Ep. 23 - From Benghazi with Love - a podcast by Noor Kidwai

In this episode I speak with comedian and digital producer on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” Mohanad Elshieky.  Mohanad tells us about growing up in Benghazi, Libya.  He tells us about starting a controversial radio show in Benghazi where they talked about counter-cultural ideas.  He started getting death threats and then the civil war started which eventually resulted him in moving to America. 

Mohanad shares what it's like being in an Immigrant in America and what it’s like having the “immigrant story” defining you.  He explains how the “immigrant story” takes away from the complexity of an individual.  He shares how comedy empowered him to be able to tell his own story. 

Mohanad also talks about how he believed in keeping religion separate from government and draws parallels between the ultra-religious in Libya and America. 

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