Jamal is a French-Moroccan Muslim essayist, poet & film director. After 10 years spent in major international advertising agencies (Paris, Dubai, Shanghai, NYC), after reading over 3000 books on gender studies, race and feminism, he has become a DEI consultant and a keynote speaker. 

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As a human rights activist, he raises his voice against inequalities and any type of discrimination. He is also the voice behind JINS Podcast, the very 1st podcast that addresses feminism, love, sexuality and gender for BIPoC and/or Muslims, totalling 750K+ streams and 45K+ 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 Arab & Muslim sexualities in Hollywood’. 

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He’s also the author of Amour, a book on how we can learn from Islam and Arab cultures to rethink our conceptions of love. He’s currently in the process of publishing his first collection of poems, Bonfire, around collective joy and alternative masculinities.