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Ramy Youssef: Feelings
They told him his faith was the problem. So he leaned into it. 🕌
Who it's for
Youssef describes growing up Egyptian-American and Muslim in New Jersey and being treated as suspect after 9/11, including a classmate trying to convince him he was related to Osama bin Laden.
Lonely→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ramy Youssef's first stand-up special, released on HBO in 2019 and filmed at the Chicago Cultural Center. He talks about being an American millennial Muslim, how 9/11 made him more Muslim, and the overlap of faith, dating and sex, opening with topical material on celebrity scandals of the time.
Where to find it
HBO original (now on HBO Max). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Strong language; sexual abuse jokes.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
I will not serve that in which I no longer believe whether it call itself my home, my fatherland or my church:James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Chapter V
