#27 S1.Ep11 | Osama Saeed | Desert Island Gems

<p>Osama Saeed is currently the Director or Marketing & Communications at Amnesty International. He is a PR expert and formerly Head of Communications at Al Jazeera. Osama has been involved in politics and was at the forefront of the campaign against the war in Iraq/Afghanistan after 9/11. In this interview, Osama discusses working at Al Jazeera at the time of the Arab Spring; engagement with politics and the efforts for Scottish Independence; and his experience of racism at school.</p> <p> </p> <p>*RELATED LINKS</p> <p>About Osama Saeed: <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Saeed'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Saeed</a></p> <p>Osama on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/OsamaSBhutta'>https://twitter.com/OsamaSBhutta</a></p> <p>Amnesty International: <a href='https://www.amnesty.org/en/'>https://www.amnesty.org/en/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>*YOUTUBE</p> <p>Watch a video version of this interview at <a href='https://youtu.be/sl3PGF-w1DE'>https://youtu.be/sl3PGF-w1DE</a></p> <p> </p> <p>*ABOUT DESERT ISLAND GEMS</p> <p>Season 1 was recorded in 2017 for Radio Ramadhan Glasgow, a community radio station. More info at <a href='http://www.radioramadhan.scot'>www.radioramadhan.scot</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Desert Island Gems is a personal and intimate discussion about the guest's life journey. They share Gems that they would take with them if they were cast away alone on a desert island. These include verses of the Quran, hadith, poetry and speeches.</p> <p> </p> <p>Host: Dr Aman Durrani</p> <p> </p> <p>*SUPPORT US</p> <p>If you benefited from The MuslimCentric Podcast, please leave a review and 5-star rating on the Apple Podcasts page</p> <p> </p> <p>*KEEP IN TOUCH</p> <p>Facebook: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/muslimcentric'>muslimcentric</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href='http://www.instagram.com/muslimcentricpodcast'>muslimcentricpodcast</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/muslimcentric'>@muslimcentric</a></p> <p>Email us at <a href='mailto:muslimcentricpodcast@gmail.com'>mu