Nas Daily
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{{Short description|Israeli–Arab video blogger (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nuseir Yassin
| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|ar|نصير ياسين}}
{{native name|he|נוסייר יאסין}}}}
| image = NUSEIR YASSIN (Nas Daily).jpg
| caption = Yassin in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|02|09}}
| birth_place = Arraba, Israel
| citizenship = Israel
Saint Kitts and Nevis{{Cite web|last=Renushara|date=2021-05-07|title=Nas Daily Admits To Buying Caribbean Passport To Enter Countries, Including Malaysia - WORLD OF BUZZ|url=https://worldofbuzz.com/nas-daily-admits-to-buying-caribbean-passport-to-enter-countries-including-malaysia/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=worldofbuzz.com|language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Why I Am Banned From 20 Countries |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxVUlsR33X4 |language=en |website=youtube.com| date=24 July 2022 |access-date=2023-02-01}}
| other_names = Nas
| alma_mater = Harvard University (BS)
| occupation = Video blogger
| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality
| embed = yes
| channel_display_name = Nas Daily
| channel_handle = @NasDaily
| years_active = 2011–present
| genre = Cultural tourism
| subscribers = 13.9 million
| views = 8.09 billion
| stats_update = Mar 27, 2025
}}
| years_active = 2013{{ndash}}present
}}
Nuseir Yassin ({{langx|ar|نصير ياسين}}; {{langx|he|נוסייר יאסין}}; born {{Birth date|1992|2|9|df=y}}){{Cite web |last=Marin |first=Kate |date=17 July 2020 |title=Everything about Nas Daily and his girlfriend Alyne |url=https://thenetline.com/everything-about-nas-daily-and-alyne/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803123334/https://thenetline.com/everything-about-nas-daily-and-alyne/ |archive-date=3 August 2020 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=TheNetline |language=}} is an Israeli-Palestinian vlogger, known as Nas Daily, from the name used on his YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram pages for his over 1,000 daily, one-minute-long videos.
Early life and education
Yassin was born in Arraba, Israel, to an Arab Muslim family of Palestinian descent.{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jessica |title=For Israeli Arab one-minute video blogger, time is of the essence |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-israeli-arab-one-minute-video-blogger-time-is-of-the-essence/ |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=The Times of Israel|date=2017-03-04}} He is a Palestinian Arab with Israeli citizenship. Yassin had called himself Palestinian-Israeli{{cite web |last=Nas Daily |year=2017 |title=Am I in Israel or Palestine?!/Is it Israel or Palestine? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xnyGzCDdrg |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Nas Daily |date=22 June 2017 |title=Am I in Israel or Palestine?!/Is it Israel or Palestine? |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=846115905540563 |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=Facebook |language= |postscript=. YouTube video}} as "I thought this term reflected who I was. Palestinian first. Israeli second."{{Cite web |last=Yassin |first=Nuseir |date=9 October 2023 |title=Personal Thoughts |url=https://twitter.com/nasdaily/status/1711146561487425961 |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=}} By August 2022 however he'd described himself in a Dubai interview as Israeli-Palestinian{{Cite news |last1=Kingsley |first1=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Kingsley (journalist) |last2=Yazbek |first2=Hiba |date=August 26, 2022 |title=A Social Media Star of a Changed Middle East: An Arab From Israel in Dubai |language= |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/world/middleeast/nas-daily-israel-uae.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828202312/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/world/middleeast/nas-daily-israel-uae.html |archive-date=August 28, 2022}} and in October 2023 tweeted "I view myself as an "Israeli-Palestinian." Israeli first. Palestinian second."
He is the second of four children; his mother is a teacher and his father is a psychologist.{{cite news |last1=Perper |first1=Rosie |title=An Israeli-Palestinian Harvard graduate quit his job to travel the world — and is now one of the most successful creators on Facebook |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nas-daily-became-one-of-the-most-successful-vloggers-on-facebook-2018-5 |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Business Insider |date=2018-05-30}} Yassin's native language is Palestinian Arabic; he also speaks English and non-fluent Hebrew.{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Luke |title=Palestinian-Israeli covers the world in viral one-minute videos |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-viralvideo/palestinian-israeli-covers-the-world-in-viral-one-minute-videos-idUSKBN1692C8 |access-date=10 August 2018 |publisher=Reuters |date=2017-03-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nasdaily/videos/977587759060043/|title=Nas Daily|website=www.facebook.com}} Although he was raised as a Muslim, he has since largely stopped practicing Islam and has declared himself as a "non-religious Muslim".{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Luke |title=Your daily dose of Nas Daily is flying away |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/culture/tv/article/Your-daily-dose-of-Nas-Daily-is-flying-away-13508412.php |access-date=6 May 2021 |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=2019-01-05}}
Yassin applied to Harvard University in the United States at the age of 19, seeking a degree in aerospace engineering. His application essay detailed his struggle to achieve his dreams as an ethnic Arab born in Israel.{{Cite web|last=Jaffe-Hoffman|first=Maayan|date=26 June 2019|title=Nas Daily's evaluation of the Start-up Nation|url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/nas-dailys-evaluation-of-the-start-up-nation-593706|access-date=10 June 2021|website=The Jerusalem Post}} He graduated with a degree in economics in 2014 and a minor in computer science.
Career
While earning his degree at Harvard, Yassin co-founded a pay-it-forward registration service, and a social media search engine.{{cite news |last1=Szaniszlo |first1=Marie |title='Pay It Forward' inspires Kindify site |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/03/%E2%80%98pay_it_forward%E2%80%99_inspires_kindify_site |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Boston Herald |date=2012-03-04}}
In September 2014, he started working as a software developer for Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal, in New York.{{cite news |last1=Logan |first1=Nick |title=Nuseir Yassin quit his job, started Nas Daily and brought the world to your Facebook newsfeed |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4370261/nuseir-yassin-nas-daily-facebook-videos/ |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Globalnews.ca |date=2018-08-05}}{{cite news |last1=Mercado |first1=Darla |title=Facebook video star refuses to cash in via YouTube |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/12/facebook-video-star-refuses-to-cash-in-via-youtube.html |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=CNBC |date=2017-04-12}}
=''Nas Daily'' Facebook page=
In 2016, Yassin quit his job at Venmo and decided to explore the world with the intention of documenting his travels and experiences on video. This resulted in his founding the video production company Nas Daily Corporation{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Barimah |date=2023-07-02 |title=Nas Daily Biography |url=https://ytcreatorsfestival.com/nas-daily-biography/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702084223/https://ytcreatorsfestival.com/nas-daily-biography/ |archive-date=2 July 2023 |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=Youtube Creators Festival |language=}} and Facebook page Nas Daily ({{Langx|ar|الناس|translit=Al-Nās|lit=People}}), where he released a one-minute-long video daily for 1,000 days. After meeting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in early 2018, Nas Daily was upgraded to "show" status,{{cite news |last1=Ferrante |first1=Malcolm Scerri |title=Life with the Nas Daily crew |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180506/local/life-with-the-nas-daily-crew.678316 |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Times of Malta |date=2018-05-06}} and by September 2018, his page had amassed over 8 million followers.{{cite news |last1=McCarthy |first1=Simone |title=I'm scared of China, says Nas Daily vlogger who thinks Singapore is 'almost perfect' |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2165719/im-scared-china-says-nas-daily-vlogger-who-thinks-singapore |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=South China Morning Post |date=2018-09-25}} By November of the same year this number had risen to over 10 million.{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jessica |title=Vlogger Nas Daily returns home, and everyone wants a piece of him |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/vlogger-nas-daily-returns-home-and-everyone-wants-a-piece-of-him/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=The Times of Israel |date=2018-11-08}}
All of Yassin's one-minute daily videos were posted to Facebook. Yassin stated in 2017 that he did not post the videos to YouTube for a multitude of reasons, including his friends not being present on the platform.
= ''Nas Daily Official'' YouTube channel =
In 2019, he started to upload old videos of his on his official YouTube channel Nas Daily Official. The videos are shot using an SLR camera with an attached microphone, and are then edited before being released the next day. On average, each video takes around six hours to shoot and three hours to edit. In the beginning, the topics for Yassin's video were suggestions provided by his Facebook followers. Each video ended with the tagline: "That’s one minute, see you tomorrow!"
Yassin's collaborators included his then girlfriend Alyne Tamir, an American Israeli video-maker of Mormon and Jewish background,{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nas-daily-arrives-in-singapore-to-set-up-home-and-company|title=Nas Daily arrives in Singapore to set up home and company|last=timgoh|date=2019-04-17|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}} and Agon Hare, a video blogger and musician from Poland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/sunday-life/2019/10/06/1957666/there-more-love-philippines-nas-daily-says-yes|title=Is there more love in the Philippines? Nas Daily says yes|last=Jamora-Garceau|first=Therese|website=philstar.com|access-date=2020-02-04}}
Due to the popularity of the videos with non-English speaking audiences, subtitles are provided in various languages, such as Urdu, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Japanese, Hindi, Chinese and Arabic.{{Cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/popular-vlogger-nuseir-yassin-starts-nas-daily-hindi-for-indian-audience/|title=Popular vlogger Nuseir Yassin starts 'Nas Daily Hindi' for Indian audience|date=2019-07-04|website=The News Mill|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-04}}
=After ''Nas Daily''=
Yassin finished the 1000 daily video journey on 5 January 2019, ending the last video with the tagline: "That's one minute, see you soon." On 1 February 2019, he started making one video per week, for a planned 100 weeks until the beginning of 2021.{{Update inline|date=June 2021|reason=The date of the event predicted in the sentence preceding this tag seems to have passed.}}
He previously lived in Singapore, but currently resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{ref}} His memoir, Around the World in 60 Seconds: The Nas Daily Journey, was released on 5 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/80789-just-the-messenger-pw-talks-with-nuseir-yassin.html|title=Just the Messenger: PW Talks with Nuseir Yassin|website=www.publishersweekly.com|access-date=2020-02-04}}
In 2020, Yassin created Nas Academy, a school for video creators and Nas Studios, a video-production studio.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nasdaily.com/ |title= Nas Daily |website=www.nasdaily.com |access-date=28 September 2020}} He also released a series of podcasts.{{Cite web|title=EP 1: The Hidden Story of Nas Daily - Nas Talks|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ThXODZZRzl0o37sdY9Tfc|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Spotify|language=en}}
In 2021, Nas Academy removed an educational course by Filipino Kalinga tattoo artist Whang-Od from its platform,{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=ANCX|title=Nas Daily removes pay-to-view Whang-Od tattoo tutorial after complaint from artist's grandniece|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/08/04/21/nas-daily-takes-down-whang-od-tutorial-after-grandniece-says-no-contract-was-signed|access-date=2021-08-06|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}} after the artist's grandniece said Whang-Od had never made any agreement with Nas Academy.{{Cite web|title=Nas Academy takes down Whang-Od course after grandniece calls it a scam|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-culture/nas-academy-takes-down-whang-od-tattooing-course-grandniece-calls-it-scam?fbclid=IwAR2UqAPOgE5cQSju73Iu35LulGHlHvjEp120wXMR-uS4CV29FFEYSYg6hac|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Rappler| date=4 August 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Llemit|first=Kathleen A.|title=Nas Daily under fire for including Apo Whang-Od in Nas Academy|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2021/08/04/2117614/nas-daily-underfire-including-apo-whang-od-nas-academy|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Philstar.com}} In response, Yassin posted a video in social media which showed Whang-Od affixing her thumbprint to a document as proof of the tattoo artist's consent. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) noted that posting a contract in social media does not equate to proof of compliance. The NCIP launched a review, on-site validation, and interview to determine the validity of the contract and whether there was informed consent.{{cite news |title=Whang-Od's alleged contract with Nas Academy to be reviewed |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/06/21/whang-ods-alleged-contract-with-nas-academy-to-be-reviewed |access-date=16 August 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=6 August 2021 |language=en}} The issue was resolved on October 24, 2021 after representatives from Nas Academy Philippines formally apologized to Whang-Od and the elders and members of the community in a customary process and meeting set up by the NCIP. The community's request to declare the contract as declared null and void was affirmed by the legal team of Nas Academy.{{Cite web |title=NAS ACADEMY APOLOGIZES AND RECONCILES WITH APO WHANG-OD'S COMMUNITY |url=https://ncip.gov.ph/news/nas-academy-apologizes-and-reconciles-with-apo-whang-ods-community-2/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=National Commission on Indigenous Peoples |language=en-US |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019141001/https://ncip.gov.ph/news/nas-academy-apologizes-and-reconciles-with-apo-whang-ods-community-2/ |url-status=dead}}
Reception
A number of Palestinian accounts—including the Palestinian content creator Subhi, the Palestinian political analyst Omar Baddar, and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign—criticized Nas Daily in 2022 for what they consider a simplistic representation of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and a 'normalizing agenda'.{{Cite news |last=The New Arab Staff |title=Nas Daily slammed for 'both sides' take on Israel-Palestine |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/nas-daily-slammed-both-sides-take-israel-palestine |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250117160332/https://www.newarab.com/news/nas-daily-slammed-both-sides-take-israel-palestine |archive-date=2025-01-17 |access-date=2025-03-07 |work=The New Arab |language=en-EN}}
Personal life
= Obtaining Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship =
In 2022, Yassin disclosed that he had acquired citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis, becoming a dual citizen and obtaining its passport. This new citizenship allowed him to gain entry into Malaysia, as he had previously been restricted from entering the country due to his Israeli citizenship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/world/nas-daily-vlogger-came-malaysia-st-kitts-passport-authorities-say-2024456|title='Nas Daily' vlogger came to Malaysia on St Kitts passport, authorities say|date=October 20, 2022|website=Today}}
=Self-Identification as an Israeli-Palestinian=
Yassin has shifted his self-identification from "Palestinian-Israeli" to "Israeli-Palestinian" following the 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas. As an Arab citizen of Israel, Yassin's identity has long incorporated both his Palestinian heritage and his Israeli citizenship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sypv67z11a|title=From today forward, I view myself as Israeli first, Palestinian second|author=James Spiro|date=Oct 9, 2023|website=Calcalistech}}
References
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External links
- [https://nasdaily.com Nas Daily - Official website]
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