Uniting Voices & Histories For Healing in a Global Dialogue | Dr Maytha Alhassen
We talked to the creative powerhouse & scholar, Maytha Alhassen about her academic scholarship, her work as a poet and activist, and her recent work as a writer on the Hulu show Ramy.
Maytha Alhassen, Ph.D. is a historian, journalist, social justice artist, and mending practitioner. Her work bridges the worlds of organizing, academic research, media engagement, artistic expression and spiritually-guided healing practices. She serves as a member of the editorial board of the electronic version of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. She also consults on the depiction of Arabs and Muslims for documentaries, major studio films, and TV shows. She lectures nationally on college campuses on Hollywood's portrayal of Arabs and Muslims, tying pop culture representations of these communities to prevailing political narratives and U.S. foreign policy.
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