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Comedian Ali Sultan and his mother Mona explore their amazing journey as immigrants throughout the world and learn about one another.
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#1 Mom talks about fighting the stigma of being divorced from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.972509
Comedian Ali Sultan and his mother Mona explore their amazing journey as immigrants throughout the world and learn about one another. On this debut episode, they talk about how Mona overcame the st...
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#2 Mom talks about why she moved to America from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.967958
On this second Episode Mona tells Ali why she decided on moving to America, surviving the war in Yemen and more!
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#3 Mom talks about dad's mental illness from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.963661
Mona tells Ali about her marriage with his father and what went wrong and how mental illness is a huge stigma in Yemen.
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#4 Mom talks about how Ali got Kidnapped from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.960542
Mom shares a story about how Ali was kidnapped by his father. Big sister calls in and confirms the story.
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#5 Mom talks about why she wears a Hajib and hates ISIS from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.957136
Mom talks about why she wears a hajib, what it means to her go be a good muslim, and how she feels about those who represent her religion.
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#6 Mom talks about racism in Yemen from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.953647
Mona and Ali share stories and their struggle of being biracial and open up about a sore subject.
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#7 Mom fights for her rights against authorities from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.949278
Mom tells an amazing story of how she stood up for herself when she dealt with a racist immigration officer and had her way by standing strong. "If he saw weakness he would have not let me in t...
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#8 Mom talks warm memories of Eid and Ramadan in Yemen from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.946077
We talk about Ramadan and both Eids and the similarities with Christmas and Easter. We share warm memories of holidays of childhood and traditions.
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#9 Mom's first few months in American and Ramadan from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.941245
Ali finds out he has been doing Ramadan wrong. Mona opens up about her first 2 months in America and how she made it through when she was left without a home, job, and support.
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#10 Moms First Halloween from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.938176
Mona and Ali get jealous of Christmas and think about starting a Ramadan Tree. Mona talks about her first Halloween and Pinata experience. Ali talks about how white guilt made his friends eat dirt ...
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#11 🇸🇴Somalia with Comedian Ahmed Khalaf from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.904141
Season Two starts with Mom and I interviewing our first guest comedian Ahmed Khalaf. Ahmed talks about his early memories of immigrating from Somalia as a child and how he was kidnapped and left th...
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#12 🇵🇰Pakistan with Comedian Moe Yaqub from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.899388
Moe is a great friend and funny comedian who is up and coming in the Minneapolis scene. We had a great chat full of laughs. Moe remembers days of glorifying his first sight of snow before quickly g...
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#13 🇬🇹Guatemala with Educator Andrea Lechuga from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.894257
Andrea Lechuga shares the extraordinary journey of her parents escaping the a civil war in Guatemala and starting a new life in America. Andrea gives us a great insight into Guatemala and how oppre...
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#14 🇵🇭Philippine with Comedian Shawn Nafstad from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.889265
We talk to my friend Shawn Nafstad. Shawn talks about opening the only Filipino restaurant in Minnesota with his family recipes, seeing a dead body at an early age and thinking it was his fault, an...
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#15 First Day of Ramadan Is Hard from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.884209
Mom and I learn what a Burkini is and talk first day of Ramadan, her newborn granddaughter and she tells me about hoe she hand delivered breech babies. We talk about bad doctors who don’t prepare ...
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#16 We argue about mom's plans to go back to Yemen from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.873195
This is one of our favorite episodes. We had a lot of laughs and meaningful conversations. We talk about how mom shows her concerns in terrifying ways, her favorite Ramadan food, her youngest going...
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#17 Comedian and Mother Sally Johnson from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.868217
This was one of two episodes recorded by Fox 9. Sally inspired the idea of having mothers on the show and it was a pleasure to have her share her perspective on motherhood and connect with my mom a...
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#18 Mother and Immigrant Zinet Abdella from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.861801
This week we talked to Zinet Abdella and learned her incredible story of immigrating while pregnant to Minnesota when she won the DV lottery. She arrived with her husband with almost no network and...
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#19 Mom gets the honor to be the voice of MN Fringe Festival from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.856163
Mom talks about her long journey back to buying a home after losing her home to foreclosure and how she is honored to be selected as the voice for Mn Fringe Festival.
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#20 Fringe Festival Executive Director and Inspirational. Mother: Dawn Bentley from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.849946
For our season two finale we are going out with a big bang with Fringe Executive Director Dawn Bentley. Dawn is also an award-winning body builder, marathon runner, biologist, and violin player. Da...
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#21 Poet Sagirah Shahid and special performance by Hassan Sagirah from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.844093
Sagirah Shahid is a writer, and poet. An African American Muslim Feminist, Sagirah has utilized her spoken word and literary works to build community and to advocate for positive social change. He...
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#22 Mom Goes Back to Yemen from 2023-12-14T00:46:39.836869
We are finally back! Mom and I catch up on what we have been doing since the Pandemic and finally discuss her recent trip to Yemen without our knowledge. Thank you for listening.
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#27 Mom talks to her Daughter Basma from 2022-01-25T19:06:05
This week we have a fun and warm episode with our guest my sister, Basma Mahdi. We talk about her upbringing and the one time she thought Grandma was her mom.
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#26 Waleed Mahdi part 2 from 2022-01-13T04:47:46
We are back after a break due to mom getting COVID. We talk to my brother in law Waleed Mahdi about defining moments in his life, Yemen Politics and more!
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#25 Arab American's in Film with Professor Waleed Mahdi from 2021-12-23T20:23:30
Mom and I talk to Waleed Mahdi and answer your questions. Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersect...
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#24 Ali Survives a Tornado from 2021-12-17T05:29:23
Ali talks about how he was close to death by Tornado. Mom shares the final part of her journey to Yemen and more!!
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#23 Mom Goes Back To Yemen Part 2 from 2021-12-09T04:51:26
We continue talking about mom's recent visit to Yemen and she dives into how dangerous it was plus we answer all of your questions you asked!
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