Mohammed el-Kurd was first identified for defending his residence in opposition to Israeli settlers within the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. Now, he’s identified globally for his writing about how the remainder of the world perceives Palestinians. In his new e book, he breaks down the ‘excellent sufferer’ fable and the way it seeks to regulate the Palestinian narrative.
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– Mohammed el-Kurd, Writer of ‘Excellent Victims: And the Politics of Attraction’
Episode credit:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Amy Walters with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Melanie Marich, Hanah Shokeir, and our visitor host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s govt producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. We’ll be again.
