Mohammed El-Kurd | Giving Rise to a New Generation of Palestinian Journalists | Nov 2021 | PART 2

Have you subscribed to our newsletter, Deep Dive Daily? Each day we deliver the most important news concerning Israel/Palestine straight to your inbox! Subscribe now: https://bit.ly/3EqPKJn ----------------------------- Support our work by subscribing to Patreon:   / palestinedeepdive   ----------------------------- Twitter @PDeepDive Instagram @PDeepDiveGram https://wwww.palestinedeepdive.com​ ----------------------------- Mohammed El-Kurd is interviewed at Palestine Deep Dive & the Foreign Press Association of the United States' event: Distant Voices No More? Giving Rise to a New Generation of Palestinian Journalists | 15 November 2021 | New York City. Mohammed El-Kurd is a writer, poet, journalist & activist from Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem. He is co-founder of the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign and was listed as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021 alongside his sister, Muna. The event marks the launch of Palestine Deep Dive's campaign, #ShowBothSides, encouraging major publications to hire more Palestinian correspondents on the ground in Palestine, in an attempt to restructure the mainstream media to finally respect the centrality of Palestinian voices. Drawing an audience of journalists, activists and policymakers, the evening featured contributions from an array of special guests, centred on three generations of esteemed Palestinian writers. Hosted by Senior Correspondent for Al Jazeera English, Mike Hanna, the evening opened up with statements from former President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, and our very own Mark Seddon, before poet and journalist Mohammed El-Kurd took to the stage for an interview centred on his experience engaging with the mainstream media since childhood and now working for The Nation as its first Palestine correspondent. Enas Ghannam, Project Manager of We Are Not Numbers (WANN), contributed too via video message, before WANN’s co-founder, Pam Bailey, held the microphone. We were fortunate enough for an in-person contribution from our live show regular guest, Dr. Ramzy Baroud, who also reported on the event for Arab News: Why Palestinian Voices Should Take Center Stage: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1973171 After which, up-and-coming Palestinian writer and digital media expert, Zarefah Baroud, conducted a thought-provoking interview with distinguished historian and author, Prof. Rashid Khalidi. And Icon of the Palestinian movement and legendary Pink Floyd rockstar, Roger Waters, took to the stage before closing remarks from Foreign Press Association President, Ian Williams. Catch up on all the contributions now on our YouTube channel, don't forget to subscribe!