Dave Davies

Yeah, you know, it's been 21 years since then. And there's a generation of people who didn't experience that. And people can forget the intensity, you know, of the... Well, I mean anti-Arab and anti-Islam feeling which rippled through the population and I'm sure through service people that you performed for. Did you get blowback? I mean how did you deal with it?

So how did you lean into this discomfort? What did that sound like on stage?

So how did you lean into this discomfort? What did that sound like on stage?

So how did you lean into this discomfort? What did that sound like on stage?

And the emotional moments that you had with soldiers, what kind of things did they say to you?

And the emotional moments that you had with soldiers, what kind of things did they say to you?

And the emotional moments that you had with soldiers, what kind of things did they say to you?

You know, in your Netflix special, Mohammed in Texas, you end with a really touching story of you that now that you got your American passport, you went and paid a visit to the village near Nablus where your family had come from. Was that your first time in Palestine?

You know, in your Netflix special, Mohammed in Texas, you end with a really touching story of you that now that you got your American passport, you went and paid a visit to the village near Nablus where your family had come from. Was that your first time in Palestine?

You know, in your Netflix special, Mohammed in Texas, you end with a really touching story of you that now that you got your American passport, you went and paid a visit to the village near Nablus where your family had come from. Was that your first time in Palestine?

Yeah, well, you know, what happens in the stand-up special is you see you describing some things about this visit, and we see footage from the documentary. And, you know, you talk about tender moments with your family, aunts and cousins, and then you— see a mosque and you go and pay a visit to this mosque in the middle of this town where you pray.

Yeah, well, you know, what happens in the stand-up special is you see you describing some things about this visit, and we see footage from the documentary. And, you know, you talk about tender moments with your family, aunts and cousins, and then you— see a mosque and you go and pay a visit to this mosque in the middle of this town where you pray.

Yeah, well, you know, what happens in the stand-up special is you see you describing some things about this visit, and we see footage from the documentary. And, you know, you talk about tender moments with your family, aunts and cousins, and then you— see a mosque and you go and pay a visit to this mosque in the middle of this town where you pray.

And then men in the mosque insist that you say the call to prayer, which is, you know, broadcast from a little sound system in the mosque and the whole village hears it and knows that it's time for prayer. And you say, no, no, no, no, I can't do this. And well, they go, well, don't you know the prayer? You say, well, don't you know the call?

And then men in the mosque insist that you say the call to prayer, which is, you know, broadcast from a little sound system in the mosque and the whole village hears it and knows that it's time for prayer. And you say, no, no, no, no, I can't do this. And well, they go, well, don't you know the prayer? You say, well, don't you know the call?

And then men in the mosque insist that you say the call to prayer, which is, you know, broadcast from a little sound system in the mosque and the whole village hears it and knows that it's time for prayer. And you say, no, no, no, no, I can't do this. And well, they go, well, don't you know the prayer? You say, well, don't you know the call?

And you say, yes, of course I know the call, but I can't, I can't. They just absolutely insist that you agree to do it. And so now I want to, at this point, I want to pick up the story from the special where you're describing the moment when you have agreed to go and do the call for prayer. Let's listen.

And you say, yes, of course I know the call, but I can't, I can't. They just absolutely insist that you agree to do it. And so now I want to, at this point, I want to pick up the story from the special where you're describing the moment when you have agreed to go and do the call for prayer. Let's listen.

And you say, yes, of course I know the call, but I can't, I can't. They just absolutely insist that you agree to do it. And so now I want to, at this point, I want to pick up the story from the special where you're describing the moment when you have agreed to go and do the call for prayer. Let's listen.

And that's our guest, Mo Amr, from his Netflix comedy special, Mohammed in Texas. Does it still give you a chill to hear that?