Siti's Stories
Siti’s Stories is a storytelling and heritage preservation initiative rooted in memory, culture, and the voices of Palestinian women.
Inspired by the gatherings of our Siti’s (grandmothers), this podcast is a space where stories inspire, voices are heard, and community is celebrated. Each episode brings you authentic conversations with Palestinian women whom are leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, mothers, and changemakers who share their journeys of reclaiming narrative, resistance, cultural preservation, and of course share their Siti's story as well.
Siti’s Stories is a growing brand and intergenerational community centered around storytelling, cultural preservation, and creative remembrance. In a world that tries to erase our voices these stories help us remember. Siti’s Stories is a space to honor where we come from, reflect on who we are, and imagine what we can carry forward.
Recent Episodes
Changing the Narrative Through Film and Representation With Cherien D…
Filmmaker Cherien Dabis joins Siti’s Stories for an honest, layered conversation about representation, intergenerational trauma, and why film became her way of telling stories with care and truth. In this episode, you’ll hear...
From Research to Art: Inside the Creative Process of Dana Barqawi
In this episode, we sit down with multidisciplinary artist and urban planner Dana Barqawi to explore the power of art as resistance, storytelling, and truth-telling. Dana’s work challenges colonial narratives, honors Indigeno...
Hastak: Siti’s Little Plates & the Stories That Feed Us with Mai Khad…
In this tender and deeply grounding episode, we sit with Mai Khader Kakish; storyteller, recipe-keeper, and the heart behind Almond & Fig. 🌿 Mai shares how Almond & Fig began as a way to feel closer to home while her family r...
Sewing Our Stories with Bayan Fares
What does it mean to stitch memory into fabric and to turn thread into a language of home, resistance, and love? ✨ In this week’s episode of Siti’s Stories, I sit with Bayan the founder of Badan Collective a design house and ...
Rooted in Identity, Rising in Education with Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi
What happens when a teacher brings her whole self- her culture, her story, her heritage into the classroom? In this week’s episode of Siti’s Stories, I sit with Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi, an educator, consultant, and advocate wi...
Nida Abubaker: Carrying the Story Forward
In this episode of Siti’s Stories, I sit with Nida AbuBaker, daughter of Shukri AbuBaker, co-founder of the Holy Land Foundation. Nida shares her journey of navigating life after her father’s wrongful conviction; as a daughte...
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