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This episode was produced by Noor Wazwaz, Sonia Bhagat and Marcos Bartolome, with Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandekar, Tuline Barakat and our host Malika Bilal. It was edited by Sari Al-Khalili.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the executive producer of The Take. Nay Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Published on 17 April 2026
