{"id":1505,"date":"2021-04-05T12:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hennaplatform.com\/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%ad%d9%90%d9%86%d9%91%d8%a7\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:01:09","slug":"%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%ad%d9%90%d9%86%d9%91%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hennaplatform.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%ad%d9%90%d9%86%d9%91%d8%a7\/","title":{"rendered":"About Henna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">Henna Platform was founded in 2021 by artists, activists, and academics from the Middle East, as well as refugees and immigrants, who are concerned with issues of justice and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Henna Platform produces knowledge and culture related to the political and social conditions in the Middle East and in the diaspora. In both Arabic and English, Henna produces in-depth written knowledge in the form of articles, research, and investigations through a blend of journalistic, academic, and artistic lenses. It also organizes and produces cultural and artistic events across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With equity and courage as core values, Henna empowers Arabic-speaking refugees and newcomers from different backgrounds to narrate their stories and produce knowledge about themselves and their contexts.&nbsp; We delve into complexities while trying to understand ourselves and the world to gain a deeper understanding necessary for strategic change-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The word &#8220;Henna&#8221; in Arabic has two meanings: the first is henna, which is a traditional symbol in Arab culture. The second is \u201cus,\u201d in the Bedouin dialect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">Those who wish to cooperate with Henna can contact us at the following email: Info@hennaplatform.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board Members <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Sahel Zreik<\/strong>: Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Razan Hamad<\/strong>: Treasurer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Jessica Dargo<\/strong>: Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Mosab Alnomire<\/strong>: Executive director\/Editor\/Curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Ola Barqawi<\/strong>: Arabic Editor &amp; translator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Hazem Jamjoum:<\/strong> English Editor &amp; Translator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Samla Haitham:<\/strong> Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Ousama Alkhatib<\/strong>: Community engagement officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henna Platform was founded in 2021 by artists, activists, and academics from the Middle East, as well as refugees and immigrants, who are concerned with issues of justice and liberation. 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