
Yusuf Omar is a journalist and co-founder of Seen TV, building the world’s most immersive storytelling company. Creating a more empathetic world by helping people share their lived experiences.Born to South African parents, he has been a foreign correspondent carrying nothing but a phone since 2010, later becoming CNN's senior social media reporter on Snapchat and mobile editor at the Hindustan Times.He was recently detained at Ben Gurion Airport (Tel Aviv), deported, and banned from entry for up to ten years. He is now taking the case to court.In this episode, he breaks down what happened in detention, why he thinks Muslims have failed at media, and the fund he wants to leave behind for independent journalism.Find out more:https://www.instagram.com/yusufomar/https://www.seen.tv/https://x.com/YusufOmarSA-------------------Hire My YouTube Strategist (Ideas, Titles, Thumbnails) - https://trakyo.link/91546e9f-------------------00:00 - Introduction03:48 - The Watermelon Question05:36 - 18 Hours in Interrogation12:33 - Why He Thinks Muslims Have Failed at Media14:01 - What America Actually Gave the World17:25 - Boarding the Flotilla With a Six-Week-Old at Home21:59 - Why the Ummah Won't Fund Media-------------------Subscribe to the Muslim Founder Newsletter: https://muslimfounder.kit.com/32ea939dddFor the latest updates on events, programs and announcements.
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