Huda Beauty Founder Gets REAL About US Propaganda, Gaza, and Celebrity Silence

If you’ve followed Mehdi’s career, you know he’s interviewed heads of state, members of Congress, homicidal mercenaries, and even terrorists. But this may be Mehdi’s most intimidating guest yet — Huda Kattan — the superstar beauty influencer, activist, reality TV show host, and founder and CEO of international beauty brand 'Huda Beauty'. Huda opens up to Mehdi about growing up in Tennessee and the moment she realized that US media is oftentimes propaganda: They also talk about the launch of 'Huda Beauty', the lack of diversity in the beauty industry, celebrities who have stayed silent on Gaza, and Huda's activism on Gaza and Palestine. 00:00 - Opening montage 1:10 - Intro 4:06 - Huda and Mehdi’s families 6:54 - Huda grew up in Tennessee 9:39 - The Iraq War & US Propaganda 12:20 - Learning about Palestine and Israel 14:45 - Huda’s activism on Gaza 20:36 - Huda calls out Eva Longoria 23:12 - Public backlash 24:04 - Huda Beauty and the BDS movement 25:00 - Running a business vs. living your values 29:40 - Launching Huda Beauty 31:00 - Huda returns as CEO 33:03 - Huda’s business advice for Mehdi 34:05 - The lack of diversity in the beauty industry 35:36 - The impact of beauty standards on young women 38:16 - What’s next for Huda Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Watch, listen and subscribe to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ on Substack: https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends Listen to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ as a podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-friends/id1743028415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ogT7ZvKhH04CInjNQbbdp Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan Find Huda: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huda/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRSvEADlY-caz3sfDNwvR1A Credits: Hosted by Mehdi Hasan Guest Host: Huda Kattan Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello Music: Andy Clausen Design: Alicia Tatone Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali