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April 16, 2025 62 mins
Kindness is Being METAHATEM Aly

NYT bestselling illustrator, Hatem Aly joins Anitha to share his up and down journey into illustration.

The two talk about the wonderful initiative which brought them together—Coffees For Gaza. Hatem was one of the many creators to donate art that raised funds to help families devastated by the war in Palestine. Anitha successfully bid on not one, but two of Hatem’s beautiful pieces of art!

Hatem also talks about the pushback he unfortunately received from some schools for being outspoken about what’s happening in the Middle East.

An open and honest conversation with one of today’s sought after illustrators—Everything from illustration to standing up for what you believe in.

To learn more about Hatem Aly, his books, his activism, check out the following links:

Website
BlueSky
Instagram

To learn more about groups helping those in Gaza, check out these links:
Coffees For Gaza Website
Tabkha Book Website
Project Love Brocade Instagram

As a thank you to Hatem sharing her story, Anitha donated to Honey’s Bunnies. Located in Nova Scotia, Canada, Honey’s Bunnies Rabbit Rescue helps unwanted, orphaned and homeless bunnies find a place to be loved, appreciated and well cared for. To learn more about this organization, check out their website: Honeys Bunnies Website
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