Author Archives: Nancy Kalow
Interview with Faraj
Interview by Vishal Jammulapati ’25 and Kaitlyn Maher ’25. Faraj hails from Salamiyah, a city in the Homs Province of Western Syria with a long, rich history. Faraj, along with many other Salamiyah residents, adheres to the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam. Growing up in this community, where education was of utmost importance, Faraj was … Continue reading
Interview with Noor
Interview by Brett Hammerman ’25 and Katherine McKenzie ’25. Noor is a 30 year old Arabic teacher from Salamiyah, Syria currently living in Milan, Italy with her husband. Her family is part of the Ismaili sect of Islam and Salamiyah is one of the places where this sect is most concentrated. Noor attended Ittihad Private … Continue reading
Interview with Hadiya
Interview by Ryan Selig ’25 and Vidita Shah ’25. Hadiya is a Syrian refugee and a wife and mother of two currently living in a refugee camp in the Netherlands. Hadiya was born and raised in Syria where she grew up in a large and loving Kurdish family. As a child Hadiya always enjoyed school … Continue reading
Interview with Lara
Interview with Lara by EC ’24. Lara is a 22-year-old student from East Jerusalem, studying at North Cyprus University to be a filmmaker. She is determined to use the platform to “share the experience, share the feeling, share the eyes of Palestinian people who can’t express their message” and already has several films on YouTube … Continue reading
Interview with Ahmed
Interview with Ahmed by EK ’24 Ahmed is a documentary filmmaker from Gaza currently working in the United States. He grew up in a refugee camp in Gaza with his parents and seven older siblings and moved to the US after receiving a scholarship to New York University. He received a master’s degree in News … Continue reading
Interview with Rami
Interview with Rami by CK ’24. Rami is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and cultural activist from Lyd, a town 10-minutes from Tel Aviv, Israel. He studied biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, but currently works in cultural activism. Rami is one of the founders of the Palestine Music Expo, which is a three-day festival … Continue reading
Interview with Wasim
Interview with Wasim by PM ’24. Wasim is a true modern day renaissance man. He is a husband, a father of three, works not only in an importing/exporting business with his brother but also as a teacher of modern Arabic. Wasim grew up in the old city of Hebron, the second largest city in the … Continue reading
Interview with Ahmad
Interview with Ahmad by KA ’23 and SC ’23. Ahmad is a photographer, photojournalist, documentarist, and activist from the West Bank. He works with the organization ActiveStills, which joins Israeli and Palestinian photographers to document the Israel-Palestine conflict. Ahmad believes that his mission is to fix what he views as a decades-long colonial project against … Continue reading
Interview with Sarah
Interview with Sarah by AC ’23, HH ’23, and KW ’23. Sarah is a documentary film student entering graduate school. She grew up in Jericho in the West Bank of Palestine, and in this audio interview, she explains her experience with aggressive Israeli border patrol as she attempts to cross the border into Jerusalem with … Continue reading
Interview with Thaer
Interview with Thaer by CBA ’23 and ZB ’23. Thaer, a filmmaker, environmentalist, husband, father, and refugee, highlights his experiences throughout his childhood living in the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem. He describes his relations with his friends, family, and the Israeli soldiers who occupied the area. He begins with his family members, specifically his … Continue reading
