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Uncovering Roots is not just a podcast; it's a journey into the lesser-known narratives that deserve to be heard. Each episode is crafted to immerse listeners in a creative and personal storytelling experience, fostering a connection between the audience and the featured stories.
Uncovering Roots will feature a number of stories which will concentrate on the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region and indigenous people across the globe. The podcast aims to appeal to a broad audience by covering a wide range of themes.
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The Paraguay Scheme culminated with a shooting in 1970. But the story didn't end there. It took 34 years for the truth to break out, and it came from an unexpected source. In the final episode of Palestinians in Paraguay, we trace how the scheme was buried, how it resurfaced, and what the word "transfer" has always really meant. This episode was co-produced by Maxim Saakyan, Nadeen Shaker and Nada El-Kouny. Story editing by Maxim Saakyan and Nadeen Shaker. Sound Design by Maxim Saakyan....
In June 1970, Talal al-Dimassi took the stand in a courtroom in authoritarian Paraguay. Far away from home, he was being tried for opening fire in the Israeli embassy in Asunción. His trial would last two years, his sentence longer but still, Israel wasn't finished with him yet. This episode follows what happened inside that courtroom, and what it cost. This episode was co-produced by Maxim Saakyan, Nadeen Shaker and Nada El-Kouny. Story editing by Maxim Saakyan and Nadeen Shaker. Sound Desig...
After the 1967 war, Talal al-Dimassi was trying to build a life in Gaza, Palestine. He opened a repair shop and had a plan for his future. But that was all cut short when he was recruited into the Paraguay Scheme. This episode follows Talal from the moment Israeli soldiers came to his shop door, to the fatal day he and another Palestinian man walked into the Israeli embassy in Asunción. This episode was co-produced by Maxim Saakyan, Nadeen Shaker and Nada El-Kouny. Story editing by Maxim Saak...
In 2005, researcher Hadeel Assali flew to Jordon to meet her great uncle. He told her a story she couldn't quite believe: that decades earlier, Israeli agents had tricked him into boarding a plane from Palestine and abandoned him in Paraguay, a country he'd never heard of. She spent the next thirteen years trying to prove it. In the first episode of Palestinians in Paraguay, we follow Hadeel's search for the truth, and the Israeli government document that uncovered it. This episode was co-pro...
The Palestinians in Paraguay story is a four-part investigative documentary podcast uncovering one of the most extraordinary, and until now, largely buried, chapters in Palestinian history: Israel's documented 1969 plan to secretly transfer 60,000 Palestinians from Gaza to Paraguay. Follow along, where we talk to the only living deportee willing to speak publicly. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @Uncovering.Roots.
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