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Category: TMR 16 • LAUGHTER

15 December, 2021 • Omar Foda

Turkish Delights

Omar Foda draws on family lore and field work to weave together a satirical tale of ego and power in 1920s Egypt.

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15 December, 2021 • Tariq Mehmood

My Lebanese Landlord, Lebanese Bankdits, and German Racism

Racism props up its ugly head from every quarter, but Tariq Mehmood refuses to be deterred.

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15 December, 2021 • Hadani Ditmars

An Arab and a Jew Walk into a Bar…

Our columnist compares Arab/Muslim and Jewish humor and finds more in common than one might expect.

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15 December, 2021 • Jordan Elgrably

The Fabulous Omid Djalili on Good Times and the World

British Iranian actor, comedian and podcast host Omid Djalili opens up about comedy, racism and his beauty secrets in this informal interview with TMR's editor.

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15 December, 2021 • Nouha Homad

Three Levantine Tales

Writer, translator and artist Nouha Hamad tells three tales passed down as family legend connecting the 19th and 20th centuries.

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15 December, 2021 • Raja Abu Kasm, Rahil Mohsin

Lebanon at the Point of Drowning in Its Own…

Young Lebanese comic writer-illustrator duo Raja Abu Kasm and Rahil Mohsin convey what they think of corruption and their disintegrating country.

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15 December, 2021 • Nadiyah Abdullatif, Anam Zafar

How to Hide in Lebanon as a Western Foreigner

Translators Nadiyah Abdullatif and Anam Zafar bring us Lena Merhej's classic graphic novel on Merhej’s mother’s journey from West to East, and how as a German, she adapted to life in Lebanon.

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