In this episode, Layla Maghribi shares personal stories of ancestral pilgrimage to Libya and Syria. She traces her family history of activism against colonialism, which she continues through her own work, and highlights the critical history of Italian colonialism in Libya that is so often overlooked. In conversation with Hadar Cohen, Layla explores the mental health impacts of exile, the necessity of community to regional resilience, and the centrality of Palestinian liberation.

You can follow Layla at laylamaghribi.com/, substack.com/@thirdculturetherapy & podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/third-culture-therapy/id1678270266

Layla Maghribi is a British-(mixed) Arab journalist, writer and podcaster based in the UK. Layla was based in the Arab world for several years working as a journalist for international media outlets, including Reuters and CNN, and she has a special interest in social issues affecting Arabic-speaking communities, particularly in relation to culture, immigration and mental health. Layla is now writing her first non-fiction book on her family's history of displacement across the Arab world over 100 years and she is the creator and host of the Third Culture Therapy podcast which explores mental health from a diverse cultural perspective.

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This podcast is facilitated by Hadar Cohen.

Hadar Cohen is an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic and artist. She teaches spirituality and Jewish mysticism at Malchut, a spiritual skill building school teaching direct experience of God. Hadar is a Jewish mystic who builds decolonial frameworks to worship God. Hadar is an artist weaving the spiritual with the political through the artistic mediums of performance, movement, writing, weaving, sound, and ritual.

To learn more about Hadar, visit hadarcohen.me //@hadarcohen32

To study at her mystical school, check out malchut.one.

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Hadar's Web is a podcast featuring community conversations on spirituality, healing, justice, and art. Available on Spotify, Google Podcast, Apple Podcast and more. Check it out at malchut.one.

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