Interview with Palestinian American comedian Amer Zahr

This week's episode is an interview with Amer Zahr, a Palestinian-American comedian, activist, speaker, writer and academic. Amer talks and jokes about Palestine, about cultural differences, about American politics and in this interview he calls me out for not giving my children enough chocolate!!! 

Amer uses humor as a tool to educate people on Palestine.  He sees comedy as a way of protest, as one of many forms of art that Palestinians use in their struggle for justice. 

To read more about Amer Zahr you can check out his website www.amerzahr.com

He has a youtube channel with many videos https://www.youtube.com/user/remarhaz/videos

And he is on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Amer-Zahr-249215512733 and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amerzahr

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Chapters

• 0:00 Give your kids some chocolate!!
• 0:29 Introduction to the podcast
• 0:50 Who is Amer Zahr
• 1:30 Comedy as tool for activism
• 1:57 Palestinian diaspora
• 3:03 Why are Palestinians so angry
• 4:12 Amer's family history
• 5:23 Why Palestine lends itself well for comedy
• 6:10 Different audiences
• 7:40 Jesus ate here
• 7:52 What is it you love most about Palestine
• 8:26 Strong lineage
• 9:19 God chose Palestine
• 9:53 Jerusalem old city
• 10:49 Humus and falafel
• 11:05 They took it furnished
• 12:41 Land without a people?
• 14:00 Special message for Palestinians
• 15:00 Being Palestinian can be annoying
• 16:11 We have been through a lot worst
• 16:47 Waiting for the Emirates
• 19:00 The American elections
• 21:53 Trump Netanyahu might liberate Palestine by accident
• 22:50 Bernie Sanders
• 25:07 We are not white
• 28:59 We exaggerate a lot
• 31:06 I want a Palestinian mom who gives me chocolate
• 31:38 How can you be so mean
• 32:49 Culture shock
• 35:00 Close in America is not close in Palestine
• 36:43 Favorite Palestinian dish
• 37:43 I'm gonna bring chocolate
• 38:52 Health, happiness, freedom and chocolate
• 39:08 Arabic with Louisa
• 39:47 Outro