Ibrahim Awad: Sacrifice, Justice & Speaking Up | Sumud Podcast

🎙️This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Ibrahim Awada, a US-based trial lawyer, founder of The Awad Law Firm, and unapologetic voice for Palestine. Known for securing record-breaking verdicts and training trial lawyers across the country, Ibrahim has also emerged as a fearless advocate for his community, refusing to stay silent even when colleagues and judges turned away.

From Georgia’s courtrooms to his nonprofit Palistory, dedicated to preserving Nakba survivor testimony, Ibrahim blends legal excellence with moral clarity. His story is one of sacrifice, faith, and the painful realization that some “progressive” allies were never truly allies at all.

In this powerful conversation, Ibrahim reflects on what it means to confront injustice, whether in the courtroom or in Gaza, and why silence is complicity. He reminds us: the work is ours, the outcome is God’s.

🔑 In this conversation, we explore:

➡ Why sacrifice is inevitable and why it must be ours, not our children’s

➡ The Georgia judge who said, “There are no innocents in Gaza.”

➡ How October 7 unmasked false allies in the legal profession

➡ Growing up Palestinian in the U.S. & the impact of Muhammad al-Durrah’s killing

➡ Founding Palistory to preserve Nakba survivor stories

➡ Faith, courage, and why speaking up is easier now than ever

This video is for educational purposes only. It provides historical and political analysis to inform and educate viewers.

📌 Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction

1:58- Identity & Representing His Community

04:56 – Commitment to Faith & Palestinian Identity

08:46 – Why ‘Karate Attorney’?

14:45 – Confronting Judge Stacey Hydrick’s Gaza Comments

21:42 – Trial Lawyers College & the “Defense of the Damned”

28:43- Frames of Effort

32:05- Founding Palistory & Preserving Nakba Testimonies

34:10 – Message to CEOs, Professionals & Silent Allies

38:22- Why Zionism is Supremacy, Not Judaism

41:19- What It Means to Ibrahim to Be Palestinian

44:50- Take Action & Don’t Wait

46:30 – A Final Word: No Good Deed Goes Unrewarded

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