Rania Khalek

On today's episode of #SumudPodcast, we uplift, empower, and amplify Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek. Rania is an award-winning journalist whose work appeared on several news networks such as Al Jazeera, the Grayzone, The Intercept, The Nation, Vice, and more. She became well-known for standing up against the Zionist propaganda and defending the Palestinian and Lebanese right to resistance and liberation. Join us as Dr. Ed Hasan & Rania Khalek take us on a journey of exploring the deeper workings of the #MiddleEast, #Palestine, #Lebanon #America, #Israel, and what's happening around the world right now. We'll be diving into topics like the Axsis of Resistance, how the Oct. 7th has impacted daily life as an Arab American, and Rania's appearance on the Piers Morgan show. Make sure to watch the full episode and stay tuned with all things Sumud on our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sumudpod Connect with Dr. Ed Hasan on Instagram @dredhasan or LinkedIn to join the conversation. Connect with Rania on Instagram, X, and YouTube @raniakhalek and on Facebook @raniakhalek1 Chapters 1:20 Rania talks about how she got into journalism 7:04 Rania talks about how Oct. 7th affected her as an Arab American 16:47: Rania on Lebanon's religious, political, and societal structures 29:27: Rania on Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran coalition 42:32 Rania talks about the pager attack in Lebanon 54:02 Rania explains why she was deeply criticized on the Syrian issue even by some of her community 1:06:54 Rania on Lebanon's support of Palestine post Oct. 7th 1:09:43 Host Dr. Ed Hasan asks Rania about her appearance on Pierce Morgan's show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices