Artists & Organizers Amin Husain & Nitasha Dhillon: World Movement, Division, Mamdani & Black Rock

Artists & Organizers Amin Husain & Nitasha Dhillon: World Movement, Division, Mamdani & Black Rock

Omar Shargawi speaks with Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon about New York as a hub of Zionist influence and the mayor-elect’s retreat from supporting Palestine. They stress the moral urgency and why there can be no compromise with genocide.

Show notes

In this episode of 'A talk about Palestine', host Omar Shargawi is joined by Palestinian educator and organizer Amin Husain and artist-organizer Nitasha Dhillon to examine New York’s role as a central hub of Zionist power — and how mayor-elect Mamdani is already backing away from his commitments to Palestine.

🔍 Topics we explore:

  • Zionist influence in New York: How institutions, donors, and power networks shape the narrative
  • Political retreat and pressure: Why elected officials fold when confronted with Zionist lobbying
  • The moral urgency of the current moment in Palestine
  • The global struggle: How movements in the U.S. connect to the liberation fight on the ground
  • Why compromise is impossible in the face of genocide

🎙️ Meet our guests:

  • Amin Husain – Palestinian educator, organizer, and co-founder of Decolonize This Place
  • Nitasha Dhillon – Artist, organizer, and co-founder of MTL Collective

🌍 Why you should listen:

  • Gain insight into how Zionist power operates far beyond Israel’s borders
  • Understand why political commitments to Palestine are so often abandoned
  • Hear from two leading organizers about resistance, solidarity, and radical honesty
  • A powerful and uncompromising conversation about liberation in a time of genocide.

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Guests

Omar Shargawi

Omar Shargawi

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Amin Husain

Amin Husain

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Nitasha Dhillon

Nitasha Dhillon

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