Episode 41 of State of Water

In part 2 of our powerful conversation with Palestinian artist, Ayed Arafah, Ayed shares about the reality of growing up in a refugee camp under Israeli occupation and how in spite of such brutality, the strength and resilience of the Palestinian people never wanes through the warmth of friendship, generosity of spirit, and rich cultural traditions. We also hear about some of Ayed’s current artistic endeavors and how he sees art and activism as powerful tools in the pursuit of freedom and liberation.

If you haven’t had the chance to listen to part 1 in our conversation, please check out episode 40.

You can follow Ayed on Instagram.

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State of Water is a program of the Michigan-based non-profit organization Title Track, and is powered by the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. The podcast is made possible through a generous contribution from the Esperance Foundation.

EPISODE 41

Ayed Arafah interviewed by Seth Bernard

Produced, edited and mixed by Dan Rickabus and Chris Good 

Narrators – Alex Smith, Ben Darcie, Dan Rickabus, Jenny Jones, Angela  Gallegos, Rachel Marco-Havens 

Graphic by Chris Good 

Theme Music – Mike Savina, Seth Bernard & Dan Rickabus 

Featured Music – “Homestretch” by Ecotone; “Authors (instrumental demo)” by Dan Rickabus; and “Shukran” by Ayed Arafah