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Yasmina Bitar

Yasmina Bitar

London-based Palestinian writer and journalist publishing in Vogue Arabia, GQ Middle East, and Rolling Stone MENA on culture and politics.

Jul 17, 2026

SandraHOST
11:33
يعني شو عندك هيك أشيا بتحسي إنه هن اللي علموا فيك؟ مش كتابة معينة، بس style معين، قران تفكير معين.
11:46
Sure.
11:47
I think, I think the reason that, um, I kind of am drawn to these very niche and, um, kind of complex themes is because of the media that I grew up consuming.
11:58
So, like every other Arab, I was raised watching Al Jazeera, and I was raised watching CNN all at the same time.
12:06
And I read my grandfather's Edward Said books, and I also loved watching Disney Channel, and I loved reading Hello! Magazine, and I loved pop culture.
12:17
And I think everything that I write is almost a, a blend of all of these things.
12:22
Um, that is why I think the personal is so political.
PaulineHOST
17:01
Yasmina, if you had to, to pick one person and one personality يلي بتحسي إنه we need to نحكي عنها وتعطيها الـ حقها in a way, مين بتنقي؟

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