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Meet the Palestinian-American Comedian Who Says It's Okay to Play the 'Muslim Card'

Meet the Palestinian-American Comedian Who Says It's Okay to Play the 'Muslim Card'

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 2 Monaten

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When it comes to 'We're Not Kidding' guests, Mehdi has sat down
with multiple, multi-talented, multi-hyphenates — but none have
been as multi as today's guest. Nina Kharoufeh is a
Palestinian-American, a hijab-wearing Muslim, a standup comedian,
an amateur boxer, and a children's book author. But if you ask
Nina, she'd likely say her most important role is being an
outspoken defender of Palestine. She joined Mehdi in DC to talk
about her eclectic career journey and the backlash she's received
for criticizing Israel since Oct. 7.

Nina is also the author of the children's book 'I'm a Princess
Too' about a young Muslim girl who gets cast as a princess in the
school play but then is bullied by her peers for wearing a hijab.
On top of all of that, Nina is also an amateur boxer who has
competed in fights at Madison Square Garden. "If you could
challenge anyone in the world to a fight, who would it be?" Mehdi
asks. "Amy Schumer," Nina says.

The two also discuss:

Nina's time working at SiriusXM and (gulp!) FOX News.

Why it's always OK to "play the Muslim card."

DJ Khaled's silence on Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Getting caught going to a pro-Palestine rally by her mom when
she was 12.

Whether George W. Bush was better than Donald Trump.

How Mehdi turned up in the Epstein files (it's not bad, we
promise!)…

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Credits:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Nina Kharoufeh

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer: Frank Cappello

Editor: Liam Mann

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Special thanks: Randa Jumean

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