Moureen Kaki Interview
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2022-03-29
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Institute for Diversity & Civic Life
Department of Religious Studies
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This interview is with Moureen Kaki, a Palestine solidarity activist with Jewish Voice for Peace in San Antonio, TX. Moureen describes her experiences of seeing the ills of settler-colonialism in Palestine first-hand, and how that direct exposure as a Palestinian-American has catalyzed her work. She talks about the politicization of her identity as a Palestinian, and of Muslim identities as well, and how she has felt uncomfortable sharing her identity and culture with others at different points in her life. Moureen also discusses misconceptions she would like to clear up about Palestinian solidarity and the nature of the conflict.
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Religions Texas , Activism , Boycott, divest, and sanction [BDS] , Colonialism , Discrimination , Family dynamics , First-generation Americans , Islam , Islamophobia , Israeli-Palestinian conflict , Jewish Voice for Peace [JVP] , Millennials , Organizers , Palestine , Palestine solidarity , Palestinian-Americans , Prejudice , Racism , Religious nones , Texas , The University of Texas at San Antonio , TX - San Antonio