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

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00:00 – Introduction

03:48 – The Watermelon Question

05:36 – 18 Hours in Interrogation

12:33 – Why He Thinks Muslims Have Failed at Media

14:01 – What America Actually Gave the World

17:25 – Boarding the Flotilla With a Six-Week-Old at Home

21:59 – Why the Ummah Won't Fund Media

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