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Joe Kawly - Award Winning Arab Journalist on The Power of Storytelling in the Middle East

Joe Kawly - Award Winning Arab Journalist on The Power of Storytelling in the Middle East

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Award winning journalist, Joe Kawly joins Amel and Noel to talk about the challenges and bravery of being the first openly queer journalist in the Middle East, focusing on the survival aspect of journalism in Lebanon. It delves into the use of coded language to avoid detention and the ongoing issue of Lebanese citizens kidnapped in Syrian prisons. The conversation also touches on the CIA technique of elicitation and the personal decision to come out amidst political turmoil.


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