MO
Last weekend I had a lot of time on my hands so I decided to binge watch the entirety of MO (trailer here), the new series by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef. The series follows Mohammed Najjar and his family, Palestinian refugees who settle in Houston, TX in order to escape persecution in their homeland. The show strikes a perfect balance, combining light-hearted comedy with serious issues like discrimination against Brown individuals in America. I highly recommend watching this show as soon as you can, especially if you’re a fellow American Muslim such as myself who is tired of seeing stereotypical portrayals of our community in Hollywood. The show has a talented cast and crew filled with predominantly people of color who all have a passion for telling under-represented stories and did a phenomenal job in doing exactly that in MO.
—Saad Hamid, Digital Intern
