Hamburger Generation | جيل الهمبرجر

144 - Jamil is Engaged to (cool) Esraa! (Chit-Chat)

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the engagement party and what tricks Jamil had up his sleeves Happy Listening Burgers!   Please share this episode with a friend throug...

143 - Mother Influencers (Chit-Chat)

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about mother influencers and why they ruffle our feathers! Happy Listening Burgers! Please share this episode with a friend through the link...

142 - Sugar Sammy

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode Isra and Jamil sit down with professional comedian, actor, writer and producer Sugar Sammy!We talk about comedy, performance and th...

141 - Ibrahimovic & Cycle 4 Gaza (Chit-Chat)

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ibrahimovic has NOT joined the show!Happy Listening Burgers! Please share this episode with a friend through the link below:https://kite.link/141-ibr...

140 - Camel Trek (part 2)

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We continue where we left off with Fajer's adventure on the camel trek across the UAE.Happy Listening Burgers!Please share this episode with a friend ...

139 - Camel Trek (part 1)

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by the ever-so-adventurous Fajer Abuzayed, sharing his experience training for an ultimate bedouin camel trek in UAE.This is a two part ...

138 - La7meh & Salon (Chit-Chat)

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're always on the lookout for long memorable stories that we will continue to share but many times we have anecdotes or topics that can be fun and e...

137 - Nyaope Boys

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by the hilarious stand up comedian from South Africa, our friend Suhayl!There is so much to learn about South Africa through his story, ...

136 - Moe is Glen

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We kick things off with a lighthearted yet essential topic—figs, and the best way to enjoy them!After that, we dive into Moe's hilarious tale of pos...

135 - Painting 4 Palestine

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller today is Lynne Abdelhadi, founder of Painting 4 Palestine. Lynne takes us on a journey, sharing the inspiration behind her platform an...

134 - Airplanes & Airports (Burger Stories)

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We love our "Burger Stories" episodes—it’s where we ALL come together to share personal anecdotes around a specific theme.Today, we’re diving in...

133 - The Hair Extension

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's storyteller is our longtime friend Naina and accompanied with her is her sister, Mehak.Naina was hunting for that volume in her hair, but litt...

132 - Suhoor Storytelling Event 2024

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We hosted a beautiful storytelling event in Dubai during Ramadan earlier this year and we hand picked 3 stories from that night to feature in today's ...

131 - Roots

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Connecting with your roots is an important path of life for every person. However, this path is especially important for a third-culture Palestinian g...

130 - The Butterfly Effect

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you believe that small actions can create big ripples of change, then you believe in the Butterfly Effect.Our storyteller today is Claire, a passio...

129 - Salt of the Earth

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With Valentine's day coming soon we are bringing you a story of romance, heroism and intimate tension.Listen in as Joss shares her special Hinge exper...

128 - Revisiting "Freedom Flotilla Coalition" Story

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

‘Like’, ‘Comment’ or even ‘Share’, that’s as far as most of us go when it comes to supporting the causes we care about.We meet Youssef S...

127 - Friendly Neighborhood Fire Man

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sitting in his car and munching on his sandwich, Khalid thought this was going to be the closing of just another regular night.However, from one hilar...

126 - Tupac, My Puma!

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is stories like these that can inspire a sense of adventure and just going for a wild and memorable experience.Fajer tells us about his experience ...

125 - Some People Have It & You Don't

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller today is Dina Butti!She is well known as a content creator, voice over artist and TV presenter on Dubai One!Dina shares her extraordin...

124 - A Global Marriage Project (part 2)

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue where we left off with Rafia from part 1 of this episode, as she recounts for us what happens after her global marriage project was comple...

123 - A Global Marriage Project (part 1)

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller today is Rafia, who is a loooong time friend of Jamil and Isra.A lot has happened in her life and she tells us the tale of the global ...

122 - Where is My Smile?

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's storyteller has a tattooed mantra etched on his arm that says "Keep Smiling" and his name is Zahy.He shares his story of how his smile faded i...

121 - Revisiting "Crooked Cops & Pashy-Pash Love" Story

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are reliving a classic story from our archive with Khalid called “Crooked Cops & Pashy-Pash Love”.Khalid considers himself a “a pretty chill ...

120 - Baba Saddam (part 2)

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to our newest Patreon member, Shaima! We pick up where we left off from the last episode with Rimi.In this part 2 of the episode she contin...

119 - Baba Saddam (part 1)

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller today is Rimi. Jamil met Rimi while traveling in Barcelona.She dives into memories of her childhood and paints a picture of what it wa...

118 - Should I Kiss the President of Iceland?

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to our newest Patreon member, Jessica! Today's storyteller is Noha.She has traveled far & wide during her lifetime. She recounts a particul...

117 - Maybe in Another Life

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's storyteller is Noha Bashir.Noha who is faced with the reality that she has only one life and this realization ejects her from her "Golden Cage...

116 - Toxic CEO

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's storyteller is Farah.Farah shares with us her journey of moving from the Middle East to Germany and all the challenges of dealing with a, not-...

115 - Revisiting "A Kayak Mission In China" Story

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are reliving one of the classic Moe Abuzayed stories on Hamburger Generation, "A Kayak Mission in China" If you were listening clearly we referenc...

114 - Crossing the Isthmus

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Sponsor: https://mybedtimestory.ai/Moe and Fajer share a tale of adventure, exploration and perseverance in search of nature's wonders!This re...

113 - Revisiting "Year of F*ck it! Why Not?" Story

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are replaying one of our favorite live recorded stories with the amazing & hilarious storyteller George Saad.By the way, this story was recor...

112 - Welcome to Palestine! (Before/After)

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this new episode style of “Before/After” we are going to time-travel!The first 23 minutes is a recording between Isra, Jamil and Moe discussing...

111 - New HG New Me

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new chapter of Hamburger Generation is beckoning upon us!Jamil announces his new journey in his life .. but what will happen to the podcast?!Isra ta...

110 - WALLAH It Wasn’t Me!! (Burger Stories)

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have two stories in a "Burger Stories" edition where we share experiences under a particular theme.We are sharing stories where we've been wrongful...

109 - Madeline's Journey to Her Dad

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's storyteller is Madeline who is on a unique journey of self-discovery and adventure riding her bike across continents!You might notice that Isr...

108 - Nervy Presentation

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Moe and Jamil recount a story from their university days in Canada.Its about a presentation that goes horribly wrong, and it was all just one big mess...

107 - Clown College

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fajer and Isra got accepted into Clown College!Where they are learning from the best in stand up comedy.Shoutout Dubomedy for the work they do in trai...

106 - Olives and The North

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of our favorite storytellers, Fajer Abuzayed, joins us on this episode.He shares two stories; one of adventure, nature, meeting people and buildin...

105 - A Yoga Mission in India

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have Thamer again with us sharing another story.This time he is embarking on a mission in India.Happy Listening Burgers!Special shoutout to our new...

104 - Don't Stick Me in a Box

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller is our dear friend Thamer, who hates being placed in a box.He shares his story about finding home, losing home and how that helped him...

103 - Revisiting "VJ Hunt" Story

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are going to take a trip down memory lane and republish one of our favorite episodes from the distant past.Please re-enjoy Episode 35 - VJ Hunt:Man...

102 - To NY (part 2)

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue where we left off with Mina as she shares a few more twists and turns in her life story.Mina is hilarious and packed with lots of unique l...

101 - To NY (part 1)

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller today is Mina Liccione who has big dreams to make it in show bizz but just like any story about a pursuit of a passion its got obstacl...

100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes! (Event)

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We want to thank YOU our listening fans for being a part of the Hamburger Generation podcast and if it wasn’t for your continuous support we would h...

99 - Moe Jamil Fajer Dima go on a Trip

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Moe, Jamil, Fajer & Dima plan an unforgettable trip to fulfill a thirst for adrenaline that they’ve been craving for years!Happy Listening Burgers!E...

98 - سر عائلتي

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is the most emotional story we’ve had on Hamburger Generation. A special thank you to our storyteller for being so open and vulnerable ...

97 - Motherhood (part 2)

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second part of the Motherhood episode where Nancy, Najwa and Isra continue their discussion and share their wisdom one being moms … with...

96 - Motherhood (part 1)

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've got not 1 not 2 but 3 mothers in Najwa, Nancy and Isra sharing stories about their pregnancies and how different or similar their experiences we...

95 - Mr. Abood

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all have that one teacher in high-school that left a lasting impression! For Amin, Sakaya and Moe it was the over-enthusiastic Mr. Abood!A man who ...

94 - عالم على كتفي (الجزء 3)

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

هذا الجزء الثالث لقصة عبد اللهانشاء الله تستفيدوا من القصة إذا حابين تدعمونا مادي...

93 - عالم على كتفي (الجزء 2)

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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92 - عالم على كتفي (الجزء 1)

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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91 - إنتي كيف ابتستعملي ديتول؟

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

إذا حابين تدعمونا مادياً في طريقتينPatreon الأولى عبرحيث يمكنكم الاستفادة من فوائد مث...

90 - شكله في لعبة جواكر

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

فارس و ريم بيحكوا لنا قصتهم عن كيف تقابلوا و أفكارهم عن بعض في أول مقابلة و كيف تغير...

89 - شهيد الحمام

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"هو ليس شهيد بعد و لكن قاد أن يكون “شهيد الحمامإسماعيل بيحكي لنا قصته عن حظه المنحو...

88 - I May Not be a Che Guevara But I'm a Couchsurfer

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the melody of ChanChan and the image of Che Guevara in his head, Fajer embarks on a unique journey filled with excitement to the land of Revoluci...

87 - Kibdeh Girl

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our storyteller is none other than KIBDEH GIRL! Also known as Isra Abuzayed. Also known as the cohost of Hamburger Generation. As soon as Isra lands i...

86 - The First Arab Man To Walk The Jordan Trail

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fajer finds himself in Jordan, down on his luck with not much to do, so what does he decide to do? Walk … Yes, WALK! Walk Walk & Walk for weeks ...

85 - We Got A Burger Order & Najwa’s Worst Lie Ever!

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are featuring 2 stories that have been posted exclusively on our Patreon page. Thank you to everyone who voted on Instagram, the following two stor...

84 - The Worst & Best Decision Of My Life

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jamal had a tough time growing up in Syria during the 80s and 90s. Listen in as he recounts his early life development up until he was forced to take ...

83 - Out-Lying Life

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is someone who redefines the meaning of "thinking on your feet".. Najwa mastered the art of weaving words in order to earn the...

82 - Selective Mutism

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our guests come to our show with their stories and their voice... their voice, which is ultimately the key to unlocking these stories. Listen on to le...

81 - آمنت بنفسي فأنجزت

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a very unique success story of a young girl born in a refugee camp in Jordan who decided to challenge the world around her and grow...

80 - Stories & Suhoor (Event)

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a little different... we hosted a wonderful Storytelling & Ramadan event at One Life Kitchen & Cafe and we had many storyte...

79 - You Ain't Fooling Me

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our good friend Sami Sasso joins us again with another story. This time he is stopped at the Omani border and held in custody in a jail cell! Listen i...

78 - Sami's Lungs

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our good friend Sami Sasso joins us with a story about his lungs that have taken him on multiple challenging situations across the UAE and Lebanon! Ha...

77 - Sell That Bull!

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our childhood Sudanese-Canadian friend, Amin, joins us for another story. This time, his dad thinks that he is too much of a Hamburger Generation kid ...

76 - Damn, That's Racist!

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever felt unwelcome in a certain place amongst a certain people? Well, our storyteller Amin shares a few unfortunately racist encounters span...

75 - House Rent And Barber Problems

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s storytelling duties are shared between Jamil and Moe. The stories involve a sticky house rent payment situation that takes Jamil on a roller...

74 - The Best Defense Is A Good Offense

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s storyteller is Rami Adas. He shares a story of accusation, revenge and a fight for freedom and justice of epic proportions! Especially for a...

73 - The Movie Buff

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Razan is by far the biggest movie buff we ever had on the show! Her passion in movies is contagious and her knowledge is impressive. She brings the en...

72 - Fajer Finds Himself On A Forklift

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As COVID hit the world in early 2020, so was Fajer’s main source of income - his travel business “Escape Travels” (link below). He took this opp...

71 - 2 Frogs & 2 Memories

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nidal takes us on a few more storytelling journeys in his trilogy of episode feature on Hamburger Generation. One is through his world of imagination ...

70 - Dungeons & Dragons

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game where you can explore the depths of your imagination. Nidal falls a little too deep int...

69 - ADHD

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some people are thrill seekers. They live for the excitement and the rush of adrenaline. In Nidal Morra’s case, he’s always looking for the next b...

68 - Ramadan (Burger Stories) (Re-run)

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

RAMADAN KAREEM to all our listeners! Malda Smadi and Moe Abuzayed join us in a Burger Stories episode edition as we share our personal experiences wit...

67 - Bitcoin & Cryptos (Part 2) (Burger Stories)

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We pick up where we left off in the last episode with Tarik and Moe sharing more stories and insight on the exciting space of Bitcoin & Cryptos! H...

66 - Bitcoin & Cryptos (Part 1) (Burger Stories)

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tarik and Moe join us for a “burger stories” edition about Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies. According to his Instagram bio, Tarik is into Science, ...

65 - Where Is My Ring?!

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Safeguarding your most important belongings is a skill that Isra learned the hard way. What happens when Isra has in her hands the most precious diamo...

64 - The Proposal

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s story is a special one for Moe and his fiancé Suzy. Listen to all the twists & turns of Moe’s elaborate plan to execute the perfect p...

63 - الهَوَس بيقتل

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ايش صار بالظبط براس فارس لمّا كان لازم يسكن لحاله بالسعودية لمدة أسبوعين؟ Happy Listening...

62 - The Life Of OT

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Omar Tom, also known as OT, tells his story of rising through the ashes of multiple health issues throughout his life to becoming the hard-working ent...

61 - Tsunami

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When we invited Khaled Abuljebain to the podcast we asked him.. “What’s that one golden story that you love to tell?”, his reply was one word “...

60 - Logistical Nightmare!

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Elisar is a dedicated and hard-working businessman in the industry of logistics & shipping. In his line of work he faces many challenges, but none...

59 - How Do You Know?!

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Moe recently got elevated to the higher echelon of the banking world where he gets all the millionaire perks and benefits from his bank along with the...

58 - Strip Club & A Banana

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil, Moe and their friends naively journey to the dark side of town to visit the legendary strip club. Little did they know that Jamil was going to ...

57 - I'm Adopted?!

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zandy-Sue tells her story of finding out that she is adopted and her unique journey in light of the fact. A truly beautiful story! Shout-out to the aw...

56 - A Model From Hell

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As we have heard in previous episodes (such as Ep.22) Khalid just loves to escalate things unnecessarily. So when a particularly difficult model pushe...

55 - Horoscopes

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you believe in Horoscopes? or Are you a skeptic? On this episode Moe and Rami join us to share some stories and have conversations about Horoscopes...

54 - The "My Parents Are Divorced" Guy

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shawn Chidiac, who has gained quite a following on Instagram for his hilarious sketches, joins us to share his journey in creating all these different...

53 - Arranged Marriage

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Moe’s parents have been hunting for the perfect wife for their son and when when they set their sights on this one particular girl at the hospital t...

52 - بتشبه إمّي

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

في هذه الحلقة رفيقنا فارس بخبرنا عن قصّة زواج كان رح يصير بس ما صار مع بنت بتشبه إمّ...

51 - The Sweater at Evolve

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about the sweater of the most chivalrous gentleman at Evolve Music Festival. What happens when Jamil lives off the brotherly-&-sis...

50 - It's Not Your Father's Car Anymore

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We are finally back to recording stories face-to-face! Moe and Jamil invested $800 into a 1985 Cutlass Oldsmobile during their college years in Canada...

49 - Motorcycle Diaries

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 1st episode on Hamburger Generation recorded remotely! Our ever present guest, Moe Abu Zayed, tells his story of backpacking across Vie...

48 - Georgian Rollerluck

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Fajer & Alison went on a good/bad luck whirlwind of a trip to Georgia. Listen to their story as they recount the ups...

47 - A Belated COVID Episode

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A bit of context before listening.. This episode was recorded at the beginning of March 2020; before this pandemic spiraled out of control. This episo...

46 - Rock-Bottom

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is fellow podcaster, DigitalHoos. He is the founder of “Let’s Take This Online” & “The Tangent” which are two awesome podcasts...

45 - Baby Zayn (Part 2)

08 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We continue on with Part 2 of the “Baby Zayn” episode as Isra tells us about putting her daughter Tamara into an Arabic school in Zarga in Jordan....