Bio
Jamal Ouazzani is a French-Moroccan Muslim ‘artivist’, writer, poet, film director & screenwriter. After 10 years spent in major international advertising agencies (Paris, Dubai, Shanghai, NYC), after reading over 1000 books on gender studies, race and feminism, he has become a DEI consultant and a keynote speaker. With a Master’s degree from ESSEC Business School in Management and another one in Cinema from La Sorbonne, he aims to debunk myths and change representations. As a human rights activist, he raises his voice against inequalities and any type of discrimination. He is also the voice behind JINS Podcast (@jins_podcast on Instagram), the very 1st podcast that addresses feminism, love, sexuality and gender for BIPoC and/or Muslims, totalling 500K+ streams and 32K+ loyal listeners, making it a reference in the field, especially within Muslim communities of the US, Europe & the MENA region. After an art residency program at Villa Albertine (Los Angeles) for 2 months, he came up with the third season of the podcast entirely focused on ‘Representations of Arabs & Muslims from Hollywood to the Arab world’. He’s also the author of ‘LOVE’, a book on how we can learn from Islam and Arab cultures to rethink our conceptions of love.