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Courage is not loud. Sometimes it is a 13-year-old girl standing in a courtroom, promising to defend dignity no matter the cost.  Noura Ghazi's life was shaped by detention, disappearance, and resistance long before she became a human rights lawyer. Growing up in Damascus with a father repeatedly imprisoned for political opposition, she chose early to confront injustice through law rather than violence. From defending political prisoners during the Syrian revolution to marrying her husband inside a prison and later founding No Photo Zone, Noura has built a life rooted in resilience, civil rights advocacy, and unwavering belief in human dignity.  Now living in France as a political refugee, she continues her work supporting families of detainees, survivors of torture, and the disappeared. Her story is not simply about survival. It is about choosing mindset over fear, purpose over despair, and love even in the shadow of loss. This conversation invites reflection on what it means to remain Unstoppable when freedom, justice, and even safety are uncertain.  Highlights:  00:07:06 – A defining childhood moment reveals how a confrontation in a Syrian courtroom shaped Noura's lifelong commitment to defending political prisoners.  00:12:51 – The unpredictable nature of Syria's exceptional courts exposes how justice without standards creates generational instability and fear.  00:17:32 – The emotional aftermath of her father's release illustrates how imprisonment reshapes entire families, not just the person detained.  00:23:47 – Noura's pursuit of human rights education demonstrates how intentional learning becomes an act of resistance in restrictive systems.  00:32:10 – The early days of the Syrian revolution clarify how violence escalates when peaceful protest is met with force.  00:37:27 – Her marriage inside a prison and the global advocacy campaign that followed reflect how personal love can fuel public courage.  00:50:59 – A candid reflection on PTSD reveals how trauma can coexist with purpose and even deepen empathy for others.  About the Guest:   Noura Ghazi's life has been shaped by a single, unwavering mission: to defend dignity, freedom, and justice in the face of dictatorship. Born in Damascus into a family deeply rooted in political resistance, she witnessed firsthand the cost of speaking out when her father was detained, tortured, and disappeared multiple times. That lived experience became her calling. Since 2004, she has defended political prisoners before Syria's Supreme Security State Court, and when the Syrian revolution began in 2011, she fully committed herself to supporting detainees and the families of the disappeared. Even after her husband, activist Bassel Khartabil Safadi, was detained, disappeared, and ultimately executed, she continued her advocacy with extraordinary resolve.  Forced into exile in 2018 after repeated threats and arrest warrants, Noura founded NoPhotoZone to provide legal aid, psychological support, and international advocacy for victims of detention, torture, enforced disappearance, and displacement across Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. Her mission is not only to seek justice for the imprisoned and the missing, but to restore agency and hope to families living in uncertainty and trauma. Recognized globally for her courage and leadership, Noura remains committed to amplifying the voices of the silenced and ensuring that even in the darkest systems, human rights and human dignity are never forgotten.  https://nouraghazi.org/   https://nophotozone.org/   Book – Waiting by Noura Ghazi - https://www.lulu.com/shop/noura-ghazi-safadi/waiting/paperback/product-1jz2kz2j.html?page=1&pageSize=4   About the Host:  Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.  Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.  https://michaelhingson.com   https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/   https://twitter.com/mhingson   https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson   https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/  Thanks for listening!  Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.  Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!  Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.  Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you are enjoying the show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Michael Hingson  00:09 Well, welcome everyone to another episode of unstoppable mindset. Today, we get to chat with Nora Ghazi, who lives in, I believe, France right now. She was born in Syria. She'll tell us about that, and she has had an interesting life, and I would say, a life that has had lots of challenges and some treachery along the way. But we'll get to all of that, and I will leave it to her to describe most of that, but I just want to tell you all we really appreciate you being here and hope you enjoy the episode. So Nora, how are you? Noura Ghazi  00:49 Thank you, Michael, for having me in this great broadcast, doing well. Michael Hingson  00:57 Well, there you go. Well, why don't we start? I love to start this way. Why don't you tell us kind of about the early Nora, growing up and so on, where you grew up, what anything you want to talk about, regarding being a younger person and all of that and and however we want to proceed, we'll go from there. Noura Ghazi  01:17 Okay, so since I was a child, my childhood wasn't like normal, like all the kids at my age, because my father was like a leader in opposition party against the previous Syrian regime. Michael Hingson  01:34 So you were born in Syria? Noura Ghazi  01:37 Yes, I work in Damascus. I'm from Damascus, but I have some like multiple origin that I'm proud of. But yes, I'm from Damascus. So since I was five years old, my father was disappeared and because he was wanted with other, like fellows at his party and other, let's say aliens, parties of opposition against the previous regime. So he disappeared for six years, then he was detained and transferred to what was named the supreme security state court. So it was during my adultness, let's say so since I was a child like I had at that time, only one sister, which is one year younger than me, we were moving a lot. We had no place to live. So my mother used to take us each few days to stay at some, someone place, let's say so it caused to us like changing schools all, all the time, which means changing friends. So it was very weird. And at that age, okay, I I knew the words of like cause, the words of leader or dictatorship. I used to say these words, but without knowing what does it mean. Then, when my father detained, it was his ninth detention. Actually, my mother was pregnant with my brother, so my brother was born while my father was in prison. And while he was in prison, the last time he disappeared for one year, three months, he was in like a kind of isolation in security facility. Then he was referred to this court. So in one of the sessions of the trials, I had a fight with the officer who, like who was leading the patrol that bring my father and other prisoners of conscience. So at the end of this fight, I promised my father and the officer that, okay, I will grow up and become a human rights lawyer and defend political prisoners, which I did at the end. Michael Hingson  04:05 So what? What was the officer doing? He was taking people to the court. Noura Ghazi  04:12 Yes, because Okay, so there is many kind of prisons now. They became like, more familiar to like public opinion because of, like 15 years of violence in Syria. So there was, like the the central civil prison in Damascus, which we call ADRA prison, and we have said, NIA jail, military prison. So those two prisons, they were like, holding detainees in them. So they they used to bring detainees to the court in busses, like a kind of military busses, with patrol of like civil police and military police. So the officer was like. Heading the patrol that was bringing my fathers from other prison. Michael Hingson  05:05 So you, so you, what was the fight about with the officer and your father and so on? What? How? Well, yeah, what was the fight? Noura Ghazi  05:16 It's very good question, although at that time, it was a very like scary situation, but now I laughed a lot about it. Okay, so they used to to catch all the prisoners in one chain with the handcuffs. So we used to come to hug and kiss my father before entering the court. So I was doing what I used to do during the trials, or just upon the trials, and then one of the policemen, like pushed me away. So I got nervous, and my father got nervous. So the officer provoked me. He was like a kind of insulting that my father is a detainee, and he is like he's coming to this court. So I, like I replied that I'm proud of my father and his friends what they are doing. So he somehow, he threats me to detain me like my father, and at that time, I was very angry, and I curse the father Assad just in on the like in the door, at the door of the court, and there was people and and Like all the the policemen, like they were just pointing their weapon to me, and there was some moments of silence. Then they took all the detainees into the court. So at this moment, while I'm entering the court behind them, I said, I will grow up and become a human rights lawyer to defend political prisoners. Michael Hingson  07:02 What did the officers say to that? Noura Ghazi  07:06 Because they used to look to us as because we are. We were against father Assad and the dictatorship, so they used to see us, even if we are kids, as enemies. Michael Hingson  07:22 Yeah, so the officer but, but he didn't detain you. I was Noura Ghazi  07:27 only 13 years, yeah, okay, they used to to arrest the kids, but they didn't. Michael Hingson  07:37 So did the officer react to your comment? You're going to grow up to become a civil rights lawyer? Noura Ghazi  07:43 He was shocked, was he? But I don't know if he knew that I become a human yes, there at the end, yeah. Michael Hingson  07:54 And meanwhile, what did your father do or say? Noura Ghazi  07:58 He was shocked also, but he was very proud, and until now, he like every time, because I'm also like, very close to to his friends who I used to visit in prison. Then I become a human rights lawyer, and I was the youngest lawyer in Syria. I was only 22 years old when I started to practice law. So during the the revolution in Syria, which started in 2011 some of his friends were detained, and I was their lawyer also. So I'm very close to them. So until now, they remember this story and laugh about it, because no one could curse or say anything not good about father Assad or or the family, even in secret. So it's still, like, very funny, and I'm still like, stuck somehow in, like, in this career and the kind of activism I'm doing, because just I got angry of the officer 30 years ago. So at this, at that moment, I've decided what I will be in the future. I'm just doing it well. Michael Hingson  09:20 From everything I've read, it sounds like you do a good job. Noura Ghazi  09:25 I cannot say it's a job, because usually you you do a job, you get paid for your job, you go at a certain time and come back at a certain time. You do certain tasks. But for me, it's like a continuing fight, non violent fight, of course, for dignity, for freedom, for justice, right, for reveal the truth of those who were disappeared and got missing. So yes, until now, I'm doing this, so I don't have that. Are the luxury to to be paid all the time, or to be to have weekends or to work until like certain hour at night. I cannot say I'm enjoying it, but this is the reason why I'm still alive, because I have a motive to help and support other people who are victims to dictatorship and violence. Michael Hingson  10:25 So your father went into court and what happened? Noura Ghazi  10:31 He was sentenced. At the end, he was sentenced to three years in prison. And it's a funny story, another funny story, actually, because, like the other latines at that at that trial, like it was only my father and other two prisoners who sent who were sentenced to three years in prison, while other people, the minimum was seven years in Prison, until 15 years in prison. So my mother and us, we felt like we are embarrassed and shy because, okay, our father will will be released like in few months, but other prisoners will stay much longer. So it's something very embarrassing to our friends who whom their fathers got sentenced to like more. Michael Hingson  11:30 Did you ever find out why it was only three years? Noura Ghazi  11:33 We don't know because it's an exceptional court, so it's up to the judge and the judge at that time, like it's it's very similar to what is happening now and what happened after 2011 so it's a kind of continuing reality in in Syria since like 63 which was the first time my father was detained. It was in 63 just after the what they called the eighth March revolution. So my father was only 11 years old when he was detained the first time because he participated in a protest. So it's up to the judge. It's not like a real court with like the the fair trial standards. So it's it's only once you know, the judge said the sentences for each one. So two prisoners got confused. They couldn't differentiate like Which sentence to whom, so they asked like again, so he forgot, so he said them again in different way. So it's something like, very spontaneously, yeah, very just moody, not any standard. Michael Hingson  12:51 Well, so Did your father then serve the three years and was released. Or what happened? Noura Ghazi  12:58 He was released on the day that he should be released, he disappeared for few days. We didn't know what happened. Then he was released. Finally he came. We used to live with my my grandma, so I was the one who opened the door, and I saw just my father. So we we knew later that okay, he was moved again to a security facility because he refused to sign a paper that say that he will not practice any oppositional action against the authority. So he refused, yeah, yeah. Michael Hingson  13:43 Well, I mean, I'm sure there's, there's a continuing story, what happened to him after that. So he came home, Noura Ghazi  13:53 he came out to my grandma. It was a big surprise, like full of joy, but full of tears as well. Michael Hingson  14:01 And you're you were 16 now, right? Noura Ghazi  14:04 I was when he was raised. I was 15, yeah, okay, yeah. And my sister was 14. My brother was two years and a half, so for him, okay, the father is this person that we visit behind bars every Monday, not this one who stay with us. So for him, it was weird. For my brother, he was very like little kid to understand. Then my father went to to see his parents as well. Then we came back to our apartment that we couldn't live more than few months because my father was detained. So at this night, everything was very, very, very new, like because before the three years he he was disappeared for six years, so there was. Nine years. We don't live with my father, so my brother used to sleep just next to my mom, actually my sister and me, but okay, we were like a teenager, so it's okay. So my brother couldn't sleep. Because why he keep, he kept asking why my father is sleeping with us while he's not with his friend at that place. And he was traumatized for many days. But usually when, like a political prisoner released, usually, like, we have a kind of two, three weeks of people visiting the family to say, Okay, it's it's good. We're happy for you that he was released. So the first two, three weeks were full of people and like, social events, etc. Then the, the real problem started. So my father studied law, but he was fired from university for security reasons at the the last year of his study, and as he was sentenced so he couldn't work, my mother used to work, and so like suddenly he started to feel that okay, He's not able to work. He's not able to fulfill the needs of his family. He's not able to spend on the family. The problems between him and my mother started. We couldn't as like my sister and me as teenagers. We couldn't really accept him. We couldn't see that. He's the same person that we used to visit in prison. He was very friendly. We used to talk about everything in life, including the very personal things that usually daughters don't speak with fathers about it. But then he became a father, which we we we weren't used to it, and he was shocked also. So I can say that this, this situation, at least on emotional and psychological level, for me, it lasted for 15 years. I couldn't accept him very well, even my my sister and and the brother and it happens to all like prisoners, political prisoners, especially who spent long time in prison. Michael Hingson  17:32 So now is your father and well, are your father and your mother still alive? Or are they around? Noura Ghazi  17:41 They are still alive. They are still in Damascus, Michael Hingson  17:44 and they're still in Damascus. Yes, how is I guess I'll just ask it now, how is Syria different today than it was in the Assad regime, Noura Ghazi  17:56 like most of Syrians, and now we should differentiate about what Syrians will talk. We're talking so like those Syrians, like the majority of Syrians, and I'm meaning here, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be very direct. Now, the Arab Sunni Syrians, most of them, they are very happy. They are calling what happened in in last eight December, that it's the deliberation of Syria, but for other minorities, like religious or ethnic minorities, of course, it's almost the same. For me, I feel that okay, we have the same dictatorship now, the same corruption, the same of like lack of freedom of expression. But the the added that we have now is that we have Islamist who control Syria. We have extremists who control Syria. They intervene even in personal freedoms. They they are like, like, they are committing crimes against minorities, like it started last March, against alawed. It started last July, against Druze. Now it is starting against Kurdish, and unfortunately, the international community turning like an attorney, like, okay. They are okay with with it, because they want, like their own interest, their own benefits. They have another crisis in the world to take care and to think about, not Syria. So the most important for the international community is to have a stable situation in Syria, to be like, like, no kind of like, no fight zone in the Middle East, and they don't care about Syrian people. And this is very frustrating for those who. Who have the same beliefs that I have. Michael Hingson  20:04 So in a lot of ways, you're saying it hasn't, hasn't really changed, and only the, only the faces and names have changed, but not the actions or the results Noura Ghazi  20:16 the faces and names, and most important, the sects, has changed. So it was very obvious for me that most of Syrians, they don't mind to be controlled by dictator. They only mind what is the sect of this dictator? Michael Hingson  20:35 Unfortunately. Well, yeah. Well, let's go back to you. So your father was released, and you had already made your decision about what you wanted to be, what how does school work over there? Did you go to a, what we would call a high school? Or how does all that work? Noura Ghazi  20:58 Yeah, high school, I was among the like the student who got the highest score in Damascus. I was the fourth one on Damascus when I finished. We call it back like Baccalaureate in Syria, which came from French. And I studied law, and I was also very, like, really hard, hard study person. So I was graduated in four years. Actually, nobody in Syria used to finish studying law in Damascus University only in four years. Like some people stayed more than 10 years because it it was very difficult, and it's different than like law college or law school or university of law, depending on the country, than other countries, because we only like study law. Theoretically, we don't have any practice because we were 1000s of students, it was the like the maximum university that include students. And I registered immediately in the Bar Association in Damascus, and I started because we have, like, a kind, it's, it's similar to stage for two years, like under the supervision of another lawyer who was my uncle at the first and then we we have to choose a topic in certain domain of flow, to write a kind of book which is like, it's similar to thesis, to apply it, to approve it, and then to have the kind of interactive examination, then we have the the final graduated. So all of them to be like a practice lawyer. It's around six years, a little bit more. So my specialist was in criminal law, and my thesis, what about what we call the the impossible crime. It was complicated topic. I have to say that in Syria at that time, I'm talking about end of of 90s, beginning of 2000 so we don't have any kind of study related to human rights. We weren't allowed even to spell this word like human rights. So then in 2005 and 2006 I started to study human rights under international laws related to human rights in Jordan. So I became like a kind of certified human rights defenders and the trainer also, Michael Hingson  23:47 okay, and so you said you started practice and you finished school when you started practice, when you were 22 Yes, okay, I'm curious what, what were things like after September 11, of course, you know, we had the terrorist attacks and so on. Did any of that affect anything over in Syria, where you lived, Noura Ghazi  24:15 of course, like, we stayed talking, watching the news for like four months, like until now we remember, like September 11. But you know, I now when I remember, it was a shock, usually for the Arab world, or Arab people like America is against the Arab world. So everything happened against it was like, this was like, let's say 2030, years ago. Everything that caused any harm to America, they celebrate it. So that. At that time, I was 19 years old, and okay, it's the first time we we hear that a person who was terrorist do like is doing this kind in in us, which is like a miracle for us. But then I started to to think, okay, they it's not an army. They are. There are civilians. Those civilians could be against the the policies of the US government. They could be like, This is not a kind of fight for freedom or for rights or for any like, really, like, fair cause. This is a terrorist action against civilians. And then we started, I'm very lucky because I'm from very educated family. So we started to think about, like, okay, bin Laden. And like, which we have a president from Qaeda now in Syria, like, you can imagine how I feel now. Like, I Okay, all the world is against al Qaeda, and they celebrated that the President in Syria is from al Qaeda. So it's, it's very it's, it's, really, it's not logical at all. But the funniest thing that happened, because, like, the name of Usama bin Laden, was keeping on every like, every one tongue. So I have my my oldest uncle. His name is Usama, and he lives in Germany for 40, more than 40 years, actually. So my brother was a child, and he started to cry, and he came to my mother and asked her, I'm afraid, is my uncle the same Usama? So we were laughing all, and we said, No, it's another Usama. This is the Usama. This is Osama bin Laden, who is like from is like a terrorist group, etc. But like this unfortunate incident started to bring to my mind some like the concept of non violence, the concept of that, okay, no civilian in any place in the world should be harmed for any reason, Because we never been told this in Syria and mostly in most of of countries like the word fight is very linked to armed fights, which I totally disagree with. Michael Hingson  27:56 Well, the when people ask me about September 11 and and so on. One of the things that I say is this wasn't a religious war. This wasn't a religious attack. This was terrorist. This was, I put it in terms of of Americans. These were thugs who decided they wanted to have their way with people. But this is not the way the Muslim the Islamic religion is there is peaceful and peace loving as as anyone, and we really need to understand that. And I realize that there are a lot of people in this country who don't really understand all about that, and they don't understand that. In reality, there's a lot of peace loving people in the Middle East, but hopefully we'll be able to educate people over time, and that's one of the reasons I tell the story that I do, because I do believe that what happened is 19 people attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and so on, and they don't represent the the typical viewpoint of most people, religious wise in the Middle East. And I can understand why a lot of people think that the United States doesn't like Arabs, and I'm not sure that that's totally true, but I can appreciate what you're saying. Noura Ghazi  29:28 Yeah, I'm talking about specific communities actually, who they are, like totally against Israel, and they believe that you us is supporting Israel. So that's that's why they have their like this like attitude towards us and or like that US is trying to invest all the resources in the in the Middle East, etc. But what you were mentioning. Is really very important, because those 19 persons, they like kind of they, they cause the very bad reputation for for Muslims, for Middle Eastern because for for for other people from other countries, other culture or other religion, they will not understand that, okay, that, as you said, they don't represent Muslims. And in all religions, we have the extremist and we have those peaceful persons who keep their their religion as a kind of direct connection with God. They respect everyone, and normally in in in Syria, most of of the population like this, but now having a terrorist as a President, I'm not able to believe how there is a lot of Syrians that support him. Mm, hmm. Because when Al Qaeda started in Syria at the beginning, under the name of japet Al Nusra, then, which with July, who is now Ahmad Al shara, was the leader, and he's the leader of the country now most of Syrians, especially the the the Sunni Syrians, were against this, like terrorist groups, because the most harm they cause is for for Sunnis in Syria, because all other minorities, they will think about every Sunni that they, He or she, like, believe and behave like those, which is totally not true. Michael Hingson  31:47 Yeah, I hear you. Well, so September 11 happened, and then eventually you started doing criminal law. And if we go forward to what 2011 with the Syrian revolution? Yeah, and so what was, what was that revolution about? Noura Ghazi  32:10 It was okay. It started as a reaction against detaining kids from school. Okay, of course, this like the Syrian people, including me, we were very affected and inspired about what was happening in Egypt and Tunisia. But okay, so the security arrested and tortured those kids in their south of Syria. So people came out in demonstration to ask for their freedom and the security attack those protesters with, like, with weapons, so couple of persons died. So then it was, it started to be like a kind of revolution, let's say, yeah, the the problem for me, for lot of people like me, that the the previous Syrian regime was very violent against protesters and the previous president, Bashar Assad, he refused to listen to to to those people, he started to, like dissipated from the reality. So this like, much violence that was against us, like, I remember during some protest, there was not like, small weapon toward us. There was a tank that bombing us as protesters, peaceful, non violent, non armed protesters. So this violence led to another violence, like a kind of reaction by those who defected from the army, etc. And here, my father used to say, when the opposition started to to carry weapon in a country that, like the majority of it, is from certain religion, this could lead to a kind of Jihadist methodology. And this is what happened. So for for people like us, which we are very little comparing of like, the other beliefs of other people like we were, we started to be against the Syrian regime, then against the jihadist groups, then against that, like a kind of international, certain International, or, let's say original intervention, like Iran and Russia. So we were fighting everywhere, and no one. No one wanted us because those like educated, secular, non violent people, they. Form a kind of danger for every one of those parties. But what happened with me is that I met my late husband during a revolution at the very early of 2011 and having the relationship with me was my own revolution. So I was living on parallel like two revolution, a personal one and the public one. And then, like he was detained just two weeks before our our wedding. He was disappeared, actually, for nine months, then he was moved to the same prison that my father was in, to the central prison in Damascus that we got married in prison by coincidence. I don't know if coincidence is the right word in this situation, but my late husband was a very well known programmer and activist. So we were he was kind of, let's say, famous, and I was a lawyer and lawyer that defend human rights defenders and political prisoners. And the husband was detained, so I used to visit him in prison and visit other prisoners that I was their lawyers. And because my like, we have this personal aspect that okay, the couple that got married in prison and that, okay, I'm activist as a lawyer, and my late husband was a well known programmer. So we created a very huge campaign, a global campaign. So we invested this campaign to like, to shed the light about detention, torture, disappearance, exceptional courts, then, like also summary execution in Syria. So then, after almost three years of visiting him regularly, he disappeared again in 2015 and in 2017 I knew that he was sentenced to death, and I knew the exact date of his execution, just in 2018 which was two days ago. It was October 5. So this is what happened then. I had to leave Syria in 2018 so I left to Lebanon. Michael Hingson  37:27 So you left Syria and went to Lebanon? Noura Ghazi  37:33 Yes, the The plan was to stay only six months in Lebanon because I was wanted and I was threatened like I lived a terrible life, really, like lot of Syrians who were activists also, but the plan was that I will stay in Lebanon for six months, then I will leave to to UK because I had A scholarship to get a master in international law. But only two months after I left to Lebanon, I decided to stay in Lebanon to establish the organization that I'm I'm leading until now, which was a project between my late husband and me. Its name is no photo zone, so it was a very big decision, but I'm not regrets. Michael Hingson  38:23 You, you practice criminal law, you practiced human rights, you visited your your fiance, as it were, and then, well, then your husband in prison and so on. Wasn't all of that pretty risky for you? Noura Ghazi  38:42 Yes, very risky. I, I lived in under like, different kind of risk. Like, okay, I have the risk that, okay, I'm, I'm doing my activism against the previous regime publicly because I also, I was co founder of the First Family or victim Association in Syria families for freedom. So we, we were, like, doing a kind of advocacy in Europe, and I used to come back to Syria, so I was under this risk, but also I was under the risk of the like, going to prison, because the way to prison and the prison itself were under bombing. It was in like a point that separate the opposition militias and the regime militias. So they were bombing each other and bombing the prison and bombing the way to prison. So for three years, and specifically for like, in, let's say, 2014 specifically, I was among, like, I was almost the only lawyer that visited the prison, and I, I didn't mind this. I faced death more than 100 time, only on the way to prison, two times the person next to me in the like transportation. It's a kind of small bus. He died and fell down on me, but I had a strong belief that I will not die, Michael Hingson  40:21 and then what? Why do you think that they never detained you or or put you in prison? Do you have any thoughts? Noura Ghazi  40:29 I had many arrests weren't against me, but each time there was something that solve it somehow. So the first couple of Earths weren't actually when, when my late husband was detained, he he made a kind of deal with them that, okay, he will give all the information, everything about his activism in return. They, they canceled the arrest warrant against me. Then literally, until now, I don't know how it was solved. Like I, I had to sleep in garden with my cats for many nights. I i spent couple of months that I cannot go to any like to family, be house or to friend house, because I will cause problem for them, my my parents, my brother and sister, and even, like my sister, ex, until like just three months before the fall of the Syrian regime, they were under like, investigation By the security, lot of harassment against them so, but I don't know, like, I'm, I'm survive for a reason that I don't really realize how, Michael Hingson  41:52 wow, it, it's, it certainly is pretty amazing. Did you ever write a book or anything about all of this, Noura Ghazi  42:02 I used to write, always the only book like, let's say, literature or emotional book. It was about love in prison. Its name is waiting. And I wrote this book in English and basil. My late husband translated it. Sorry. I wrote it in Arabic, and Basset translated it into English in prison. So it was a process of smuggling the poems in Arabic and smuggling the them in English, again out of the prison. And we published the book online just after basil disappearance in 2015 then we created the the hard copies, and I did the signature in in Beirut in, like, early 2018 but like, it's, it's online, and it's a very, like light book, let's say very romantic. It's about love in prison. I'm really keen to write again, like maybe a kind of self narrative or about the stories that I lived and i i I heard during my my journey. Unfortunately, like to write needs like this a little stable situation, but I did write many like legal or human rights book or like guides or studies, etc. Michael Hingson  43:34 Now is waiting still available online? Noura Ghazi  43:37 Yes, it's still available online. Michael Hingson  43:40 Okay? It would be great if you could, if you have a picture of the book cover, if you could send that to me, because I'd like to put that in the notes. I would appreciate it if you would, okay, for sure. But anyway, so the the company you founded, what is it called Noura Ghazi  44:02 it's a non government, a non profit organization. Its name is no photo zone. Michael Hingson  44:07 And how did you come up with that name? Noura Ghazi  44:12 It was Vasil who come up with this name, because our main focus is on prisoners of conscious and disappeared. So for him, it was that okay, those places that they put disappeared in them. They are they. There is no cameras to show the others what is happening. So we should be the the like in the place of cameras to tell the world what is happening. So that's why no photos on me, like, means that prisons or like unofficial detention centers, because they're it's an all photo zone, right? Michael Hingson  44:54 And no photo zone is is still operating today. Noura Ghazi  44:58 It's still operating. We are extending our work, although, like we have lots of financial challenges because of, like, funds issues, but for us, the main issue, we provide legal services to victims of torture, detention, disappearance and their families. So we operate in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. We are a French woman led organization, but we have registration in Turkey and Syria, and like in seven years now, almost seven years, we could provide our services to more than 3000 families who most of them are women, and they are responsible about kids who they don't have fathers. So we defend political prisoners. We search the disappeared. We provide the legal services related to personal and civil status. We provided the services related to identification documents, because it's a very big issue in Syria. Beside we provide rehabilitation, like full rehabilitation programs for survivors of detention or torture, and also advocacy. Of course, it's a very important part of our our work, even with the lack of fund, we've decided in the team, because most of the team, or all the team, they they were themselves victims of detention, or family members of victims, even the non Syrian because we have many non Syrian member in the team. So for us, it's a cause. It's not like a work that we're doing and getting paid. So we're, we're suffering this this year with the fund issues, because there is a lot of change related to the world and Syrian issues, which affected the fund policies. So hopefully we'll be, we'll be fine next year, hopefully, and we're trying to survive with our beneficiaries this year, Michael Hingson  47:02 yeah, well, you, you started receiving, and I assume no photo zone started receiving awards, and eventually you moved out of Lebanon. Tell me more about all of that. Noura Ghazi  47:16 During my journey, I I got many international recognition or a word, including two by Amnesty International. But after almost two years, like just after covid, like the start of covid, I was thinking that I should have another residence permit in another country because, like, it became very difficult for Syrians to get a residence in Lebanon. So I I moved to Turkey, and I was between Lebanon and Turkey. Then I got a call from the French Embassy in Turkey telling me that there is a new kind of a word, which is Marianne award, or Marianne program, that initiated by the French president. And they it's for human rights defenders across the world, and they will give this award for 15 human rights defender from 15 country. And I was listening, I thought they want me to nominate someone. Then they told me that the French government are honored to choose you as a Syrian human rights defender. So it was a program for six months, so I moved to Paris with my cat and dog. Then they extended the program and to become nine months. And at the almost at the end of the program, the both of Lebanese and Turkish authorities refused to renew my residence permit, so I had to stay in France to apply for asylum and a political refugee currently. Michael Hingson  49:10 And so you're in France. Are you still in Paris? Noura Ghazi  49:13 I'm still yes in Paris. I learned French very fast, like in four months. Okay, I'm not perfect, but I learned French. Michael Hingson  49:25 So what did your dog and cat think about all that? Sorry, what did your dog and cat think about moving to France? Noura Ghazi  49:33 They are French, actually, originally, they are friends. Michael Hingson  49:36 Oh, there you go. Noura Ghazi  49:38 My, my poor dog had like he he was English educated, so we used to communicate in English. Then when I was still in Lebanon, I thought, okay, a lot of Syrians are coming to my place, and they don't speak English, so I have to teach him Arabic. Then we moved to Turkish. So I had to teach him Turkish. Then we came to. France. So now my dog understand more than four languages, Michael Hingson  50:06 good for him, and and, of course, your cat is really the boss of the whole thing, right? Noura Ghazi  50:12 Of course, she is like, the center of the universe, Michael Hingson  50:16 yeah, yeah, just ask her. She'll tell you. And she's Noura Ghazi  50:20 very white, so she is 14 years. Oh, it's old, yes. Michael Hingson  50:29 Well, I have a cat we rescued in 2015 we think she was five then. So we think that my cat is 15 going on 16. So, and she moves around and does very well. Noura Ghazi  50:46 Yeah, my cat as well. Michael Hingson  50:49 Yeah. Well, that's the way it should be. So with all the things that you've been dealing with and all the stress, have you had? Noura Ghazi  50:59 PTSD, yes, I started, of course, like it's the minimum, actually, I have PTSD and the TSD, and I started to feel, or let's say, I could know that the what is happening with me is PTSD two years ago. I before, like, couple of months before, I started to feel like something unusual in my body, in my mind. At the beginning, we thought there is a problem in the brain. Then the psychologist and psychiatrist said that it's a huge level of PTSD, which is like the minimum, and like, we should start the journey of of treatment, which is like the behavior treatment and medical treatment as well. Like, some people could stay 10 years. Some people need to go to hospital. It's not the best thing, but sometimes I feel I'm grateful that I'm having PTSD because I'm able to deal with people who are in the same situation. I could feel them, understand them, so I could help them more, because I understand and as a human rights defender and like victim of lot of kind of violations, so I'm very aware about the like, let's call it the first aid, the psychological first aid support. And this is helpful somehow. Okay, I'm suffering, but this suffering is useful for others Michael Hingson  52:47 well and clearly, you are at a point where you can talk about it, which says a lot, because you're able to deal with it well enough to be able to talk about it, which I think is probably pretty important, don't you think? Noura Ghazi  53:03 Yeah, actually, the last at the first time I talked about it very publicly in a conference in Stockholm, it was last October, and then I thought it's important to talk about it. And I'm also thinking to do something more about PTSD, especially the PTSD related to to prisons, torture, etc, this kind of violations, because sharing experience is very important. So I'm still thinking about a kind of certain way to to like, to spread my experience with PTSD, especially that I have lot of changes in in my life recently, because I got married again, and even the the good incident that people who have PTSD, even if they have, like good incident, but it cause a kind of escalation with PTSD, Michael Hingson  54:00 yeah, but you got married again, so you have somebody you can talk with. Noura Ghazi  54:06 Yes, I got married five months ago. The most important that I could fall in love again. So I met my husband in in Paris. He's a Lebanese artist who live in Paris. And yeah, I have, I have a family now, like we have now three cats and a dog and us as couple. But it's very new for me, like this kind of marriage, that a marriage which I live with a partner, because the marriage I used to is that visit the husband in prison. I'm getting used to it. Michael Hingson  54:43 And just as always, the cat runs everything, right? Yes, of course, of course. So tell me about the freedom prize in Normandy. Noura Ghazi  54:55 Oh, it was like one of the best thing I had in my life. I. Was nominated for the freedom prize, which is launched by usually they are like young people who who nominate the the nominees for this prize, but it's launched by the government of Normandy region in France and the International Institute for Human Rights and peace. So among hundreds of files and, like many kind of round of, like short listing, there was me, a Belarusian activist who is detained, and a Palestinian photographer. So like, just knowing that I was nominated among more than 700 person was a privilege for me. The winner was the Palestinian photographer, but it was the first time they invite the other nominee to the celebration, which was on the same date of like liberating Normandy region during the Second World War. So I chose, I thought for my for couple of days about what I will wear, because I need to deliver a message. So I, I I came up with an idea about a white dress with 101 names in blue. Those names are for disappeared and detainees in Syria. So like there was, there was seven persons who worked on this dress, and I had the chance to wear it and to deliver my message and to give a speech in a very important day that even like those fighters during the Second World War who are still alive, they they came from us. They came from lot of countries. I had the privilege to see them directly, to touch them, to tell them thank you, and to deliver my message in front of an audience of 4500 persons. And it's like I love this dress, and like this event was one of the best thing I had in my life. Michael Hingson  57:21 Do you have a picture of you in the dress? Yes, I would think you do. Well, if you want, we'd love to put that in the show notes as well, especially because you're honoring all those people with the names and so on. Kind of cool. Well, okay, so, so Syria, you're, you're saying, in a lot of ways, hasn't, hasn't really changed a whole lot. It's, it's still a lot of dictatorship oriented kinds of things, and they discriminate against certain sex and and so on. And that's extremely unfortunate, because I don't think that that's the impression that people have over here, Noura Ghazi  58:02 exactly I had a chance to visit Syria, a kind of exceptional visit by the French government, because, as political refugees were not allowed to visit our country of origin. And of course, like after eight years, like out of Syria after six years without seeing my family. Of course, I was very happy, but I was very traumatized, and I I came back to Paris in in July 21 and since that time, I feel I'm not the same person before going to Syria. I'm full of frustration. I feel that, okay, I just wasted 14 years of my life for nothing. But hopefully I'm I'm trying to get better because okay, I know, like much of human rights violations mean that my kind of work and activism is more needed, yeah, Michael Hingson  59:03 so you'll so you'll continue to speak out and and fight for freedom. Noura Ghazi  59:10 Yes, I continue, and I will continue fighting for freedom, for dignity, for justice, for civil rights, and also raising awareness about PTSD and how we could invest even our pain for the sake of helping others. Michael Hingson  59:29 Well, I want to tell you that it's been an honor to have you on the podcast, and I am so glad we we got a chance to talk and to do this because having met you previously, in our introductory conversation, it was very clear that there was a story that needed to be told, and I hope that a lot of people will take an interest, and that it will will allow what you do to continue to grow, if people would like to reach out to you. And and help or learn more. How do they do that? Noura Ghazi  1:00:05 We you have the the link of my website that people could connect me, because it includes my my email, my personal email, and I always reply. So I'm happy to to talk with the to contact with people, and it also include all the all my social media, Michael Hingson  1:00:23 right? What? What's the website for? No photo zone. Noura Ghazi  1:00:27 It's no photo zone.org. No photo zone.org. Michael Hingson  1:00:30 I thought it was, but I just wanted you to say it. I wanted you to say it. Noura Ghazi  1:00:35 It's included in my website. Michael Hingson  1:00:37 Yeah, I've got it all and and it will all be in the show notes, but I just thought I would get you to say no photo zone.org Well, I want to thank you for being here. This has been a wonderful time to have a chance to talk, and I appreciate you taking the time to, I hope, educate lots of people. So thank you very much for doing that, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching. We'd love you to give us a five star rating. Give us a review. We really appreciate ratings and reviews. So wherever you're watching or listening to this podcast, please give us a five star rating. Please review the podcast for us. We value that, and I know that Nora will will appreciate that as well. Also, if you if you know any guests, and Nora you as well, if you know anyone who you think ought to be a guest on the podcast, we would really appreciate it. If you would let us know you can reach me. At Michael M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, i, b, e.com, love to hear from you. Love to hear your thoughts about the podcast. So Nora, very much my I want to thank you again. This has been great. Thank you very much for being here. Noura Ghazi  1:01:56 Thank you Michael, and thank you for those who are listening, and we're still in touch.

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Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode. On Tuesday, Israel targeted leaders from the Hamas terror group gathering in Qatar who were reportedly there to discuss a new ceasefire proposal put forward by Trump’s administration. Yesterday, Netanyahu appeared to acknowledge that the missile strike had failed to kill the targeted leaders. Fabian brings us new information on how the strike was carried out. Following an evacuation warning, the IDF says it struck a high-rise tower in Gaza City that was being used by Hamas. Just after recording time, two more 10- to 15-story buildings were demolished, in each case after civilians were warned by the IDF to evacuate. We learn about why the IDF is targeting these buildings and how they are taken down. A drone launched by the Houthis in Yemen was intercepted by Israeli air defenses near Ramon Airport in southern Israel this morning. Last week, a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis evaded air defenses and smashed into the Ramon Airport terminal. Fabian speaks about the Houthis’ new targeting tactic and its results so far. Israeli soldiers raided the home of Palestinian activist and Oscar-winning director Basel Adra in the southern West Bank yesterday after two Israelis were injured by stone throwing in the area, according to the military. Adra told The Associated Press that before the army raid, Israeli settlers had attacked his village of at-Tuwani, injuring two of his brothers and one cousin. Fabian discusses how these “he said-he said” attacks are all too common. To close the program, we turn to last week’s violent terror attacks in Jerusalem and Kibbutz Tzuba. Fabian explains how intensive IDF efforts in the West Bank have brought attacks of this nature to almost zero — but that there is a steep price to be paid. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: IDF says 280,000 Gaza City residents have left; high-rise said used by Hamas hit in strike IDF downs Yemen missile aimed at Tel Aviv; Houthis claim it had cluster bomb warhead West Bank home of Basel Adra, activist and Oscar-winning director, raided by IDF IDF seals homes of Palestinian terrorists behind deadly Jerusalem shooting Two wounded, one seriously, in terror stabbing at hotel west of Jerusalem Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: IDF strikes leveling mid-rise buildings in Gaza City on September 10, 2025. (Screencapture/STRINGER/AFPTV/AFP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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No Other Land (2024) is the Oscar-winning documentary that shows the brutal destruction of a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. Recorded between 2019 to 2023, the film tells the story of Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist, who has been protesting the Israeli army's destruction of homes and eviction of villagers. Adra is assisted by Yuval Abraham, a Jewish Israeli journalist. (They are also two of the film's four directors). To Adra and other Palestinians, the Israeli army is destroying their homeland. The Israeli army, however, maintains that the inhabitants are on land that the military needs for live-fire military training and that the evictions have been duly authorized by Israeli courts. The situation turns violent—Adra's cousin is shot by Israeli soldiers in the days after the Oct 7 attacks—and Adra himself is endangered by his efforts to record the evictions and protests. The film provides a penetrating look not only at a Palestinian community in the West Bank but also at the plight of those being forced off their land--with literally nowhere else to go. [Editor's Note: Since the recording of this episode, Odeh Hathalin, a Palestinian activist and contributor to the film, was shot and killed in a village in Masafer Yatta by an Israeli settler.]Timestamps:0:00     Introduction3:42      Masafar Yatta and the Occupied West Bank7:43      The legal apparatus of illegal occupation13:14    The “Gazafication” of the West Bank20:08   The meaning of “No Other Land”23:21    Israel and the international community31:24    The crackdown on free speech in the United States and in Israel34:41    A complex story of an Israeli-Palestinian friendship41:18     The power of images43:07    Growing Israeli indifference to Gaza and the West Bank after Oct. 748:30    The film's reception in Israel 49:53    Law-based criticism of Israel and antisemitism Further reading:Bartov, Omer, “I'm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It,” New York Times (July 15, 2025)Beinart, Peter, Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning (2025)Caplan, Neil, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories (2010)Hajjar, Lisa, “International Humanitarian Law and ‘Wars on Terror': A Comparative Analysis of Israeli and American Doctrines and Policies,” 36 Journal of Palestine Studies 36 (Autumn 2006)Kaufman, Anthony, "No Other Distribution: How Film Industry Economics and Politics Are Suppressing Docs Sympathetic to Palestine and Critical of Israel," Int'l Documentary Ass'n (Jan 15, 2025)Khalidi, Rashid, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (2020)Lukenville, Mackenzie, “The Only Path Forward: ‘No Other Land,'” Int'l Documentary Ass'n (Dec. 5, 2024)Sfard, Michael, Occupation from Within: A Journey to the Roots of the Constitutional Coup (2025)Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/profiles/hafetzjo.htmlYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

Steve Matthews is the CEO of ADRA Canada, he shares about his journey into humanitarian leadership, ADRA's global mission, and efforts to connect more deeply with local churches. Steve discusses the challenges of fundraising amid economic uncertainty and media influences. Along with the importance of transparency, ADRA's strategic plan to enhance church and community relevance. Highlighting local engagement initiatives based on cultural sensitivities and actual needs. Steve introduces ADRA Canada's new social enterprise, Hope Harvest, which sells ethically sourced Ghanaian cashews to fund community projects and provide fundraising opportunities for churches and youth groups.

La Audiencia de Sevilla ha rechazado la personación de la Junta de Andalucía en la denominada pieza política de la macrocausa de los ERE con una providencia emitida esta mañana en la que rechaza la petición, ya que la junta no es parte de la causa y que antes de la celebración del juicio, en el año 2019 y cuando la Junta aún estaba en manos del PSOE, solicitó el archivo de las actuaciones. 52.000 andaluces apuran las últimas horas de estudio antes de enfrentarse mañana a las Pruebas de Acceso a la Universidad, la PAU, que llega con novedades este año como un modelo único, a la vez que se tendrá en cuenta las faltas de ortografía y la correcta utilización gramatical y léxica. Los exámenes se repartirán en casi 140 sedes de toda la comunidad. Este año casi el 60 por ciento de los jóvenes que se enfrentan a la antigua selectividad son mujeres.La pesca de arrastre de Andalucía puede pedir desde este martes las ayudas para el cambio de redes. La renovación, financiada al 100% por el Gobierno, es obligatoria para poder trabajar los mismos días que en 2024 y no perder jornadas de faena. Todo tras actualizarse los tamaños de las redes y tallas de capturas que según los pescadores disminuirán las capturas de gambas o cigalas.La Policía Nacional continúa la búsqueda del autor del tiroteo el pasado sábado en Fuengirola, que se saldó con la muerte de dos escoceses con antecedentes por narcotráfico. También se investiga la muerte de un joven de 22 años en un tiroteo tras una reyerta esta mañana entre clanes familiares de la localidad almeriense de Adra.Y como cada lunes repasamos la actualidad deportiva regional con la clasificación de la UD Almería para los playoffs de ascenso a primera división.Escuchar audio

In this episode of It Takes Balls, Dr. Nabil Adra, a medical oncologist at Indiana University Health and leading researcher in testicular cancer care explores everything from recurrence and refractory disease to the latest advancements in treatment and monitoring.Dr. Adra breaks down risk categories that guide treatment - good, intermediate, and poor - and explains how factors like tumor type and blood markers shape decisions about chemo, surgery, or surveillance. He also dives into the science behind relapse and platinum resistance.A major highlight of the episode is the discussion of innovative diagnostic tools like circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and microRNA-371. These biomarkers are making it possible to detect microscopic cancer earlier and more accurately, with the goal of reducing overtreatment and improving outcomes.Dr. Adra also shares insights on long-term monitoring, including the reality of late relapse, and emphasizes why annual checkups are crucial - even decades after treatment. For those with relapsed or refractory disease, he offers a hopeful look at cutting-edge therapies including targeted treatments, high-dose chemo, and upcoming CAR-T cell trials.Have a question for a future expert guest? Submit here:https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-question-submissionWant to be a guest? Apply here:https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissionsFollow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:⁠https://www.testescancer.orghttps://www.twitter.com/testescancer⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/testescancerhttps://www.facebook.com/tca.orgEmail Dr. Adra:nadra@iu.eduFollow Steven Crocker: https://www.twitter.com/stevencrockerhttps://www.instagram.com/stevencrockerhttps://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com

In this episode of The MSing Link Podcast, I'm thrilled to reconnect with Ardra Shephard, a brilliant author, blogger, and advocate for those living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Join us as we dive into her journey from blogger to author and discuss her powerful new book, "Fallosophy: My Trip Through Life with MS," which offers a candid, humorous take on living with MS. Ardra opens up about maintaining identity amidst an MS diagnosis, harnessing humor in challenging times, and embracing the ever-changing "next normal." We also tackle practical strategies for adjusting to new symptoms and prioritizing self-care with MS. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation that brings insight, community, and optimism to all of us navigating life with MS. About Ardra: Ardra Shephard is the Toronto based author of Fallosophy: My Trip Through Life With MS (Douglas & McIntyre). She is the creator and host of AMI-TV's groundbreaking makeover show Fashion Dis and the creator of Tripping on Air, an award winning blog and podcast about life with MS. *Headshot taken by Alkan Emin Connect with Ardra: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms_trippingonair/ Tripping On Air Blog: https://trippingonair.com/ Adra's Book On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fallosophy-My-Trip-through-Life/dp/1771624302 Additional Resources: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/insider Reach out to Me: hello@doctorgretchenhawley.com Website: www.MSingLink.com Social: ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mswellness ★ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gretchen ★ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/doctorgretchenhawley?sub_confirmation=1 → Game Changers Course: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/GameChangersCourse → Total Core Program: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/TotalCoreProgram → The MSing Link: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/TheMSingLink

What does it take to deliver truly personalized, multidisciplinary care in testicular cancer? Get an inside look in this episode of BackTable Urology, where renowned testicular cancer experts Dr. Nabil Adra and Dr. Richard Matulewicz join host Dr. Aditya Bagrodia for a virtual tumor board session on the nuanced management of germ cell tumors. This episode was produced in collaboration with the Society of Urologic Oncology. --- SYNPOSIS The expert panel uses specific patient cases to review their decision-making processes on the use of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. They highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, particularly for advanced disease and challenging surgical scenarios. The episode reviews patient-specific factors, standard treatment protocols, post-treatment surveillance, and the latest research. This episode also highlights the benefits of personalized cancer care. --- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Case Presentation: 23-Year-Old Male with Testicular Mass 02:14 - Initial Counseling and Management 04:03 - Orchiectomy and Post-Surgery 06:27 - Stage I Management 10:00 - Surveillance and Adjuvant Therapy 13:56 - Recurrence 23:13 - Case Study: 44-Year-Old with Non-Seminoma 28:14 - Case Study: 17-Year-Old with Developmental Delay and Cancer 29:42 - Chemotherapy Decisions 30:31 - Brain Imaging and Metastasis Predictions 33:54 - Chemotherapy Regimens 35:53 - Monitoring and Salvage Therapy 45:01 - Case Study: 21-Year-Old with Teratoma 55:21 - Concluding Thoughts --- RESOURCES Society of Urologic Oncology: https://suonet.org/home.aspx

Ffrancon is the former Group Chief Executive of Adra, North Wales' largest Housing Association, and throughout his career has successfully implemented effective change management and organisational culture change across various industry sectors. Ffrancon also offers expertise as an executive coach and facilitator, and contributes strategically in NED positions So, who best to discuss the important step of transitioning from a CEO to a Portfolio Advisor?Duration: 25:20Connect with Ffrancon:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ffranconwilliamsConnect with The Executive Mindset:Website: www.theexecutivemindset.co.ukEmail: theexecutivemindset@sagegreen.comFollow us:LinkedIn: @TheExecutive MindsetFacebook: @ExecutiveMindsetCoachingTwitter: @TheExecMind

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 5th episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0Join Lee and Nawar in the final episode of a five-part series, where they discuss the future of the coffee industry amid market volatility. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding customer behavior, proper business pricing, and how lessons from other industries can help navigate upcoming challenges in 2025. Discover how adapting and innovating can ensure the survival and growth of coffee businesses in these turbulent times. Don't miss insightful discussions on market research, cognitive dissonance, and the role of commercial strategies in specialty coffee. Available now on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward.00:00 Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:32 Market Volatility and the Future of Coffee Businesses04:12 The Importance of Proper Pricing in the Coffee Industry08:41 Adapting to Market Trends and Consumer Behavior15:44 Learning from Other Industries22:16 Conclusion and Where to Find Stitch Coffee Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 5th episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0Join Lee and Nawar in the final episode of a five-part series, where they discuss the future of the coffee industry amid market volatility. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding customer behavior, proper business pricing, and how lessons from other industries can help navigate upcoming challenges in 2025. Discover how adapting and innovating can ensure the survival and growth of coffee businesses in these turbulent times. Don't miss insightful discussions on market research, cognitive dissonance, and the role of commercial strategies in specialty coffee. Available now on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward.00:00 Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:32 Market Volatility and the Future of Coffee Businesses04:12 The Importance of Proper Pricing in the Coffee Industry08:41 Adapting to Market Trends and Consumer Behavior15:44 Learning from Other Industries22:16 Conclusion and Where to Find Stitch Coffee Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 4th episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0In this episode of the podcast series, Nawar and Lee engage in discussion about market volatility, industry challenges, and innovative solutions in the coffee world. Nawar shares his pioneering thoughts on fusing convenience with quality, the importance of being adaptive, and the necessity of broadening one's perspective by listening to customers and team members. Stay tuned for predictions on how the coffee industry will evolve by 2025. Don't miss out on these actionable business strategies and sustainable coffee production tips!00:00 Embracing Change in Business00:35 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:56 Introduction to the Series with Nawar Adra02:59 Identifying and Addressing Market Issues03:26 The Rise of Coffee Concentrates04:01 Balancing Quality and Profitability07:20 Convenience Meets Quality10:42 Navigating Business Challenges13:15 The Importance of Feedback and Adaptability17:51 Looking Ahead to 202518:20 Closing Remarks and Call to Action Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 4th episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0In this episode of the podcast series, Nawar and Lee engage in discussion about market volatility, industry challenges, and innovative solutions in the coffee world. Nawar shares his pioneering thoughts on fusing convenience with quality, the importance of being adaptive, and the necessity of broadening one's perspective by listening to customers and team members. Stay tuned for predictions on how the coffee industry will evolve by 2025. Don't miss out on these actionable business strategies and sustainable coffee production tips!00:00 Embracing Change in Business00:35 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:56 Introduction to the Series with Nawar Adra02:59 Identifying and Addressing Market Issues03:26 The Rise of Coffee Concentrates04:01 Balancing Quality and Profitability07:20 Convenience Meets Quality10:42 Navigating Business Challenges13:15 The Importance of Feedback and Adaptability17:51 Looking Ahead to 202518:20 Closing Remarks and Call to Action Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 3rd episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0In this episode of the Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar delve into how Nawar embraced innovative approaches like e-commerce and drip bags during COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, resilience, and strategic risk-taking. Learn how crisis can be a catalyst for creative solutions and strong industry relationships that drive success. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation aimed at helping coffee businesses navigate market volatility and achieve sustainable growth.00:00 Introduction to Innovation in Leadership00:46 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops02:07 Market Volatility and Coffee Business Realities02:50 The Role of Innovation in Times of Crisis03:23 Nawar Adra's Journey of Innovation11:49 The Importance of Supply Chain and Relationships16:28 Can Everyone Innovate?20:03 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 3rd episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf000:00 Introduction to Innovation in Leadership00:46 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops02:07 Market Volatility and Coffee Business Realities02:50 The Role of Innovation in Times of Crisis03:23 Nawar Adra's Journey of Innovation11:49 The Importance of Supply Chain and Relationships16:28 Can Everyone Innovate?20:03 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser Connect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 2nd episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0In this episode of the podcast, Lee and Nawar share crucial insights on making business decisions during times of market volatility.They discuss the importance of understanding your business fundamentals, the challenges of staying relevant, and the necessity of data-driven decisions.They also emphasize the value of having a strong support system, the role of innovation during crises, and maintaining accountability.Additionally, Lee announces the availability of the Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops, aimed at helping coffee professionals adapt to future challenges.00:00 Should You Stay in Business?00:54 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops02:15 Introduction to the Series with Nawar Adra02:37 Navigating Market Volatility in 202504:58 The Importance of Data-Driven Decisions08:37 Making the Tough Decision: Stay or Exit?12:13 Maintaining Dignity in Business Closure15:13 The Role of Team and Culture in Decision Making20:30 Keeping Your Team Informed22:12 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 2nd episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of global coffee brand Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges that come with doing business in 2025.The five episodes in this series are:1. This Year Is Different For Coffee Business Owners - https://youtu.be/CdpClCF4xQM2. Making Decisions About Your Coffee Business in 2025 - https://youtu.be/dKhUcb2dhxo3. The Role Innovation Plays In Times of Crisis - https://youtu.be/GObUPI8HU8U4. How To Identify The Issues In Your Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/yTTg2IK4T5c5. How Will 2025 Reshape Coffee Businesses - https://youtu.be/XVxSq6C-Uf0In this episode of the podcast, Lee and Nawar share crucial insights on making business decisions during times of market volatility.They discuss the importance of understanding your business fundamentals, the challenges of staying relevant, and the necessity of data-driven decisions.They also emphasize the value of having a strong support system, the role of innovation during crises, and maintaining accountability.Additionally, Lee announces the availability of the Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops, aimed at helping coffee professionals adapt to future challenges.00:00 Should You Stay in Business?00:54 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops02:15 Introduction to the Series with Nawar Adra02:37 Navigating Market Volatility in 202504:58 The Importance of Data-Driven Decisions08:37 Making the Tough Decision: Stay or Exit?12:13 Maintaining Dignity in Business Closure15:13 The Role of Team and Culture in Decision Making20:30 Keeping Your Team Informed22:12 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the first episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast in this series is Nawar Adra, founder of the global coffee brand, Stitch Coffee.In this series, Nawar and Lee discuss the reality of this coffee market volatility from the perspective of coffee businesses in consuming countries as they traverse the challenges of doing business in 2025.In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar discuss the rising stress levels, increasing work demands, and market volatility affecting coffee businesses globally. Learn about the impacts of climate change, green coffee pricing, and technology on coffee production, as well as the new consumer trends in the coffee market. Also, explore the significance of company culture and how AI can be leveraged in the coffee industry. Be sure to check out the Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops available on demand. Join us to gain insights into navigating the rapidly changing coffee landscape in 2025 and beyond.00:00 Introduction and Current Coffee Industry Challenges00:26 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:47 Welcome to the Podcast: Special Guest Nawar Adra02:32 Market Volatility and Coffee Business Realities07:03 The Impact of Technology and Culture on Coffee14:18 Consumer Behavior and Market Trends19:29 Conclusion and Upcoming EpisodesConnect with Nawar Adra and Stitch Coffee here:https://stitch.coffee https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing ListCheck out our on-demand workshops for the coffee industry: "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" | "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant"••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 5th episode in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward.This series on the podcast is a solo series with Lee Safar to give business owners in the coffee supply chain an insight into how Map It Forward is preparing our 1 on 1 clients and participants in our Mastermind Groups for the volatility of 2025 and 2025.The intention behind this series is to guide those who, for whatever reason, cannot access our consulting services or Mastermind Groups.No element of this podcast series is meant to be advice for your business. You should seek the professional services of a business advisor or consultant that fits the needs of your business if you require assistance.In this series, we will cover the following 5 features in business:1. Steps for Getting Informed About Coffee's Current Volatility - https://youtu.be/3Ci6N6EVHzc2. Understanding Your Business and The Market - https://youtu.be/DpjfCC4SXmo3. Risk Management In Your Supply Chain - https://youtu.be/r_zS22fYM3U4. Communication with Your Business Stakeholders - https://youtu.be/YAraTB9XqEQ5. Strategic Planning For This Market Volatility - https://youtu.be/99M61AyffNQJoin host Lee Safar in this insightful episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, where she discusses the crucial concept of Compass Questions, designed to guide coffee industry professionals towards successful business strategies amidst market volatility. Lee explains the significance of proactive strategizing for 2025 and beyond and emphasizes the importance of asking the right questions to navigate complex scenarios. Tune in to learn how to prepare your coffee business for future challenges with practical, actionable advice and expert insights.00:00 Introduction to Compass Questions00:38 Exciting News: Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:59 Preparing for the Volatility of 2025 and Beyond03:48 Implementing Strategies for Different Scenarios05:05 The Importance of Compass Questions08:20 Building Strategies for Success13:48 Final Thoughts and Advice17:52 Conclusion and How to ConnectConnect with Lee Safar and Map It Forward here:https://mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leesafar/support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

The film “No Other Land” has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was directed by four Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, and to unpack the film's message David Remnick speaks with two of the directors, Basel Adra, who lives in the West Bank, and Yuval Abraham, who lives in Jerusalem. The documentary takes a particular focus on the demolitions of Palestinian homes overseen by the Israeli military which often involve a lack of building permits. “You very quickly realize that it's a political issue,” Abraham explains. “The Israeli military declines almost ninety-nine per cent of Palestinian requests for building permits. . . . There is a systematic effort to prevent” construction of homes for a growing population.  “We made this movie from a perspective of activism,” Adra tells Remnick, “to try to have political pressure and impact for the community itself.” But, since they began filming, the political situation has deteriorated severely, and “all the reality today is changing . . . to be more miserable.”  “No Other Land” is opening in select major cities this weekend. 

For Palestinian villagers in the rural southern West Bank community of Masafer Yatta, life under the Israeli occupation is terrifying. The Israeli military can show up, without warning, waving orders to demolish your house; those resisting can be arrested or even shot. Among the Palestinians who call Masafer Yatta home is filmmaker Basel Adra. Basel's extraordinary new documentary “No Other Land” — made by a Palestinian/Israeli collective that includes Basel, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor — demonstrates how Basel, like his father before him, has relied on the power of the camera to document and protest the community's treatment under the Israeli army's orders to demolish Palestinian homes, schools and infrastructure.   Basel and Yuval join Ken on the pod to discuss the history of Masafer Yatta, the community's efforts at resistance, and the enduring on- and off-camera alliance between the two of them built over the course of making the film. Recently awarded three IDA awards, including Best Documentary and Best Directors, “No Other Land” is screening at film festivals and in select theaters.   Follow: @yuval_abraham and @baselaladraa on Instagram and @yuval_abraham on X @topdocspod on Instagram and X    The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the 5th episode of a five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan.In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQwIn this final episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar discuss the complexities and strategies of adapting a coffee brand to different cultures and markets. Nawar, a regular guest on the show, shares his experience with expanding Stitch Coffee into new markets like China and Japan, while also touching on future aspirations for the UAE. Key points include the importance of cultural sensitivity, the need to pivot and identify new opportunities, and the adaptation of business strategies and products to fit local preferences, such as smaller packaging and different flavor profiles. The episode highlights the significance of understanding and respecting the local culture and consumer behavior to successfully run an international coffee business. 00:00 Introduction and Identifying Opportunities00:57 Sponsorship Message01:35 Adapting a Brand to New Cultures02:26 Navigating Cultural Differences05:48 Creating Opportunities and Influencing Culture11:59 Packaging and Environmental Considerations13:41 Cultural Misconceptions and Safety15:34 City-Specific Strategies and Coffee Culture24:02 Future Plans and Store Locations25:26 Conclusion and Sign-OffConnect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/https://www.stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the 5th episode of a five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan.In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQwIn this final episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar discuss the complexities and strategies of adapting a coffee brand to different cultures and markets. Nawar, a regular guest on the show, shares his experience with expanding Stitch Coffee into new markets like China and Japan, while also touching on future aspirations for the UAE. Key points include the importance of cultural sensitivity, the need to pivot and identify new opportunities, and the adaptation of business strategies and products to fit local preferences, such as smaller packaging and different flavor profiles. The episode highlights the significance of understanding and respecting the local culture and consumer behavior to successfully run an international coffee business. 00:00 Introduction and Identifying Opportunities00:57 Sponsorship Message01:35 Adapting a Brand to New Cultures02:26 Navigating Cultural Differences05:48 Creating Opportunities and Influencing Culture11:59 Packaging and Environmental Considerations13:41 Cultural Misconceptions and Safety15:34 City-Specific Strategies and Coffee Culture24:02 Future Plans and Store Locations25:26 Conclusion and Sign-OffConnect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/https://www.stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the 3rd episode of a five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan.In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQwIn this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar dive into the challenges and experiences of running a business across borders. They emphasize the critical importance of having a reliable team and clear communication from the start. The discussion reveals personal anecdotes and life lessons, including the pitfalls of trusting the wrong people and understanding cultural differences. The episode offers invaluable insights into expanding a brand internationally, understanding local markets, and maintaining perseverance through setbacks. Additionally, the episode touches upon the significance of timing and the role of trust in business ventures. 00:00 The Importance of Team and Clarity00:51 Sponsored Message: Become a Coffee Consultant01:29 Introduction to the Series and Guests03:01 Challenges of Expanding a Business Internationally03:15 Personal Experience and Lessons Learned11:01 Navigating Cultural Differences15:14 Persistence and Overcoming Obstacles19:29 Timing and Commitment in New Markets21:14 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview Connect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/https://www.stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the 3rd episode of a five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan.In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQwIn this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Nawar delve into the complexities and hidden costs of expanding a coffee business across international borders. The discussion covers the intricate details and financial expenses involved in trademarks and patents, as well as the mental and physical toll of international business operations. Nawar shares his experiences dealing with logistics, supply chain issues, and weather uncertainties in various countries, particularly China. The episode also examines the cultural nuances and the importance of building genuine relationships while avoiding manipulation and exploitation in new markets. Additionally, Lee recounts a personal story about trademark infringement in America, emphasizing the significant financial and emotional impacts. Stay tuned for more insights on managing business risks, community engagement, and strategic partnerships in foreign markets.00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts00:42 Sponsorship Message01:21 Welcome and Series Overview01:45 Hidden Costs of Expanding Across Borders02:23 Trademark Challenges and Legal Battles05:12 Personal Experience with Trademark Issues10:48 Logistical Challenges in New Markets17:26 Cultural and Business Adaptations21:28 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser Connect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/https://www.stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the 2nd episode of a five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar.Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan.In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQwIn this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar discusses the expansion of the coffee business in Asia with Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee. They delve into the fast-paced nature of business operations in China, emphasizing the importance of aligning visions and the critical role of cultural understanding and local partnerships. They also explore the significance of festivals and online presence for customer acquisition. The conversation highlights the early stage of coffee market adoption in Asia compared to Western markets and the unique dynamics of different Asian cities. This episode offers valuable insights into the due diligence necessary for entering the Asian market, the importance of finding the right partners, and the numerous cultural and logistical challenges involved. Additionally, they touch on the future potential of signature drinks in the coffee industry.00:00 Introduction to China's Rapid Development00:52 Sponsorship and Workshop Announcement01:30 Exploring the Asian Coffee Market02:10 Challenges and Strategies in China04:58 Due Diligence Before Entering New Markets06:50 Building Relationships and Partnerships15:12 Cultural Insights and Business Etiquette31:02 The Future of Coffee and Signature Drinks31:25 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser Connect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/https://www.stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Looking to start your business as a coffee consultant? Our workshop "It's Time To Become a Coffee Consultant" is for you - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Welcome to the first episode of a new five-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by the Map It Forward Podcast, hosted by Lee Safar. Our guest on the podcast this series is Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee, based in Sydney, Australia. After almost 10 years, Stitch Coffee is expanding into Asia, specifically China and Japan. In this series, Nawar and Lee (having both taken their brands overseas) discuss what's involved in taking your coffee brand across borders.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Expanding Your Coffee Branding Into New Countries - https://youtu.be/ZQ0t9U-Dc7U 2. Due Diligence Opening your Coffee Brand In A New Country - https://youtu.be/bQvBEeP0A_c 3. The Hidden Costs Involved Expanding Your Coffee Brand In China - https://youtu.be/QMNOMxhiBvo 4. Navigating A Cross Boarder Coffee Business - https://youtu.be/u2uMAjVKXuM 5. Adapting Your Coffee Brand In A New Culture - https://youtu.be/F1q9fnbXGQw In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar sits down with Nawar Adra from Stitch Coffee to explore the diverse and evolving coffee cultures in Asia. Nawar shares his unique experiences and insights from working in both mature and emerging Asian markets, such as Japan and China, highlighting the differences in coffee consumption and market maturity. The discussion touches on the importance of brand authenticity, the challenges of international expansion, and the role of culture in shaping coffee preferences. Nawar provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Stitch Coffee is building its presence in these markets and offers valuable advice for anyone considering expanding their business internationally. This episode is a must-watch for coffee enthusiasts and industry professionals looking to understand the complexities of global coffee markets.00:00 Exploring Asian Coffee Markets00:40 Sponsor Message: Become a Coffee Consultant01:19 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest01:53 Nawar Adra's Coffee Journey03:40 Stitch Coffee's Expansion into Asia06:21 Understanding Asian Coffee Cultures11:45 Challenges and Strategies in New Markets16:20 The Importance of Branding23:48 The Role of Risk in Business Growth25:39 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview25:59 Closing Remarks and Call to Action Connect with Nawar and Stitch Coffee here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawar-adra-12909516a/ https://www.stitch.coffee/ https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee/ https://www.instagram.com/stitch.coffee.japan/ Also, find Stitch Coffee on China's Little Red Book/Xiaohongshu App.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Support this podcast by supporting our Patreon:https://bit.ly/MIFPatreon••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safarhttps://www.mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffeehttps://www.instagram.com/leesafar••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

IndieWire's Chirs O'Falt sat down with Co-Directors of one of the most urgent and powerful documentaries of the year while they were in town for the New York Film Festival. Basel is a Palestinian activist who had been filming his rural West Bank farming community as it had been destroyed by Israel's occupation. He builds an unlikely alliance with the Israeli journalist Yuval, who had been traveling to the region to report on what was going on in the West Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"No Other Land" had its world premiere at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film, and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award. Directors Basel Adra & Yuval Abraham were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the documentary, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release and is still seeking U.S. distribution. The film is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're excited to present a conversation with Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, co-directors of No Other Land, a Main Slate selection of the 62nd New York Film Festival.  No Other Land opens at FLC on November 1. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/land This eye-opening, vérité-style documentary, made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four directors over the course of five years, provides a harrowing account of the systematic onslaught of destruction experienced by Masafer Yatta, a group of Palestinian villages in the southern West Bank, at the hands of the Israeli military. Headed by Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham (also two of the film's directors), the collective commits itself to filming and protesting the demolitions of homes and schools and the resulting displacement of their inhabitants, which were carried out to make way for Israeli military training ground. In addition to the indelible footage of destruction and expulsion captured by its undaunted witnesses, No Other Land serves as a moving portrait of friendship between Adra and Abraham, who form a philosophical and political alliance despite the drastic differences in their abilities to exist freely in this world. Winner of multiple awards including the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2024 Berlinale. All NYFF62 feature documentaries are sponsored by HBO. This conversation was moderated by NYFF Main Slate selection committee member Justin Chang.

This week, Izzy and Murtada interview Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham whose documentary, No Other Land, won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival. The film captures the reality of life in Masafer Yatta, a small group of villages in the West Bank subject to the laws of the apartheid state of Israel. The film is an urgent call to action anchored by astounding footage captured on the ground by these genuine friends who are unequal citizens. Donate to help Palestine survive: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram: @IMPictureShow.To hear more from Izzy and Murtada check them out on social media: Izzy (Twitter: @bkrewind, IG: @bk_rewind); Murtada (Twitter: @ME_Says, IG: murtada_e).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Jasper Nathaniel, writer of the Infinite Jaz newsletter on SubStack, to discuss his recent reporting from the West Bank. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Day 1 of the DNC (and the protests it was met with), Blinken's pseudo-ceasefire, Dems' economic agenda, Elon's Twitter flop, the legal woes of Bob Menendez and George Santos, and Mexico's judiciary, before parsing through Shawn Fain's fantastic performance at the DNC, and the stark differences between AOC's disappointing “reference” to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and Warnock's willingness to call out (even with both-sidesism) the mass deaths. Jasper Nathaniel then joins, diving right into how the complete appropriation of the Genocide in Gaza for domestic culture war purposes in the US pushed him to go to the West Bank for a more grounded approach to covering this one-sided conflict, tackling his level of understanding about Israeli apartheid and settler violence before his arrival, and how that was sharply upended when he was met with a constant and totalistic pervasion of cruelty and terror, be it from soldier or settler, enacted upon the Palestinian populations in the West Bank. Expanding on this, Nathaniel contextualizes his time in Masafer Yatta within the villages' history as a supposed “military training zone,” something Israel enacted in the 1980s with the explicit intention to eventually claim said land themselves, something they advanced with decades of allowing settler gangs to roam uninhibited by law and unaccountable for their violence, culminating in Netanyahu's recent decision to completely hand over West Bank rule to settler rule under Smotrich. Next, Jasper walks Sam and Emma through a devastating, first-hand recounting of the violence he witnessed in Masafer Yatta, with a settler's shooting of unarmed teenager Zakaria al-Adra, and the active obstruction and inaction from the Israeli regime in charge of holding said settler accountable, before wrapping up the interview by emphasizing the pervasiveness and extremity of the settler terror regime. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma parse through some more highlights from Night 1 of the DNC, including Gov. Hochul's tough crowd work, the stronger elements of AOC's speech (and what it tells us about her future), and the importance of Biden acknowledging his ideological break with the Dem's neoliberal ideology. John from San Antonio dives into the biggest obstacles to a Harris presidency, and Charlie Kirk gets schooled by the very demographic he's supposed to appeal to. Lucas from Delaware on platforming Lina Khan, Drew from Wisconsin on Harris' LGBTQ+ policy, and Mike from Vancouver on Harris' theoretical support for UNRWA. CNBC Squawks in support of price gouging, Tim Pool agrees that Trump and Elon are scabs (and it's a good thing), and the MR Crew unpacks another pseudo-ceasefire deal, plus, your calls and IMs! 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