Tariq Raouf

Tariq Raouf

Raouf

Tariq Raouf is a Palestinian-American Muslim writer, based in Seattle.

 

Follow them on Twitter: @tariq_raouf

Kuwaisiana, an alt-rock band, blends culture and critique to challenge stereotypes and spark dialogue on identity and social issues in Kuwait and beyond

08 November, 2024

History tells us that Bisan Owda’s win last night couldn’t be possible but what happened at the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmys shows tides are changing

26 September, 2024

Comedian Adam Hmada’s upcoming sitcom, 'The Sultans of Queens,' provides a humorous and honest portrayal of Arab-American family life in Queens, New York

13 September, 2024

Hollywood celebrities are hiding their pro-Palestine stance in fear of being blacklisted. But now is the time to realise our power, to speak up and act.

02 February, 2024

Archiving and re-imagining Palestine helps ensure reality is not lost to memory. Palestine Museum US's new exhibition 'From Palestine: Our Past, Our Future' uses a myriad of methods to remind us how Palestine was stolen and how it can be returned.

10 August, 2023

For Palestinians in the diaspora, expressing one's 'Palestinian-ness' is fraught with difficulty. Faced with xenophobia, isolation and apathy, Tariq Raouf encourages Palestinians to be loud and proud in their day-to-day activism.

26 July, 2023

The film Farha has migrated to the popular production company Netflix and with it the watchful gaze of millions of users across the world. With Israeli authorities whipped into a frenzy at the film's success, is this a major win for Palestinians?

14 December, 2022

Book Club: Unjustly imprisoned at 16, Ahed Tamimi's experience in Israeli incarceration has informed her activism for the Palestinian cause. Now a major figurehead of the Palestinian struggle, Ahed and her co-writer reveal all in a searing memoir.

05 October, 2022

Mo Amer's infectious humour has been rewarded with an eight-part Netflix series, based on a semi-autobiographical account of the Palestinian-American comic's life. For Palestinians like Mo, the series is a triumph of representation and perseverance.

24 August, 2022

In celebration of Pride Month, we talk to queer Arabs and asked what it means to be queer in a community that’s already othered in this country because of their race, religion or ethnicity. 

17 June, 2022