It’s still early days in 2024 and we’re off with our first reaction video. This time, it’s about TalkTV host Julia Hartley-Brewer, who’s ignited a firestorm, with accusations of Islamophobic and unprofessional behavior for her attitude toward Palestinian official Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, who was a guest on her show on 3 January. Viewers have expressed outrage at what they see as a racist attitude toward Barghouti. Many have argued that her behavior is representative of broader biases within Western media against Palestinians. In this reaction video, journalists at African Stream’s Nairobi studio dig into how white liberal feminism hurts the women on behalf of which it claims to fight. For instance, 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza are reportedly starving, facing housing insecurity and suffering daily bombardment from the so-called ‘only democracy in the Middle East.’ Hartley-Brewer ignores this in her tirade against the Palestinian Legislative Council member.
Reshaping The Narrative
