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Interviews and press coverage featuring Amanda and Khateera.

The Guardian
The Guardian · 28 April 2026
'If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife': the Arabic hit show that parodies the patriarchy

The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni — You Heard It From Me — uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes.

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DW
DW · Diana Hodali · 29 July 2023
The 'dangerous' feminists behind a Lebanese media outlet

On Khateera's founding story and why the platform embraced the word "khateera" — dangerous — as a badge of strength for Arab women.

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Sarde After Dinner Podcast #108
Sarde After Dinner Podcast · Episode 108
Khateera: Amanda Abou Abdallah & Maria Elayan سردة خطيرة

A conversation on Khateera's impact in the region, Arab feminism versus Western feminism, and the launch of Smatouha Minni season 2.

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Al-Monitor
Al-Monitor · March 2023
Arab women's group 'Khateera' dares to defy, one narrative at a time

On Khateera's work challenging conventional narratives around Arab women, ahead of the season 2 release of Smatouha Minni.

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Future of Arabic in TV, Film & YouTube
afikra · Talk
Future of Arabic in TV, Film & YouTube

A panel conversation with Amanda Abou Abdallah, Rana Kazkaz and Hussein Fakhri on where Arabic-language content is headed across TV, film and YouTube.

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