Strait of Hormuz Update & Bombshell Palestine Report: Sal Mercogliano, Kavita Algu & Dania Majid

Katie talks to Salvatore Mercogliano of What's Going On With Shipping about developments in the Strait of Hormuz & the future of the Persian Gulf. But first, Katie talks to Dr. Kavita Algu, a physician who resigned from Mount Sinai after being targeted for her Pro-Palestinian activism, & Dania Majid, president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association’s & lead author of their bombshell report, “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing, & Manifestations," about the institutional consequences Palestinians & their allies face for their identities & advocacy. Plus, a surprise appearance from fan favorite Samira Mohyeddin in the Patreon portion!

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Salvatore Mercogliano is a professor of history & chair of the Dep't of History, Criminal Justice & Politics at Campbell University in North Carolina. He holds a BS in marine transportation from SUNY Maritime College, along with a merchant marine deck officer license where he worked both afloat & ashore. After leaving gov't service, he earned an MA in maritime history & nautical archaeology from East Carolina University & a PhD in military & naval history from University of Alabama. Author of the monograph Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift & Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War. In 2021, Prof. Mercogliano launched the YouTube channel What’s Going on With Shipping? (@wgowshipping⁩) following the Ever Given incident in the Suez Canal.

Dr. Kavita Algu is a primary care physician, public advocate & scholar currently studying health policy, Indigenous health & human rights at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto. Born in apartheid South Africa, her early life deeply shaped her commitment to health equity and human rights—principles that have guided her decade-long medical career. Dr. Algu previously served for nearly ten years as a palliative care physician at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. During her tenure, she championed anti-racism initiatives & co-led a successful effort to secure gov't funding for a dedicated Indigenous palliative care program.

Dania Majid is the co-founder & president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association & is the lead author of ACLA’s 2022 report “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing & Manifestations.” She co-edited the book “When Genocide Wasn’t News: How Canadian media covered up the destruction of Gaza” published by The Breach. Dania is also the co-founder & artistic director of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. She sits on the steering committee for the Hearing Palestine program at the University of Toronto & is co-founder & organizer of the Vote Palestine campaign. In addition to being a long-time advocate for the Palestinian & Arab community, Dania is also a housing rights lawyer with a legal aid clinic in Ontario & sits on the steering committee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Ontario Chapter.

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