My guest Tala Khalaf is a vibrant, positive soul with big dreams who happens to be the manager of my favorite cafe in Jordan and is struggling to break free from more than one challenge in her life. This episode discusses how Identity ( citizenship and gender ) has restricted Tala from achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a commercial pilot .

This episode discusses:

The struggle to travel as a Palestinian (01:40)

How Tala discovers her passion of becoming a pilot (04:15)

Depression and change of career (07:00)

Tala starts working at sixteen in pottery which leads her to an opportunity in aviation (10:00)

A health issue complicates future plans (14:45)

Bullying, harassment and gender identity discrimination (19:00)

The difference between gender identity and sexual preference (24:00)

Finding answers (26:00)

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