianity #Islam

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is what Zionist Israel's war has cost her family for generations. Full Ep: youtu.be/gk7a3W-96cE #Lebanon #FreePalestine #GenerationalTrauma #History #Justice

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Doctors, nurses, lawyers — dropping in the street. This is what the pager attack did to Lebanon. Full Ep: youtu.be/gk7a3W-96cE #Lebanon #PagerAttack #FreePalestine #WestAsia #Justice

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Millions woke up. That's the only silver lining she'll allow herself. #Awakening #FreePalestine #Gaza #Colonialism #WakeUp

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In this episode, our guest Simon Dixon opens up about the moment that broke their ego — and how it led them to real accountability. Accountability to the One who's always watching. It's why he chose to follow the Quran. #ConvertToIslam #FreePalestine #SimonDixon #GenocideAsAService

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

You don't need permission to be part of the resistance. Any act against Israel is activism. Full Ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk7a3W-96cE #Activism #FreePalestine #EveryVoiceCounts #TakeAction #Solidarity

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Palestine used to have its own central bank and its own currency. Simon Dixon on what was destroyed — and why he says “we paid for this.” Full Ep: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmOVQh8qdc #Palestine #FreePalestine #Gaza #SimonDixon #WeAreComplicit #FollowTheMoney #EnlightenmentPodcast

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

34K+ views! 🔥 Our conversation with Simon Dixon is resonating with thousands. Watch the full episode on The Enlightenment Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmOVQh8qdc Thank you, Simon, for helping amplify this conversation. 🙏 #SimonDixon #Palestine #Gaza

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Boycotts aren't “symbolic” — they're the one lever ordinary people actually have. Simon Dixon on how financial pressure, not politics, is what moves power. Full link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmOVQh8qdc #BDS #BoycottIsrael #Palestine #FreePalestine #SimonDixon #FollowTheMoney

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“Genocide as a service.” Former investment banker Simon Dixon explains how Gaza became a proving ground for weapons and surveillance tech sold worldwide. Full link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmOVQh8qdc #GenocideAsAService #Gaza #Palestine #WeaponsTesting #FreePalestine #SimonDixon #ArmsTrade

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Hanan Kattan @hananfkattan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My daughter's teacher called me in over a painting. This is what watching a genocide does to a family. Full Episode Link: youtu.be/OnwDN2PGRfg #GazaGenocide #MotherhoodUnderOccupation #FreePalestine #Lebanon #GenerationalTrauma

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#FrancescaAlbanese examines how businesses, banks, industries, and institutions can become entangled in the #occupation of #Palestine—and asks: Who is enabling and profiting from it? 🎧 youtu.be/OjJWUZxcB-k #HumanRights #EconomyOfOccupation #TheEnlightenmentPodcast

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

#FrancescaAlbanese challenges the claim that Israel’s actions in #Gaza can be justified as self-defense—and explains what #internationallaw says about occupied populations and the duty to prevent genocide. 🎧 youtu.be/OjJWUZxcB-k #FrancescaAlbanese #Palestine #Genocide #ICJ

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Francesca Albanese asks: What happens when international law is applied selectively? In Episode 82, she argues that Palestine is a test of whether human rights truly apply to everyone. 🎧 youtu.be/OjJWUZxcB-k #FrancescaAlbanese #Palestine #HumanRights #InternationalLaw

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Every time I went to the #BritishMuseum... more and more was disappearing." #CarolHage shares why she believes references to places like #Jaffa and #Haifa were disappearing—and reveals a surprising historical link between St. George and #Palestine. 🎧 youtu.be/hktIGD9pIK4

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"We can be killed delivering water... or we can be killed sitting in our tents." Hala Sabbah @sameerproject shares the stories of Palestinians risking their lives every day to deliver clean water and humanitarian aid across #Gaza. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9kU... #HumanitarianAid

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Could speaking up earlier have changed Gaza? Randa Abdel-Fattah reflects on the cost of silence—and why journalists, academics, and institutions all have a role in shaping public understanding and accountability. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgA... #RandaAbdelFattah #Gaza #Journalism

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Do human rights apply to everyone—or only when it's politically convenient? Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac warns that if international law fails in Palestine, its protections are weakened everywhere. “What’s at stake is our collective humanity.” 🎧 youtu.be/9nu8PNIf_vY #HumanRights

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Doctor in #Gaza: “Food aid sites became death traps.” Prof. Nick Maynard reports clusters of gunshot wounds—many teenage boys—after visiting aid points. Same stories. Same pattern. This is frontline medical testimony. 🎧 youtu.be/xgpM8jFLsLE #MedicalTestimony #Palestine

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“I Saw Children Starving in Gaza” | UK Surgeon Nick Maynard Speaks Out

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Prof. Nick Maynard (Oxford surgeon, MAP Chair) shares what he witnessed in Gaza: babies denied formula, patients left unfed after surgery. He says Western governments were told—and chose not to act. 🎧 youtu.be/xgpM8jFLsLE #Gaza #NickMaynard #Palestine #HumanRights #MedicalVoices

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The Enlightenment Podcast @enlightenpod.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Before Oct 7, Gaza was already called “unsustainable.” #IlanPappe explains how control over food, water, and movement shaped daily life—and why the West Bank reflects a parallel reality. This is context we can’t ignore. 🎧 youtu.be/pfw80K9qzic #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine

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