Ethnically Ambiguous

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We Are Other Nov 12, 2018

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In episode 68, the girls are joined by their friend Lloyd Galbraith to break down all the midterm election results, the wonderful women of color who won in the elections, read an email from a listener and give some advice on white friends fetishizing your culture, body dysmorphia, and so much more! Buy our new merch on the Tee Public site!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Proposition 10: California’s proposal to strengthen rent control defeated at the polls

2. Senate Election Results: Republicans Keep Majority

3. 2018 midterm elections sets record for women in Congress

4. US mid-terms 2018: Florida senate race recount triggered

5. Mid-terms 2018: Why the fight isn't over in Georgia

6. Florida elects first Iranian-American state lawmaker

7. West Bank kin cheer first Palestinian-American woman in U.S. Congress

8. Subvrt Mag - Alternative fashion & lifestyle publication

9. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch

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We Are Spy Lords Nov 05, 2018

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In episode 67, the girls talk about Shereen's sister's engagement party, the Saudi official and more sketchy figures who met with the Trump administration over a year ago do discuss taking down the regime in Iran, Lena Dunham's uninformed decisions to take on the Syrian refugee story, and more! Buy our new "I'm With The Banned" merch! Woohoo!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Saudi Spy Met With Team Trump About Taking Down Iran

2. Khashoggi case: All previous updates

3. Trump Jr. and Other Aides Met With Gulf Emissary Offering Help to Win Election

4. Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller’s Sights

5. How 2 Gulf Monarchies Sought to Influence the White House

6. Saudi Arabia admits Khashoggi’s murder was premeditated. Fine. Who premeditated it?

7. Saudi Arabia fires 5 top officials, arrests 18 Saudis, saying Khashoggi was killed in fight at consulate

8. Yemen Girl Who Turned World’s Eyes to Famine Is Dead

9. U.N. warns half Yemen's people could soon be on brink of famine

10. Re-telling other people’s stories isn’t allyship, Lena Dunham – it’s classic white feminism

11. Lena Dunham to Adapt Refugee Drama ‘A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea’ for Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams

12. Who Gets to Tell Other People’s Stories?

13. People Are Perplexed Why Lena Dunham Has Been Tapped To Adapt A Syrian Refugee Drama From Steven Spielberg

14. Lena Dunham under fire for writing movie about stranded Syrian refugee

15. Lena Dunham tapped to write screenplay about Syrian refugee, internet laughs and laughs

16. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch!

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We Are The Crying Emoji Oct 29, 2018

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In episode 66, the girls get straight to it! They do a part two for all the Jamal Khashoggi murder information that dropped since the last episode (a lot!) and then get into how many Syrians have been displaced since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. They also talk about middle eastern get togethers and Shereen's sister upcoming engagement party. Rate and review if you love us! Tell a friend! Hug a friend! And vote!!!!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates

2. How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype

3. Surveillance footage shows Saudi 'body double' in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says

4. Saudi Royals Meet With Khashoggi’s Relatives

5. Regime change in Iran is Trump’s real motive for siding with the Saudis

6. Saudi prince pins blame for Khashoggi death on favoured general

7. Saudi Arabia Delivers $100 Million Pledged to U.S. as Pompeo Lands in Riyadh

8. Saudi official gives new version of Khashoggi killing: Report

9. @LindseyGrahamSC condemns Saudi prince over death of Jamal Khashoggi

10. ONE OF THE SAUDI MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING JAMAL KHASHOGGI DIED IN "SUSPICIOUS" CAR ACCIDENT, TURKISH MEDIA REPORTS

11. Syria: The endgame

12. UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: Unparalleled numbers of Syrians displaced in under six months [EN/AR]

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We Are Never Going To Saudi Arabia Oct 22, 2018

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In episode 65, the girls are back on their news game! They start by talking about blatant racism in the work place, abnormal uterine bleeding, and then get into Israel detaining students who participate in the BDS movement, the killing of a Palestinian woman by illegal Israeli settlers, the aftermath of boycotting a Lorde concert in Tel Aviv, an article about terrifying American mercenaries who are hired to kill in the Middle East, a break down of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates

2. Turkish officials say a Saudi murder squad is behind journalist's death

3. Turkish Officials Say Khashoggi Was Killed on Order of Saudi Leadership

4. Khashoggi was murdered, Saudis did it, leading Republican says

5. Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi

6. Khashoggi Disappearance Is Part of a Ruthless Saudi Campaign to Crush Dissent

7. Trump Gives Dictators the Green Light

8. Jamal Khashoggi disappearance: Saudi crown prince 'denies involvement'

9. Saudi Arabia threatens to retaliate against any sanctions over Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance

10. Saudi crown prince vows wider probes into Khashoggi case but still denies knowledge of journalist’s fate, Trump says

11. American Mercenaries Were Hired To Assassinate Politicians In The Middle East

12. Turkey releases passport scans of men it says were involved in journalist’s killing

13. Florida student detained in Israel over alleged boycott support

14. Help Justine and Nadia raise money for Mental Health in Gaza

15. Lorde concert boycott: New Zealanders fined by Israel raise thousands for Gaza

16. Palestinian woman dies after 'settlers' stone car in West Bank

17. Aisha al-Rawbi's husband says he is not after revenge

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We Are The Temple Fires Oct 15, 2018

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In episode 64, the girls are joined by activist and actor Behzad Dabu to discuss his families background as Zoroastrians in India, a break down of the religion and how it works, his activism through the non-profit he co-found (The Chicago Inclusion Project), his experience acting on stage (Disgraced) versus television (The Chi, How To Get Away With Murder), his parents encouraging his artistic endeavors, and much more! Follow Behzad on Twitter and Instagram at @BehzadDabu.

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We Are Vibing Oct 08, 2018

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In episode 63, the girls are joined by comedian/performer/writer/producer/creative executive and host of the Kinda Dating Podcast Natasha Chandel to discuss her experiences growing up in Canada with Indian parents. She talks about what got her to New York and a job at MTV News along with all her struggles with her traditional parents along the way. The girls all viiiiiiiibe about their lives growing up with immigrant parents and the roller coaster it can be at times. Also buy our merch on Tee Public! New designs coming! Also if you have a design idea, send it on over!

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We Are The New Tork Times Oct 01, 2018

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It's episode 62 and the girls are blessed to be joined by New York Times video producer and Iranian Tork Nilo Tabrizy to talk about her upbringing in Vancouver, Canada, to her interest in journalism, her work at Vice, Al Jazeera, and what brought her to the New York Times, and more! They even cover her love of poetry and the book she is working on. They also break down with it means to 'work' in Iran and where the word comes from. It's a fun time and we really recommend it! (duh!) Also buy our merch on Tee Public! New designs coming! Also if you have a design idea, send it on over!

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We Are Tinder Soldiers Sep 24, 2018

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In episode 61, the girls have a less conventional episode where they discuss tattoo's and cultural appropriation, an email from a listener who has some mixed feelings about a questionable man that she dated, and another email from a listener in Israel who breaks down daily life for us. Give it a listen! Also give us a five star rating (no less) and a nice review! Happy ketosis!

FOOTNOTES:

1. The Story Behind Madonna's Silver Horns At The VMAs

2. Kamil’s tattoo says “Kamil The Polish” in Arabic... that is all.

3. Arab Appropriation

4. Kanye West's Tweet in Farsi

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We Are A Tasty Dessert Sep 17, 2018

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In episode 60, the girls catch up about their weeks, and then talk about the sanctions that are currently strangling Iran and it's economy, now China has started a detention camp for Muslim's in it's country, and on a much lighter note: tasty Middle Eastern desserts we grew up eating as kids. Woohoo! Buy our merch! Rate and review! 5 Stars, no less!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Diaper Dilemma Grips Iranians As Economy, Currency Slide

2. Iran’s options to face down US oil sanctions

3. China Declared Islam a Contagious Disease – and Quarantined 1 Million Muslims

4. U.N. accuses China of holding more than a million Muslims in a secret web of detention centers

5. U.S. Weighs Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Over Muslim Detention Camps

6. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch

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We Are Queens Sep 10, 2018

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In episode 58, the girls talk about their experiences at white weddings versus Middle Eastern weddings, the song Toto by Africa, the history of Queen Noor of Jordan, the UK's Labour Party adopting the IHRA's definition of anti-semitism but with some caveats that allows them to be critical of Israel, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Queen Noor of Jordan

2. Jordan's Queen Noor speaks of humanity for refugees at Elgin forum

3. WATCH: Queen Noor Of Jordan: Open Your Heart And Mind To Syrian Refugees | For The Record | MSNBC

4. Queen Noor of Jordan WIKIPEDIA

5. Does anti-Israel mean anti-Semitism?

6. UK: Labour Party adopts IHRA anti-Semitism code in full

7. Working Definition of Antisemitism

8. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS FINE WITH ANTI-SEMITES — AS LONG AS THEY SUPPORT ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION

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