🚨New Guest Announcement🚨. This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Emmy-nominated director, writer, and actress Cherien Dabis — a fearless Palestinian American storyteller who turned childhood trauma and political awakening into award-winning cinema. From growing up in

In 2014 Dearborn Police stopped Ali for allegedly running a stop sign. He didn’t understand the officer, and they beat him so badly that he was left in the hospital. No charges. Just violence. 🎥 Watch the full episode: 📲 Follow Amir Makled:

At the University of Michigan, students protested genocide peacefully. They stood where protests have taken place for decades—from Vietnam to South African apartheid. But this time, police showed up in force. And months later, Dana Nessel, Michigan’s "progressive" Attorney

Why is demanding divestment a crime, but funding genocide isn’t?. Samantha Lewis and other students at the University of Michigan were arrested for demanding divestment at the campus of the University of Michigan. This is bigger than one protest. It’s part of a broader attempt to

Students are being arrested for demanding a ceasefire. Amir Makled is stepping in. Amir shares why defending Palestine solidarity protestors isn’t just legal work; it’s personal. From Gaza to South Lebanon to Yemen, what’s happening in the Middle East is creating waves in

📢 New Guest Announcement!. This week on the Sumud Podcast, we're joined by Arab-American civil rights attorney Amir Makled ⚖️🔥. As the managing partner of Hall Makled, Amir has become a force in Michigan’s legal scene—winning over $50 million for clients, defending protesters

What if your “decolonization” is just assimilation with better branding?. It’s easy to call something radical, harder to ask if we’re replicating the same systems, just in darker skin and different slogans. This is a call to look deeper:.Is it liberation or just a seat at the

Why are we still expected to deliver our truth gently?. You can’t dismantle White Supremacy while protecting the comfort of the people who benefit from it. Liberation and White comfort cannot coexist, no matter how many try to force them to. 🎧 Full episode:

It’s easy to say, “This is a safe space", but showing it with your actions is what matters. Inclusion isn’t a statement. It’s a feeling. It’s an action. It’s the energy you carry. 🧠 What does real inclusion feel like to you? . 🎧 Full episode: 🎙

They say journalism should be objective. But when objectivity erases history, whose truth survives?. Reporting on Palestine with context and facts is considered “biased” by most mainstream media, while neutrality, in this industry, often means protecting power. 🎧 Full episode:

After October 7, something shifted. People began paying attention, but the mic wasn't handed to Palestinians. Instead, White influencers were crowned “experts” and once again, our pain became someone else’s platform. 🎧 Watch the full episode: 📸

Citizenship does not equal belonging. You grow up knowing you’re not American, but they expect your silence in return for citizenship. No questions, no resistance, just status. But how do you carry the weight of a homeland you were pushed out of… and a country that never saw

🚨 New Guest Announcement 🚨.This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by journalist, producer, and activist Constanza Eliana Chinea. From founding Malcriá Media to boldly disrupting yoga, wellness, and DEI spaces, Constanza Eliana Chinea doesn’t just talk resistance—she

“Wait. are there rules to this improv?” 😂🎬. When Cherien joined the cast of Mo, no one warned her that @realmoamer  doesn’t always stick to the script. Lots of laughs and a whole new challenge for Cherien. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: 📲 Host:

“I really want to ensure that our stories are told—because it’s a matter of survival.”. 🎬 In a world overwhelmed by crisis, she’s grateful to those who support storytellers, because stories shape how we are seen and remembered. Her work shines a light in the darkness, telling

“I’ve called myself a Zionist. but I didn’t know.”. After watching All That’s Left of You, one man couldn’t speak through his tears. All he could say was:.“I didn’t know. I didn’t know.”. 🎬 This is the power of Palestinian storytelling—when we are seen, fully and without

“We weren’t acting—we were channeling.”. 🎬 All That’s Left of You tells our origin story—the Nakba, generational trauma, and the unbroken thread of Palestinian survival. Cherien hopes the film can be a release. A beginning. A way to heal. 🎧 Full episode at

“Now I understand what it means to be Palestinian.”. At just 8 years old, Cherien Dabis was detained for 12 hours at the Allenby Bridge. Her entire family was strip searched — even her baby sisters. That moment became her first true understanding of what it means to be

They told me to make my character dangerous. I said no. That moment reminded me of my 14-year-old self realizing that people believe we are threats. Entire groups painted with fear and hate. This is the painful reality Palestinian storytelling fights against—to show our truth

🎓 College isn’t the only path, and for some, it’s not the right one. When Aminah told her dad she wanted to be a designer, his response wasn’t “Get a degree”; it was “I’ll teach you myself.”. Reflecting on how her father, a former med student turned entrepreneur, advised her not