‘Dark comedy’: Rahma Zein slams media framing of US student protests | 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


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