In this special episode, we sat down with Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, founder of global nonprofit Ideas Beyond Borders, on what China’s growing presence in the Middle East means, not just for the United States but the world.
Al Mutar had his own journey to America: 20 years ago, he witnessed U.S. tanks roll down the streets of Baghdad when he was 12. A few weeks later, Saddam’s statue toppled. Al Mutar survived the Iraq civil war, the tragic murder of his older brother, and multiple kidnapping attempts before becoming a refugee in the United States in 2013. He’s since worked to counter extremism and misinformation on a global scale for several decades….