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b'You might know Dena Takruri for her role as a senior presenter and producer at AJ Plus, Al-Jazeera\\u2019s Digital News platform. The videos she produces/hosts often garner millions of views on Facebook, YouTube, and other social platforms. And for good reason.\\n\\n*Dena\\xa0has\\xa0reported internationally on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and on Europe\\u2019s refugee crisis, where she was one of the first journalists to\\xa0ever broadcast using Facebook Live. Among the domestic stories she\\u2019s\\xa0covered are the\\xa02016 presidential race, Flint\\u2019s water crisis, the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline at\\xa0Standing Rock, and ICE\\u2019s crackdown on undocumented people under Trump.\\xa0She has extensively covered the #BlackLivesMatter movement and issues\\xa0related to Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S.*\\n\\nSo in other words, Dena is an amazing human being with a talent for storytelling. While you\\u2019re able to watch Dena tell stories online, you may not have heard about Dena\\u2019s backstory - and that\\u2019s what we discuss in this episode of Culture Study. She\\u2019s a first-generation American with strong Palestinian roots, and she touches on her constant search for balance between those two cultures. We talk about everything from the negative depiction of Arabs in Hollywood and the mainstream media to the horrific attacks on September 11th, 2001 and how that terrible moment in history has put a target on the backs of the American-Muslim community to this day. She also discusses her journey as a woman of color and how she navigated from her college days at UC Berkeley to her present-day role at AJ Plus. \\n\\nDena really embodies the Tailored Heritage motto that we are \\u201cMore Alike Than Different\\u201d and she\\u2019s on the front lines of the fight for equality and justice for all. She often uses her platforms to give a voice to those who are unheard, and she has a relentless commitment to \\u201cspeaking truth to those in Power\\u201d. \\n\\nSo with all of this being said, I hope you enjoy this episode of Culture Study. If you enjoy this episode, please do me a huge favor and share it with one other person who would enjoy it as well. My only hope is to use this platform to inspire people to pursue their dreams by hearing about the amazing journeys of people such as Dena. \\n\\n*via denatakruri.com'