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Director of Oscar-Shortlisted "All That's Left of You" Cherien Dabis | "Our Humanity Is Also Resistance"

Actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Cherien Dabis discusses her career, from directing shows like Ramy, Mo, and Only Murders in the Building to writing, directing and acting in her monumental new Palestinian film, All That's Left of You. She reflects on the profound imp ...  Show more

Reclaiming Our Revolutionary Legacy | Tareq Baconi

Our conversation with writer, scholar, and activist, Tareq Baconi, about the many forms of containment forced onto Palestinians and the need to reclaim the Palestinian revolutionary legacy. We discuss Tareq’s book, "Hamas Contained: A History of Palestinian Resistance" (2018), hi ...  Show more

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