@hananfkattan.bsky.social
Author of Palestine Revealed, about Power, Politics & Palestine | Award-Winning Feature Film Producer | Co-Founder and host of The Enlightenment Podcast 🍉
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“Genocide is a process.” Francesca Albanese explains how the normalisation of violence, occupation and dehumanisation of Palestinians allowed the situation to escalate. How did the world become so tolerant of this — and what happens when injustice is treated as normal?
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialOctober 7, 2023, did not happen in a vacuum. To understand that day and everything that followed, we also have to understand the history of Palestine, the Nakba, occupation, Gaza and decades of displacement and conflict.
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialDr. Marwa Osman on how citizen journalism and grassroots activism can counter billion-dollar media empires. Gaza proved that truth doesn't need a budget — it needs people willing to speak.
#CitizenJournalism #MainstreamMedia #Gaza #Activism #Truth #MarwaOsman #MediaBias #FreePalestine
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialWhat happens when you can see something clearly, but don't yet have the words to understand it? Francesca Albanese reflects on the moment when what she witnessed forced her to rethink what she thought she knew.
#Palestine #FrancescaAlbanese #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #Apartheid
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialWhat does growing up under occupation do to a child’s political consciousness? Reflecting on Israeli occupation in Lebanon, Dyab Abou Jahjah recalls conversations with soldiers, his early understanding of Palestine, and how those experiences shaped his lifelong commitment to Palestinian liberation.
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialWhat happens when the people who have the power to speak choose silence?
Randa Abdel-Fattah has seen what can happen when people refuse to stay quiet—and when speaking about Palestine comes with a cost.
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“These food sites were death traps.”
Dr. Nick Maynard's testimony raises urgent questions about the safety of civilians seeking food—and what doctors on the ground are seeing and documenting.
🎙️ Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaCrisis TheEnlightenmentPodcast
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialRanda Abdel-Fattah on emotional blackmail, solidarity, and the responsibility to speak up for Palestine.
“Resistance isn't something that we just do pretty memes about on Instagram.”
#RandaAbdelFattah #Palestine #BDS #FreePalestine #Solidarity #TheEnlightenmentPodcast
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“We still exist.”
For Palestinian artist Malak Mattar, art is more than expression—it is survival, memory, and resistance.
#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #MalakMattar #PalestinianArt #PalestinianArtists #ArtAsResistance #Gaza #Palestine #ArtAndResistance #CulturalHeritage #PalestinianCulture
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialWhat if we stopped focusing on predictions about the end times and started focusing on what justice and peace require of us today?
#MuntherIsaac #Justice #Peace #Theology #TheEnlightenmentPodcast
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialA short reflection on historical change and the possibility that difficult periods do not last forever.
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialMacklemore was removed from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour after speaking publicly about Palestine. Other artists later withdrew too.
So what happens when an artist decides staying silent isn’t an option?
#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #OmarElAkkad #Macklemore #Palestine #JusticeForPalestine
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialMacklemore was removed from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour after speaking publicly about Palestine. Other artists later withdrew too.
So what happens when an artist decides staying silent isn’t an option?
#TheEnlightenmentPodcast #OmarElAkkad #Macklemore #Palestine #JusticeForPalestine
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialAhed contrasts ordinary childhood stories with the stories her family carried.
#AhedTamimi #Palestine #Childhood #Family #TheEnlightenmentPodcast
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialSometimes understanding begins long before we realize where the questions will lead us. For Francesca Albanese, that journey began with a growing awareness of historical injustice.
#Palestine #FrancescaAlbanese #PalestinianHistory #HumanRights #History #TheEnlightenmentPodcast
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialThe Enlightenment Podcast aims to bring Palestinian voices, personal experiences, history, and perspectives to a wider audience—beyond the headlines. With your support, we can continue these important conversations. Subscribe, share this episode, and help us reach more people.
@hananfkattan.bsky.socialSeason 2 is coming. The questions continue. The conversations go deeper. In Season 2 of The Enlightenment Podcast, we’re bringing together voices, stories, history, and perspectives that challenge us to look beyond the headlines and ask better questions. Are you ready?
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“Beauty doesn't mean we are looking away from the horror.” For Dima Abu Sbeitan, creating art, preserving culture, gathering, and celebrating Palestinian life can itself be an act of resistance. “We are alive, and we are creating.”
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“When we women really decide that something needs to happen, it happens.”Â
Casa Palestina became more than a physical space. It became a place to gather, create, grieve, celebrate and keep Palestinian culture alive.Â
Full episode on The Enlightenment Podcast.
@hananfkattan.bsky.social“The ceiling of freedom was much higher in film than it was in journalism.” Dima's journey from journalism → filmmaking → art → Casa Palestina is a story about finding your voice.
#Journalism #Filmmaking #FreedomOfExpression #Palestine #Artists #CreativeJourney #TheEnlightenmentPodcast
