Comedian and Houston's own Mo Amer's semi-autobiographical series, Mo, debuted on Netflix more than a few days ago, but critics are still raving about it.
the 41-year-old's stand-up comedy.It's inappropriate to say Amer's character, Mo Najjar has an identity crisis because that would imply he cannot make up his mind about who he is. Like Amer, Mo Najjar is ethnically Palestinian, but was born in Kuwait and raised inHOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 17: Mohammed Amer attends Netflix's"MO" exclusive sneak peek and conversation at The DeLuxe Theater on August 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
The significance behind his ethnicity is, however, the main crux of Najjar's struggle, as even mentioned in one of the episodes where his mother testifies in court for her immigration hearing that she was born in Palestine and a Homeland Security attorney interrupts her. Houston comedian Mo Amer to shoot his Netflix special in Houston
Through the course of the series, you see bits and pieces of identity that Najjar clings to like the ambrosia of olive oil and the thumping bass sounds in Chopped & Screwed music. Still, his tragedy is the inquisition of how he can look at himself in the mirror and confront his choices when he's unsure how others might perceive him.
For example, on the one hand, Najjar does not give off the perception of a particularly "religious Muslim," as joked by his girlfriend, who says, "I've never even seen you pray," but feels uneasy stepping into a church. HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 17: Bun B, Mohammed Amer, Teresa Ruiz, and Tobe Nwigwe speak onstage during Netflix's"MO" exclusive sneak peek and conversation at The DeLuxe Theater on August 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas. there's no need to feel connected to just one identity. Like Houston reveling in its own diversity, so can Najjar, without having to overthink itself.
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