Sanaa's Odyssey

The New Arab
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Sanaa Kamal is a freelance journalist, who was born and raised in Gaza.   She has lived through a series of wars in Gaza, but nothing like the war that followed the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th.   In this five-part podcast from The New Arab in London, Sanaa tells her story. From the first day of the war, escaping her home, and narrowly avoiding attacks, to finding a way for her and her family survive as the bombs continued to rain down and the food began to run out, to trying to continue her work as a journalist, and report on a tragedy that was tearing her life apart.    

Episodes

  1. Exile

    04/25/2025

    Exile

    For the final episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, we travelled to Cairo, to meet with Sanaa in person.  When we spoke, a ceasefire had been agreed between Israel and Hamas, although, there was little hope that it would hold.  In her Cairo apartment, we spoke with Sanaa about how she feels about the war now that she has escaped, the tragedies that she has experienced, how she feels about Hamas, prospects for peace, and what she wants from the future.  Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  2. Escaping a Nightmare

    04/15/2025

    Escaping a Nightmare

    By April 2024, Sanaa and her family decided that it was time to get out of Gaza. They had experienced seven months of the brutal conflict, been forced from their homes, and lost countless friends and family members. At the time, the only way out of Gaza was through the Rafah border crossing. And while deciding to leave was one thing, the actually task of crossing, was a whole different matter. In episode four of Sanaa's Odyssey, we follow Sanaa and her family as they navigate the murky business of migration and difficult decisions they had to make when it came time to cross. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  3. Reporting from the Fire of a Story

    04/11/2025

    Reporting from the Fire of a Story

    As the war in Gaza continues to rage, Sanaa has to continue working as a journalist. Sanaa has been working as a journalist for 19 years, and while she has witnessed many wars in Gaza, the current conflict has been the most difficult to report on. Already forced from her home, she had to struggle to continue to produce stories, while also wondering how she was going to be able to charge her phone, or find a signal to send a story. At the same time, she had to protect herself and her family from Israeli airstrikes, as best as she could, which appeared to be targeting journalists. In episode three of Sanaa's Odyssey, we talk to Sanaa about her career as a journalist, what it means to be a journalist in Gaza, and how this war was different from everything that came before. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  4. A State of Emergency

    04/07/2025

    A State of Emergency

    On episode two of Sanaa's Odyssey, we follow Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal as her and her family try to survive the war in the Gaza. Sanaa was forced from her home in the early days of the war, but this was just the start of her struggles. She needed a new place for to stay, and avoid the constant Israeli bombardments. It was an almost impossible task. Every day was a struggle. It was a struggle to find somewhere safe. It was a struggle to find food to eat. It was a struggle to keep moving and holding any sort of hope. And as she struggled to stay alive, thousands of people, including those who she knew and loved, were being killed. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
  5. A Morning Coffee on a Balcony in Gaza

    04/04/2025

    A Morning Coffee on a Balcony in Gaza

    The war in Gaza began on October 7th 2023. Sanaa Kamal watched it happen from her balcony as she drank her morning coffee. That day would be the start of a nightmare for her and her family. On this episode of Sanaa's Odyssey, Palestinian freelance journalist Sanaa Kamal tells us what it was like in Gaza when the war began. The rockets being fired from Gaza, as part of the Hamas-led attack, when the Israeli bombs started falling, the first time she was forcibly displaced from her home, and the memories and belongings that she left behind. Sanaa's Odyssey is a new five-part series from The New Arab in London, about one women's tale of survival, her work as a journalist in the most dangerous reporting environment in the world, and her desperate attempt to keep her family together, in the face of a brutal Israeli onslaught. Sanaa's Odyssey is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. You can follow The New Arab's podcast on X, and email us podcast@newarab.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  6. Introducing Sanaa's Odyssey

    03/29/2025

    Introducing Sanaa's Odyssey

    Sanaa Kamal is a freelance journalist. She was born and raised in Gaza.   She has lived through a series of wars in Gaza, but nothing like the war that followed the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th.   In this five-part podcast from The New Arab in London, Sanaa tells her story. From the first day of the war, escaping her home, and narrowly avoiding attacks, to finding a way for her and her family survive as the bombs continued to rain down and the food began to run out, to trying to continue her work as a journalist, and report on a tragedy that was tearing her life apart.   Producer: Hugo Goodridge.   To get in touch with the producers, follow us on social media at @TNAPodcasts or email podcast@newarab.com       Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min

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Sanaa Kamal is a freelance journalist, who was born and raised in Gaza.   She has lived through a series of wars in Gaza, but nothing like the war that followed the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th.   In this five-part podcast from The New Arab in London, Sanaa tells her story. From the first day of the war, escaping her home, and narrowly avoiding attacks, to finding a way for her and her family survive as the bombs continued to rain down and the food began to run out, to trying to continue her work as a journalist, and report on a tragedy that was tearing her life apart.    

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  • Episodes
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