Today, we're speaking with Tasneem Alsultan, a Saudi-American photographer known for her work on gender and social issues in Saudi Arabia and the region.

Tasneem is the first Arab woman to become a Canon ambassador. She has primarily worked with The New York Times and National Geographic, but as you’ll hear in this episode, she has largely stopped collaborating with Western media outlets that continue to dehumanize Palestinian people in their coverage, headlines, and framing.

What has she focused on since? Learn all about it in this episode.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

Questioning the silence of the media on the journalists killed in Gaza
Tasneem withdrawing from Women Photograph
A photography career after opting out of Western media organizations
What it was like growing up between the US, the UK, and Saudi Arabia
Tasneem addresses the misconceptions about Saudi Arabia
What it's like traveling alone as a Saudi woman in Saudi Arabia
Are women who are covered up oppressed?
Why Tasneem thinks the borders are invisible
What gives Tasneem hope

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On Gaza, Love, and Stereotypes with Saudi Photographer Tasneem Alsultan