For episode 168, Elia and Leila are joined by the Chkoun? Collective, a collective of people from "North Africa" resisting anti-Black racism and its intersections with migration and the fight for freedom of movement in the region. We discussed their statement "Solidarities are not a given, they need to be built" and how it relates to our experiences covering Syria, Israel-Palestine, and Lebanon.

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Episode links: 

• Latest statement about current events

• There will soon be a library with resources here

• The petition about Saadia's case

• The mentioned campaign in Morocco

• Follow Chkoun? on Instagram @ chkoon

The gang:

• Follow TFTT on Twitter, IG and YouTube

• Follow Elia on Twitter, IG, Mastodon and Bluesky

• Follow Leila on Twitter and Mastodon

• Subscribe to Elia's newsletter Hauntologies 

• Check out Leila's blog as well as Elia's archives

Credits:

• Host(s): Elia Ayoub and Leila Al-Shami

• Guest(s): Chkoun? collective

• Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rap and Revenge⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Sound editor: Elliott Miskovicz

• Episode designer: ⁠⁠⁠Elia J. Ayoub⁠⁠⁠

• Team profile pics: ⁠⁠⁠Molly Crabapple⁠⁠

• Original TFTT design: ⁠⁠⁠Wenyi Geng⁠⁠⁠

• TFTT Transcripts: ⁠⁠⁠Antidotezine⁠