Netflix comedy-drama series Mo, about a Palestinian refugee seeking US citizenship, has been renewed for a second and final season. Mo is played by the comic Mo Amer, starring as a fictionalised version of himself. The show tells the story of a Palestinian-American Muslim who grew up in Kuwait but fled to the US with his family after the Gulf war, where he lived undocumented in Houston, Texas. The series was met with positive reviews for its Palestinian representation, and received critical acclaim and awards following its release in August 2022.
“The primary objective of the ADC-RI Media Research Project is to research, track, and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse, and from public officials. This tracking project will serve as a resource tool which will highlight the prevalence of bias and bigotry. The project will expose xenophobia and hatred that target minorities in the U.S., particularly Arab and Muslim Americans.
The project will also celebrate achievements of Arabs and Muslims from around the world.”
