Imani Bashir is a world-traveling storyteller, mother, and advocate who's lived in five countries across four continents, including Egypt, Poland, and Malaysia. Her work focuses on culturally immersive social media content highlighting various atrocities and initiatives to support marginalized communities worldwide. Get ready to be immersed in this important topic: how do we travel in a way that is generative (to use the term on everyone’s minds right now), and not destructive?

Imani has worked with The New York Times, Cosmo, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, and many others. She just took on a new role as the director of communications at BEAM, which stands for Black Emotional And Mental Health collective.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Imani's experience of being a Black digital nomad
• How living abroad shaped Imani’s global citizenship
• Traveling with kids & mom culture in the US and abroad
• Travel as a way to gain empathy for immigrants
• Travel media industry’s handling of Gaza
• The ethics of press trips
• The history of Black Islam in America
• Misconceptions about Islam
• Did anything change since the murder of George Floyd?

Featured on the show:

• Learn more about Imani on her website
• Read Imani's story, Life As a Black “Digital Nomad” Isn’t the Same
• Read Imani's story, A Reflection on What It Means to Be a Black American Muslim
• Check out the work of BEAM
• Sign the Travel Industry For Palestine initiative
• Listen to the Upstream Podcast
• Follow Imani on TikTok
• Follow Imani on Instagram

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Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. 

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