56. When my Aunt died I stopped living – Maram’s Story

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Content Warning: This podcast contains topics that some people may find upsetting. Maram Mohammed Hammo is a 4th year medical student in Gaza. In high school, she was one of the top students nationally, with a GPA of 99.6%. Her aunt, who was her biggest supporter, was killed along with 17 members of her family […]

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55. Gaza – Some Light in a Dark Week

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr Hashil Al-Saadi is a language lecturer, researcher and research trainer at Centre for Preparatory Studies at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) who is currently teaching students online in Gaza. He joins us to explain the process, the bravery and dedication of his students and his hope that this work helps Gazans to maintain some sense […]

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54. The Three Times I Should Have Died

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and loss for 15 months. […]

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53. Interrogated, Tortured and Still Determined – Dr Khaled Alser

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Content Warning: This podcast contains subjects that some listeners may find disturbing. In this PalCast host Yousef Aljamal and producer Tony Groves talk with Dr Khaled Alser- who is a surgeon in Nasser Hospital, Gaza and who had been abducted by Israeli soldiers in March, 2024 and was finally released from his unlawful detainment on […]

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51. Rebuilding More than Buildings

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special PalCast – One World, One Struggle episode, Yousef and Tony are joined by educator, academic (from a longline of Palestinian educators and academics) , Dr Ahmed Nehad, who has a PhD in Sustainable Development. Ahmed, who is working with others in planning the reconstruction of the Gazan education system, was a […]

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50. Support Gazan Doctors

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rajeh Al-Kahloot is a Gazan medical student who is currently in Istanbul. His medical studies were disturbed by the genocide when his parents lost their home and businesses. Now, so close to completion, he is forced to look for support himself to survive. Rajeh will return back to Gaza to contribute to his community when […]

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49. This is Gaza – Trump’s Clownish Ethnic Cleansing Plan

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this PalCast episode BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmaker, Yousef Hammash joins us to discuss his work during the genocide in Gaza, the role of storytelling in informing the world and how, on the day that Dr Refaat Alareer’s body was given a proper burial, the Palestinian people will persevere despite the absolute madness […]

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