Resistance Begins in your Deeper Self w/Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui PsychLib ep.30

In this powerful episode of the Resistance is Fertile Podcast, host Benji sits down with Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui, a fierce voice for justice and a lecturer in criminology, sociology, and psychology.

Our conversation is a deep psychological and personal exploration of what it means to resist in a world dominated by colonial and supremacist systems. We delve into:

The Personal Arc of Resistance: Dr. Sabreena shares how her resistance began in childhood, growing up as a racialized Muslim in England, resisting the pressure to be a “grateful immigrant” and rejecting the “good Muslim/bad Muslim” and “less than/more than” dichotomies imposed by the colonizer.

The World After October 7th: We discuss how the events of and following October 7th acted as a catalyst, shattering liberal illusions and forcing a global reckoning. For racialized people, it revealed that being a “good immigrant” offers no protection when you dare to speak truth to power.

Decolonizing the Mind: A central theme of our discussion is the critical need for psychological liberation as the first step toward physical liberation. We break down how the colonized is forced to prove its humanity, thereby accepting dehumanization, and how psychological warfare is used to silence dissent.

The “Perfect Victim” & Weaponized Language: We analyze the impossible standards placed on Palestinians and other oppressed groups, who are expected to condemn resistance while enduring genocide, and the weaponization of terms like “antisemitism” to shut down criticism of Zionism.

Finding Strength & Staying Fertile: Dr. Sabreena offers profound advice on how to nurture the spirit of resistance, drawing from her faith and the principle that charity—and resistance—begins at home, with yourself and your immediate community, before radiating outward.

This is a crucial conversation about identity, humanity, and the contagious nature of liberation. It’s a must-listen for anyone engaged in the struggle for a more just world.

Dr Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui

https://drsabreena.com/
https://x.com/sabreenaGS
https://www.instagram.com/drsabreena_gs/

If you are on Twitter, please tell @teamyoutube to reinstate the “benjischoendorff” and “Resistance is Fertile” channels abusively terminated!

Like, share, subscribe, comment and don’t give us any money!

Give instead toward Gaza reconstruction, for example

https://lifeline4gaza.com/

or

Help Gazans provide essential services to Gazans with the Sameer Project: https://chuffed.org/project/113327-refaat-alareer-camp-the-sameer-project

https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject

or https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/

Or contribute to 1 or all of Benji’s 4 Chuffed appeals:

For Omar and his family of seven in Gaza:

https://chuffed.org/project/133857-help-omar-and-his-family-in-gaza-survive-the-genocide

For Ibrahim, his pregnant wife, 6 mo baby and extended family!

https://chuffed.org/project/134655-help-ibrahim-his-baby-and-his-pregnant-wife-survive-the-genocide

For a pregnant lady and her family trying to survive:

https://chuffed.org/project/148810-help-a-pregnant-woman-in-gaza-survive-the-genocide

And For Mustafa, a dear friend of Ibrahim’s:

https://chuffed.org/project/151506-mustafa-is-stuck-in-north-gaza-with-his-family-help-him-survive-the-genocide

If you wish to donate to the Gaza fundraisers most in need:

https://lifeline4gaza.com/

RIF Linktree https://linktr.ee/resistanceisfertile