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‘Dark comedy’: Rahma Zein on student protests and western media coverage | Real Talk

“If over 30,000 British citizens were killed, would the same justifications be happening? I bet you not.” We spoke with Egyptian activist and podcaster Rahma Zein, who explained why her experience with western media is ‘unhinged’. She also recounted what she saw at the UCLA Gaza solidarity student protests, and what it was like to witness Israel’s bombing of Gaza from the Rafah crossing. Filmed: 10 May 2024 Real Talk is a Middle East Eye interview show hosted by Mohamed Hashem that delves into the stories and experiences of a diverse range of guests. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Media is ‘unhinged’ 02:12 UCLA encampment 03:25 Rahma and western media 05:37 US politicians on changing narrative towards Israel 09:05 Framing of the student protesters 12:29 What Rahma saw at UCLA 16:20 Biggest takeaway from protests? 18:57 Thoughts on Columbia’s President Shafik? 23:41 Witnessing Israel’s bombing of Gaza from Rafah 27:40 Rahma’s purpose Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Instagram:   / middleeasteye   Like us on Facebook:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Twitter:   / middleeasteye