Dounya Ramadan

Dounya Ramadan is a Muslim Libyan-American, Delaware born-and-raised, Philly-based community advocate/organizer in local intersectional/international justice spaces, ranging from advocacy for Palestinian liberation to immigrant rights advocacy and beyond.

As a Spanish, Arabic and English speaker, she is passionate about utilizing her language proficiency to bridge linguistically diverse worlds in every space she is in whether that be at a Philly law firm working on detention, asylum, and family-based cases as an immigration paralegal, as she has done for the past three years, or in other advocacy realms.

Dounya is also an avid traveler and is passionate about using her skillsets to bridge local and global anti-imperial/colonial struggles in radio/multimedia forms of journalism.

And in her downtime, she dabbles in photography, comedy, acting, singing, and loves embarking on outdoor adventures.

Posted inBlock by Block, Podcast Episodes

October 18, 2026 (Around the Block)

by Winter Schneider, Anaiah Davis and Dounya Ramadan

On this episode, we hear about a new book shop in South Philly, and we have a conversation about the impact of school closures with Fahmee Shabazz, a parent organizing against the closure of Overbrook Elementary School in West Philadelphia.

Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews.

Winter Schneider and Anaiah Davis hosted this episode, and Dounya Ramadan was our board operator.

Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Director.

Posted inNews

Global Samud Flotilla participant returns to the region following detention by Israeli forces

by Dounya Ramadan

A New Jersey-based political activist with ties to Philadelphia is back in the United States after being detained by the Israeli military. He’d been part of the largest flotilla of civilian ships to date that is trying to challenge the Israeli naval blockade that prevents humanitarian aid from being delivered to residents of Gaza. Block by Block, reporter Dounya Ramadan traveled to New York on May 24th with other Philadelphians to welcome him home, and brings us this story.