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Beyond the Binary: A Voice from Gaza - Choosing Nuance in a World that Demands Sides

2026-06-1437:20

💔 How do you choose peace, humanity, and coexistence in the face of devastating grief? In this episode of Campus Voices: Civil Engagement in an Era of Division from Our Stories Matter, Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Gazan-American writer, peace advocate, Founder of Realign For Palestine, and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, shares a deeply personal conversation about grief, identity, extremism, coexistence, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Proudly pro-Palestine and pro-peace, Ahmed speaks...

Beyond the Binary: The Silent Majority What Students Feel—But Don’t Say

2026-06-0735:40

🤐 What happens when students and professors are too afraid to speak honestly on college campuses? In this episode of Campus Voices: Civil Engagement in an Era of Division from Our Stories Matter, journalists Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block of The Free Press discuss free speech, self-censorship, academic freedom, ideological echo chambers, and the growing culture of silence in higher education. This conversation explores: • Free speech on college campuses • Self-censorship among students and p...

Beyond the Binary: Standing Together A Muslim–Jewish Alliance Against Hate

2026-05-3132:35

🚨 What happens when college campuses stop being places for open dialogue, civil discourse, and student safety? In this episode of Campus Voices: Civil Engagement in an Era of Division from Our Stories Matter, Dr. Ayal Feinberg, Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights at Gratz College and Associate Professor of Political Science & Antisemitism Studies, and Anila Ali, Pakistani Muslim American peace leader and Holocaust education advocate, discuss rising antisemitism,...

Beyond the Binary: Identity Without Permission An Iranian-Jewish Story of Defying Groupthink

2026-05-2439:12

Beyond the Binary: Sisters Across the Divide : A Jewish–Palestinian friendship that defies the conflict

2026-05-1754:19

Can people with deeply different identities and perspectives still stay connected through dialogue? In this powerful season premiere of Our Stories Matter: Campus Voices – Civil Engagement in an Era of Division, Heidi Basch-Harod and Nada Higuera share an intimate conversation about identity, grief, and the possibility of understanding across one of the most difficult global divides. Heidi, the daughter of Israel and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and Nada, the daughter of Palestine, r...

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