Meet the young Gaza-raised US-based Palestinian activist, hip-hop artist, influencer, entrepreneur: Marwan AbdelHamid AKA Saint Levant

Host Imad Shawa and Marwan talk about Palestinian rights, Israel's ethnic Apartheid, anti-semitism, right of return, Gaza resilience, lobbying in America, connecting diasporas, Tik Tok and making music.  The interview was recorded from a March 18th 2021 ClubHouse room entitled "Does Palestine have a branding problem?" 

Here's the episode breakdown of topics: 

00:00 to 00:48  Sample from "Jerusalem Freestyle" written & performed by Marwan

00:49 to 03:48  Imad's introduction 

03:49 to 17:07  Activism for Palestine, echo chambers and narratives

17:08 to 26:00  The smear of Anti-Semitism to silence Palestinian human rights activists

26:01 to 36:11  Knowledge is power, so is economics, connectivity and the need to understand the oppressor 

36:12 to 38:33  Jewish supremacy and the right of return 

38:34 to 43:50  Resilient Gaza: Israel's scapegoat  

43:51 to 01:04:27  Lobbying in America, and leveraging the Diaspora

01:04:28 to 01:12:30  Grow Home, connecting people and solving problems in Palestine and other diasporas 

01:12:31 to 01:19:00  Tik Tok and Hip Hop: new tools of influence

You can catch Marwan Abdelhamid as Saint Levant on TikTok, Instagram, Spotify and YouTube. 

This episode is sponsored by Mlabbas.com, the leading print-on-demand apparel & accessories provider in the Middle East.

About the Host:  Imad Shawa is the founder of Mlabbas, a print-on-demand apparel & accessories business in Amman.  Imad is a Chevening Scholar with an MA in Near East Studies and Islamic Law from the University of London, SOAS. He also holds a BSc in Finance and International Business from NYU. He is a left-leaning politics buff who is obsessed with social justice issues such as Palestinian rights, and Arab women's rights to pass on their citizenship across the Arab world. 

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