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There Is No Neutral Tech with Ibtihal Aboussad Speaking to Imam Omar Suleiman saying “I just did not want to stand before Allah on the Day of Judgement and have to admit to any complicity in this genocide.” In this episode of Habibti Please , Nashwa speaks with Moroccan software engineer and community organizer Ibtihal Aboussad about Big Tech, Palestine, worker resistance, artificial intelligence,...

In this episode of Habibti Please , Nashwa was joined in person by Wet’suwet’en Matriarch, activist, filmmaker, chef, and community organizer Marlene Hale , in Montreal last May. Marlene is the founder of Our Decision, Our Future , now evolving into Beyond the Ballot, and is currently working on a documentary film examining systemic racism, land defense, and Indigenous resistance across so-called...

In this episode of Habibti Please, Nashwa Lina Khan joins Local 514 for a deep-dive conversation unpacking the recent visit of the Swedish royal family to Montréal, Ottawa, and so-called Canada, a visit largely framed by mainstream media as ceremonial, benign, and cultural. This episode argues otherwise. What begins as a seemingly innocuous royal tour reveals a much deeper story about arms deals,...

Medicine is never neutral. In this episode of Habibti Please , host Nashwa Lina Khan speaks with Dr. Yipeng Ge, a public health physician and activist who has worked in Gaza during the genocide. They speak about the entanglement of healthcare, colonialism, and liberation struggles. From Six Nations of the Grand River to Gaza, this conversation connects Indigenous resistance, Palestinian liberation...

In this incisive episode, host Nashwa Lina Khan speaks with Canadian journalist Emma Pailing about how mainstream media in Canada— especially outlets like CBC —shape public understanding of Palestine and Israel. With the Genocide in Gaza currently accelerating with mass starvation now compounding the daily killing it is vital to recognize how the dehumanizing language and double standards appear f...

In this episode of Habibti Please , Nashwa speaks with Dr. Sarah Lalonde in Monreal a Montreal-based emergency and family physician who recently returned from Gaza. Dr. Lalonde shares what she witnessed while working in the emergency department at the European Gaza Hospital amidst ongoing Israeli attacks—including the deliberate targeting of health workers, collapsing infrastructure, and the catas...

Hi habibtis, and welcome back. In this episode, I sit down with Sean Orr—writer, musician, activist, and newly elected Vancouver City Councillor with COPE —for a conversation about politics, activism, and the urgency of global solidarity. Sean shares his journey from Vancouver’s punk and arts scenes to becoming a sharp political writer and now, a municipal politician. We talk about the challenges...

Medicine Under Siege: Dr. Tarek Loubani on Gaza, Resistance, and Refusing Silence In this episode of Habibti Please , Nashwa sits down with Dr. Tarek Loubani —emergency physician, humanitarian, and founder of the Glia Project —to talk about the politics of medicine in Palestine, and what it means to be a healthcare worker under siege. Drawing from his over 15 years of medical work in Gaza, Tarek s...

In this episode, Nashwa speaks with Danaka Katovich, a national co-director at CODEPINK, about global anti-war organizing, challenging U.S. imperialism, and building anti-war movements from the ground up. The conversation explores Danaka’s work supporting campaigns against U.S. military intervention in Yemen, Iran, and Palestine, as well as her reflections on international solidarity, grassroots a...

In this episode of Habibti Please x Deathnography , we’re asking what voting even means anymore? Canada just had the highest advance voter turnout in history — with over 7.3 million ballots already cast. This new record speaks to something in larger Canadian society but in all honesty, for us, the vibes feel more like collapse than hope. As e-day approaches this Monday, we were compelled to make t...

This week on Habibti Please , we're joined by Niall Clapham Ricardo — jurist, activist, and New Democratic Party candidate for Papineau . Niall and I first crossed paths on a cold January night outside Parc station, remembering the victims of the Quebec mosque shooting . Since then, I’ve gotten to know him not just as a political voice, but as a deeply thoughtful friend and community member. In th...

In this exciting comeback episode of Habibti Please, we dive into the intersections of technology, capitalism, and social justice with special guest and friend of the show Paris Marx—a leading tech critic, author, and host of the acclaimed podcast Tech Won’t Save Us . In this episode, Paris shares the story behind Tech Won’t Save Us—what inspired him to start the podcast in 2020 and how the conver...

This week Habibiti Please is focused on a favorite topic of the show: disarmament. Nashwa and Geneviève host Jeremy Corbyn and Paul Rogers in advance of Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled , an upcoming event hosted by Egypt Watch and Jeremy Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project . Join Jeremy Corbyn, Paul Rogers, and Geneviève at the event on Saturday, July 17th, 2021,...

Two weeks ago hundreds of police officers and parapolice descended upon Trinity Bellwoods park in Toronto to violently evict the residents living there, displacing people from their homes and severing communities. Toronto has been cruel and brutal to the people living in this city. The austerity measures put in place using the pandemic as an excuse for imposing cruelty will not suddenly dissipate...

In this episode, Nashwa and Ryan sit down with Andrea Horwath, MPP for Hamilton-Centre and the Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats. ** Please note this episode was recorded in mid-March** Nashwa and Ryan contextualize this episode with an extensive pre-show- if you do not want to listen to the pre-show please forward this episode to the interview that begins at around 26 minutes.  In t...

On the inaugural Harbinger Society Presents live recording it's an evening of history and hard questions on Canadian exceptionalism as Nashwa Khan and Shaadie Ali of Habibti Please and Deathnography's Henry Lee join host Andre Goulet for a conversation on Vincent Bevins' excellent 2020 book 'The Jakarta Method', Ottawa's Victims of Communism Memorial, how to fight for justice for Palestine and mor...

This week’s episode features a conversation Nashwa and Ryan had a few months ago with Member of Provincial Parliament Jessica Bell. This episode covers provincial politics. An arena where anti-Muslim sentiments have been stoked with Ford’s Conservatives in power. Although this episode does not address Islamophobia we do believe that we need to vote out the Ford government to fight back around risi...

The austerity measures that were first implemented during the pandemic will not ease post-pandemic. Global vaccine apartheid continues to exist and it seems that only those in North America with relations outside of North America or to communities. It feels eerily familiar for people who straddle worlds to be aware that “back to normal” means back to normal for people completely detached from the...

This week Nashwa spent time with the guys at The Insurgents. In this special crossover episode, Nashwa joins Jordan and Rob of The Insurgents. We discussed the escalating aggression toward Palestinians and the attacks on Gaza that have left over 250 dead. We are disgusted by the Biden administration’s continued support of Netanyahu’s further annexation of Gaza and the West Bank. This is a crossove...

Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. At the same time, the Israeli occupation has once again increased their assault on Palestinian civilians in east Jerusalem and Gaza. We were honoured to be joined by guests from Palestinian youth Movement Toronto and some of the core organizers behind Palestine Resolution 2021 at the NDP Convention.  As of Friday MP Jack Harris the NDP has called for...

This week’s Eid episode is a double feature! In the first half of this episode, Nashwa sits down with Priya Prabhakar to discuss the ongoing Farmers’ protests in India that began in November 2020. In June of 2020, three ordinances were introduced and eventually passed as acts by Modi and his right-wing government. These bills translate into the mass deregulation and neo-liberalization of the agric...

In this May Day double feature, Nashwa and Ryan sit down with Patricio Dávila and Phil Zigman of  RenovtictionsTO and Cole Webber of Parkdale Organize . In this May Day double feature, we discuss the state of renovictions in Ontario as well as how people are resisting. Tenant organizers have been working together to resist and fight back. One example is West Lodge Tenants organizing a food bank an...

In this episode, Nashwa, Liv Agar, and Will Menaker talk through the third world cinema excellence of Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers . Enclosed is a preview; if you want to unlock the full episode, you can do so by subscribing on  Patreon  or  Substack . Through its depiction of some of the most pivotal events in the Algerian War of Independence, The Battle of Algiers is an unsparing por...

This week features a special collaboration between Habibti Please, Canadian Dimension, and Courage Coalition. Nashwa and Ryan sit down with Omar Burgan of Courage Coalition to discuss some of the seven priority resolutions they have put forward for the upcoming NDP convention. They have submitted 14 resolutions for the NDP’s upcoming convention, occurring from April 9-11. This episode specifically...

Friend of the show Niki Ashton joins Nashwa and Ryan once again—this time to discuss work beyond Canadian Politics; specifically building international people power. This episode is a discussion about an organization that everyone should be excited about: Progressive International . In Canada and beyond, there has been a clear desire for many to build international solidarities that connect our st...